Hard standing with visitor berths

Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard. 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.

19 sites · typical £36 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£50 across 17 published tariffs)

At a glance

19 sites: 1 on a canal, 5 on rivers, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £15 a night (Waveney River Centre) to £50 a night (Mylor Yacht Harbour); the middle of 17 is £36 a night.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Kip Marina.
Of the 19, 15 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 7 diesel and 10 a boat hoist.
Groups running more than one: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (2), Tingdene Marinas (3) and Yacht Havens (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Hopeman Harbour

Hopeman, Moray · Moray Firth

£717 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Kip Marina

Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde

£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Largs Yacht Haven

Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde

£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Lee Valley Marina, Springfield

London, Greater London · River Lee Navigation

£3,264 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation

£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Troon Yacht Haven

Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde

£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Debdale Wharf Marina

Kibworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Prices not published

Rivers

Northampton Boat Club

Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Quoile Yacht Club

Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£25	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	–	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£45	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£39	pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Hopeman Harbour	Hopeman, Moray Firth	£22.75	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing	Not reported
Kip Marina	Inverkip, Firth of Clyde	£35	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Largs Yacht Haven	Largs, Firth of Clyde	£45	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Lee Valley Marina, Springfield	London, River Lee Navigation	£47.20	hard standing	Not reported
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts	Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation	£44.55	hard standing	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£33	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£50	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Port Edgar Marina	South Queensferry, Firth of Forth	£43	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Tidemill Yacht Harbour	Woodbridge, River Deben	£36	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Troon Yacht Haven	Troon, Firth of Clyde	£42	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Walton Marina	Walton-on-Thames, River Thames	£27	hard standing	Not reported
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	£15	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Debdale Wharf Marina	Kibworth, Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)	£22	linear moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Northampton Boat Club	Northampton, River Nene	–	linear moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Quoile Yacht Club	Downpatrick, Strangford Lough	£20	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	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 17 hard standing with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Waveney River Centre to £50 a night at Mylor Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £36 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest hard standing with visitor berths in the UK?

For a 10m boat, Waveney River Centre is cheapest at £15 a night in Burgh St Peter.

Which hard standing with visitor berths in the UK have space now?

None of the 19 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need Broads Authority tolls. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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