Cheapest walk-ashore berths in Dorset

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. 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 · 4 with a waiting list · typical £6,139 a year for a 10m boat (£1,775–£11,510 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 1 on a river, 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, Redclyffe Yacht Club, Parkstone Yacht Club and Lake Yard.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,775 a year (Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 10 is £6,139 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 10, 7 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 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

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Redclyffe Yacht Club

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser

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
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	£177.50	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Waiting list
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
Redclyffe Yacht Club	Wareham, River Frome	£4,560	£456	pontoon berths, 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 10 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,775 a year at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £6,139 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths in Dorset?

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

Which cheapest walk-ashore berths in Dorset have space now?

None of the 10 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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