Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Quay and harbour wall berths with diesel
Alongside a harbour wall or quay. Sites that sell diesel on site, at a fuel berth or from the boatyard.
14 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,560 a year for a 10m boat (£320–£7,450 across 5 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites: 3 on canals, 1 on a river, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 1 on an estuary and 7 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Penzance Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £320 a year (North Sunderland Harbour) to £7,450 a year (Viewforth Quay); the middle of 5 is £1,560 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 14, 11 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 4 a boat hoist and 9 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Scottish Canals (2).
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Lochboisdale Harbour
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
North Sunderland Harbour
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 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
Canals
Viewforth Quay
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£7,450 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ludham Bridge Boatyard
Ludham, Norfolk · River Ant
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Martham Boats
Martham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Canals
Seaport Marina
Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Diesel | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Talbot Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | £1,148 | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Full |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour | Ballycastle, North Channel | £1,560 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Lochboisdale Harbour | Lochboisdale, Lochboisdale | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| North Sunderland Harbour | Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour | £320 | quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Quays Marina | North Shields, River Tyne | £3,980 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Viewforth Quay | Edinburgh, Union Canal | £7,450 | quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Ludham Bridge Boatyard | Ludham, River Ant | – | quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Martham Boats | Martham, River Thurne | On request | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Seaport Marina | Inverness, Caledonian Canal | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost in the UK?
Across the 5 quay and harbour wall berths with diesel here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £320 a year at North Sunderland Harbour to £7,450 a year at Viewforth Quay. The middle figure is £1,560 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest quay and harbour wall berths with diesel in the UK?
For a 10m boat, North Sunderland Harbour is cheapest at £320 a year in Seahouses.
Which quay and harbour wall berths with diesel in the UK have space now?
None of the 14 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Can you live aboard at quay and harbour wall berths with diesel in the UK?
3 of the 14 say you can: Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Viewforth Quay (liveaboards allowed) and Seaport Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 2 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need a Scottish Canals licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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