Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Coastal moorings with visitor berths in Dorset
Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
12 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £37.25 a night for a 10m boat (£8–£55.50 across 8 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites: 7 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: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Lake Yard and Parkstone Yacht Club.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £8 a night (Poole Quay Boat Haven) to £55.50 a night (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 8 is £37.25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
- Of the 12, 8 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 4 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Dorset Council (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Christchurch Sailing Club
Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Parkstone Bay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Motor Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £25 | Waiting list |
| Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | £51.10 | Waiting list |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £55.50 | Not reported |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £39.50 | Not reported |
| Port of Poole Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Weymouth Harbour | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Weymouth Marina | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay) | £43.50 | Not reported |
| Christchurch Sailing Club | Christchurch, Christchurch Harbour | £35 | Not reported |
| Parkstone Bay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | Not reported |
| Poole Quay Boat Haven | Poole, Poole Harbour | £8 | Not reported |
| Royal Motor Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in Dorset?
Across the 8 coastal moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £8 a night at Poole Quay Boat Haven to £55.50 a night at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £37.25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest coastal moorings with visitor berths in Dorset?
For a 10m boat, Poole Quay Boat Haven is cheapest at £8 a night.
Which coastal moorings with visitor berths in Dorset have space now?
None of the 12 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Broader
Coastal moorings with visitor berths in nearby counties
Coastal moorings with visitor berths in the wider area
- England 155
- South West 56
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