Visitor moorings in Dorset

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.

13 sites · 4 with a waiting list · typical £35 a night for a 10m boat (£8–£55.50 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

13 sites: 1 on a river, 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, Parkstone Yacht Club and Redclyffe 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 9 is £35 a night.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 13, 9 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

Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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 Waiting list

Parkstone Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

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
Redclyffe Yacht Club	Wareham, River Frome	£22	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 9 visitor moorings 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 £35 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Poole Quay Boat Haven is cheapest at £8 a night.

Which visitor moorings in Dorset have space now?

None of the 13 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

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