Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cornwall
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
10 sites · 1 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £266 a year for a 6m boat (£100–£2,052 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 10 sites: 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Newquay Harbour, Padstow Harbour, Penzance Harbour, Port of Truro and 1 more.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £100 a year (Portwrinkle Harbour) to £2,052 a year (Mylor Yacht Harbour); the middle of 7 is £266 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Bude Harbour.
- Of the 10, 5 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Cornwall Council (2).
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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 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 | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £266 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £748 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Padstow Harbour | Padstow, Camel Estuary | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £306 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £2,052 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Lynher Boatyard | Torpoint, River Lynher | On request | quay and harbour wall berths | 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 7 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £100 a year at Portwrinkle Harbour to £2,052 a year at Mylor Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £266 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cornwall?
For a 6m boat, Portwrinkle Harbour is cheapest at £100 a year.
Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cornwall have space now?
1 of the 10 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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in nearby counties
- Devon 15
- Dorset 5
- Oxfordshire 4
- West Sussex 3
- Greater London 11
- Essex 9
- Suffolk 5
- Highland 3
Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the wider area
- England 137
- South West 38
- The South Coast 48
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