Cheapest moorings and marinas in Antrim

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.

10 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £613 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£3,305 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 2 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 1 on an estuary and 6 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Portglenone Marina and Glenarm Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (East Antrim Boat Club) to £3,305 a year (Carrickfergus Marina); the middle of 10 is £613 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Ballycastle Marina & Harbour.
Of the 10, 5 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 1 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (5).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

East Antrim Boat Club

Larne, Antrim · Larne Lough

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Portglenone Marina

Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann

£54 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Sandy Bay Marina

Glenavy, Antrim · Lough Neagh

£450 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Antrim Boat Club

Antrim, Antrim · Six Mile Water

£462 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Carnlough Harbour

Carnlough, Antrim · Carnlough Bay

£560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Ballylumford Harbour

Islandmagee, Antrim · Larne Lough

£666 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Ballycastle Marina & Harbour

Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel

£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Whiteharbour Marina

Whitehead, Antrim · Irish Sea

£2,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Glenarm Marina

Glenarm, Antrim · Glenarm Harbour

£2,533 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Carrickfergus Marina

Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough

£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Space
East Antrim Boat Club	Larne, Larne Lough	£50	£5	Not reported
Portglenone Marina	Portglenone, River Bann	£54	£5.44	Waiting list
Sandy Bay Marina	Glenavy, Lough Neagh	£450	£45	Not reported
Antrim Boat Club	Antrim, Six Mile Water	£462	£46.20	Not reported
Carnlough Harbour	Carnlough, Carnlough Bay	£560	£56	Not reported
Ballylumford Harbour	Islandmagee, Larne Lough	£666	£66.61	Not reported
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour	Ballycastle, North Channel	£1,560	£156	Not reported
Whiteharbour Marina	Whitehead, Irish Sea	£2,100	£210	Not reported
Glenarm Marina	Glenarm, Glenarm Harbour	£2,533	£253.30	Waiting list
Carrickfergus Marina	Carrickfergus, Belfast Lough	£3,305	£330.50	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 Antrim?

Across the 10 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at East Antrim Boat Club to £3,305 a year at Carrickfergus Marina. The middle figure is £613 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas in Antrim?

For a 10m boat, East Antrim Boat Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Larne.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas in Antrim have space now?

None of the 10 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, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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