Small boat moorings with a slipway in Cornwall

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

6 sites · 4 with a waiting list · typical £274 a year for a 6m boat (£255–£595 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

6 sites: 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Mevagissey Harbour and Penzance Harbour.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £255 a year (Bude Harbour) to £595 a year (Mevagissey Harbour); the middle of 4 is £274 a year.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Bude Harbour.
Of the 6, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bude Harbour

Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Fowey Harbour Moorings

Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey

£443 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Mevagissey Harbour

Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour

£982 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Penzance Harbour

Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Lynher Boatyard

Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Slipway	Space
Bude Harbour	Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal	£255	Yes	Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings	Fowey, River Fowey	£266	Yes	Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour	Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour	£595	Yes	Waiting list
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	Yes	Waiting list
Porthloo Boat Park	St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound	£281	Yes	Not reported
Lynher Boatyard	Torpoint, River Lynher	On request	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 6m boat cost in Cornwall?

Across the 4 small boat moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £255 a year at Bude Harbour to £595 a year at Mevagissey Harbour. The middle figure is £274 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with a slipway in Cornwall?

For a 6m boat, Bude Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.

Which small boat moorings with a slipway in Cornwall have space now?

None of the 6 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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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