Cheapest estuary and tidal river moorings in Dorset

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sheltered tidal water such as the Hamble, Dart, Medway, Orwell and the Thames tideway: marina pontoons, swinging moorings, piles and drying mud berths.

4 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,578 a year for a 10m yacht (£1,775–£11,454 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Parkstone Yacht Club.
For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £1,775 a year (Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre) to £11,454 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 4 is £3,578 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 4, 2 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Davis's Boatyard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Parkstone Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m yacht

Site	Where	A year, 10m yacht	Per metre a year	Space
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	£177.50	Waiting list
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£1,968	£196.80	Not reported
Parkstone Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	£5,188	£518.82	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	£1,145.40	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 yacht cost in Dorset?

Across the 4 cheapest estuary and tidal river moorings here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £1,775 a year at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre to £11,454 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £3,578 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest estuary and tidal river moorings in Dorset?

For a 10m yacht, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre is cheapest at £1,775 a year in Wareham.

Which cheapest estuary and tidal river moorings in Dorset have space now?

None of the 4 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.

Broader

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