Cheapest pontoon berths in Dorset

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.

9 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £7,090 a year for a 10m boat (£1,968–£11,510 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

9 sites: 4 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre, Parkstone Yacht Club and Lake Yard.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,968 a year (Davis's Boatyard) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 9 is £7,090 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 9, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Premier Marinas (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Davis's Boatyard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

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 Waiting list

Parkstone Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Lake Yard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£7,500 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

Coast & harbours

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£1,968	£196.80	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Weymouth Harbour	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour	£4,380	£438	pontoon berths	Not reported
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£4,744	£474.35	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	£5,188	£518.82	pontoon berths	Waiting list
Portland Marina	Portland, Portland Harbour	£7,090	£709	pontoon berths	Not reported
Weymouth Marina	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)	£7,090	£709	pontoon berths	Not reported
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£7,500	£750	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	£1,145.40	pontoon berths	Not reported
Port of Poole Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,510	£1,151	pontoon 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 10m boat cost in Dorset?

Across the 9 cheapest pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,968 a year at Davis's Boatyard to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £7,090 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest pontoon berths in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Davis's Boatyard is cheapest at £1,968 a year in Poole.

Which cheapest pontoon berths in Dorset have space now?

None of the 9 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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