Cheapest pontoon berths in Cumbria

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.

6 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,894 a year for a 10m boat (£1,167–£7,750 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

6 sites: 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 2 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Ferry Nab Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,167 a year (The Quays, Windermere) to £7,750 a year (Low Wood Bay Marina); the middle of 6 is £2,894 a year.
Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
Of the 6, 3 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.

Broads, lakes & lochs

The Quays, Windermere

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£1,167 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Royal Windermere Yacht Club

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Whitehaven Marina

Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour

£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Ferry Nab Marina

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Low Wood Bay Marina

Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
The Quays, Windermere	Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere	£1,167	£116.70	pontoon berths	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£2,775	£277.50	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Royal Windermere Yacht Club	Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere	£2,779	£277.86	pontoon berths	Not reported
Whitehaven Marina	Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour	£3,010	£301.03	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Ferry Nab Marina	Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere	£6,968	£696.80	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Low Wood Bay Marina	Windermere, Windermere	£7,750	£775	pontoon berths, hard standing	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 Cumbria?

Across the 6 cheapest pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,167 a year at The Quays, Windermere to £7,750 a year at Low Wood Bay Marina. The middle figure is £2,894 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest pontoon berths in Cumbria?

For a 10m boat, The Quays, Windermere is cheapest at £1,167 a year in Bowness-on-Windermere.

Which cheapest pontoon berths in Cumbria 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, 4 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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