Coast & harbours
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Cheapest swinging moorings in Dorset
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.
3 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,775 a year for a 10m boat (£600–£4,560 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 3 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on an estuary and 1 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 3 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Redclyffe Yacht Club.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £600 a year (Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings) to £4,560 a year (Redclyffe Yacht Club); the middle of 3 is £1,775 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 15m (49ft) at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre.
- Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | £60 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £4,560 | £456 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
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 3 cheapest swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £600 a year at Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings to £4,560 a year at Redclyffe Yacht Club. The middle figure is £1,775 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest swinging moorings in Dorset?
For a 10m boat, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings is cheapest at £600 a year in Portland.
Which cheapest swinging moorings in Dorset have space now?
1 of the 3 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings. 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
Cheapest swinging moorings in nearby counties
- Hampshire 9
- West Sussex 3
- Devon 11
- Cornwall 6
- Kent 5
- Dyfed 3
- Essex 10
- Pembrokeshire 3
- Gwynedd 3
- Suffolk 5
Cheapest swinging moorings in the wider area
- England 63
- South West 23
- The South Coast 32
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