Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane 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. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

4 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £32.25 a night for a 10m boat (£24.50–£55.50 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 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) and Lake Yard.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £24.50 a night (Bridport Harbour (West Bay)) to £55.50 a night (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 4 is £32.25 a night.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 4, 2 have electric hook-up and 1 diesel.

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

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

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	£24.50	Yes	Waiting list
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£25	Yes	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£39.50	Yes	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 4 visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £24.50 a night at Bridport Harbour (West Bay) to £55.50 a night at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £32.25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Bridport Harbour (West Bay) is cheapest at £24.50 a night.

Which visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset have space now?

None of the 4 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

Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in nearby counties

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