Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Small boat moorings in Cornwall
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs.
16 sites · 1 with space now · 9 with a waiting list · typical £274 a year for a 6m boat (£80–£2,052 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 16 sites: 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 8 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 16 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Mevagissey Harbour, Newquay Harbour, Padstow Harbour, Penzance Harbour and 3 more.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £80 a year (St Ives Harbour) to £2,052 a year (Mylor Yacht Harbour); the middle of 10 is £274 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Bude Harbour.
- Of the 16, 7 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 6 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Cornwall Council (3).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 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
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Padstow Harbour
Padstow, Cornwall · Camel Estuary
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour
Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel
£100 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
St Ives Harbour
St Ives, Cornwall · St Ives Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Porthloo Boat Park
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Calstock Boatyard
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lynher Boatyard
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sailaway St. Anthony
Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saltash Sailing Club
Saltash, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £266 | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £595 | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £748 | Waiting list |
| Padstow Harbour | Padstow, Camel Estuary | – | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £306 | Waiting list |
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | Waiting list |
| St Ives Harbour | St Ives, St Ives Harbour | £80 | Waiting list |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £2,052 | Not reported |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £281 | Not reported |
| Calstock Boatyard | Calstock, River Tamar | – | Not reported |
| Lynher Boatyard | Torpoint, River Lynher | On request | Not reported |
| Sailaway St. Anthony | Helston, Gillan Creek | – | Not reported |
| Saltash Sailing Club | Saltash, River Tamar | On request | 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 6m boat cost in Cornwall?
Across the 10 small boat moorings here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £80 a year at St Ives Harbour to £2,052 a year at Mylor Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £274 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings in Cornwall?
For a 6m boat, St Ives Harbour is cheapest at £80 a year.
Which small boat moorings in Cornwall have space now?
1 of the 16 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings in nearby counties
- Devon 19
- Pembrokeshire 3
- Dyfed 4
- Somerset 3
- Dorset 6
- Isle of Wight 5
- Hampshire 13
- Oxfordshire 5
- Gwynedd 5
- West Sussex 7
Small boat moorings near towns in Cornwall
- Camborne 6
- Newquay 6
- Truro 6
- St Austell 6
- Saltash 6
- Falmouth 5
- Helston 5
- Launceston 4
- Penzance 3
- St Ives 3
Small boat moorings in the wider area
- England 178
- South West 50
- The South Coast 67
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