Dry stack with visitor berths

Kept ashore in a rack and launched by forklift when wanted. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.

6 sites · typical £16.55 a night for a 10m boat (£13.10–£55.50 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

6 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £13.10 a night (Sparkes Marina) to £55.50 a night (Saxon Wharf); the middle of 4 is £16.55 a night.
Longest boat taken: 40m (131ft) at Saxon Wharf.
Of the 6, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 4 a boat hoist.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (3) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Saxon Wharf

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sparkes Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Saxon Wharf	Southampton, River Itchen	£55.50	pontoon berths, dry stack	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13.10	pontoon berths, dry stack	Not reported
Swanwick Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	–	pontoon berths, pile moorings, dry stack	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£20	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	£13.10	pontoon berths, dry stack	Not reported

From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in the UK?

Across the 4 dry stack with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £13.10 a night at Sparkes Marina to £55.50 a night at Saxon Wharf. The middle figure is £16.55 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest dry stack with visitor berths in the UK?

For a 10m boat, Sparkes Marina is cheapest at £13.10 a night in Hayling Island.

Which dry stack with visitor berths in the UK have space now?

None of the 6 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Broader

Dry stack with visitor berths by county

Hampshire 6

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