Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Drying berths with visitor berths
A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground. 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.
34 sites · 2 with space now · 13 with a waiting list · typical £22.50 a night for a 10m boat (£4–£45 across 20 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 34 sites: 23 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 11 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 34 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Dart Harbour Moorings, Hurlingham Yacht Club, Mevagissey Harbour, Minehead Harbour, Newquay Harbour and 7 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £4 a night (Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club) to £45 a night (Gillingham Marina); the middle of 20 is £22.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 34, 20 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 7 diesel and 5 a boat hoist.
- 3 of the 34 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Victoria Harbour
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings
Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont
£1,131 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fisherrow Harbour
Musselburgh, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£400 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Edgar Marina
South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dell Quay Marine
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Iron Wharf Boatyard
Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sailaway St. Anthony
Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sandwich Marina
Sandwich, Kent · River Stour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Solva Harbour
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Solway Yacht Club
Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway · Urr Water
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Youngboats Marine Services
Faversham, Kent · Oare Creek
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £12.10 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | – | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £28 | drying berths | Waiting list |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £24 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £23 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £26.20 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £40 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £4 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings | Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont | £12.50 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £11.80 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Fisherrow Harbour | Musselburgh, Firth of Forth | £15 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £45 | pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Port Edgar Marina | South Queensferry, Firth of Forth | £43 | pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £26 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Swale Marina | Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale | – | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Dell Quay Marine | Chichester, Chichester Harbour | £4.78 | drying berths | Not reported |
| Iron Wharf Boatyard | Faversham, Faversham Creek | – | drying berths | Not reported |
| Sailaway St. Anthony | Helston, Gillan Creek | £18 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Sandwich Marina | Sandwich, River Stour | £22 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Solva Harbour | Solva, Solva Harbour | £19 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Solway Yacht Club | Kippford, Urr Water | £20 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Youngboats Marine Services | Faversham, Oare Creek | – | pontoon berths, drying berths | 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 20 drying berths with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £4 a night at Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club to £45 a night at Gillingham Marina. The middle figure is £22.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest drying berths with visitor berths in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club is cheapest at £4 a night.
Which drying berths with visitor berths in the UK have space now?
2 of the 34 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at drying berths with visitor berths in the UK?
3 of the 34 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Sandwich Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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