Rivers
Avon Sailing Club
Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest moorings with a slipway in England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
104 sites · 13 with space now · 15 with a waiting list · typical £2,258 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£14,202 across 104 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 104 sites: 13 on canals, 23 on rivers, 7 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 43 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 18 on the open coast.
- 13 of the 104 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Tudor Sailing Club, Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Thurrock Yacht Club, Bill Fen Marina and 7 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, East Harbour, Scarborough, Bude Harbour, Hoo Ness Yacht Club, Portsmouth Sailing Club, Salcombe Harbour Moorings and 9 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £14,202 a year (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 104 is £2,258 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 104, 82 have electric hook-up, 33 a pump-out, 43 diesel, 30 a boat hoist and 53 visitor berths.
- 9 of the 104 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (7), Tingdene Marinas (10) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marconi Sailing Club
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Medway Cruising Club
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£165 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lower Halstow Yacht Club
Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway
£204 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
East Harbour, Scarborough
Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea
£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tamar River Sailing Club
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hoo Ness Yacht Club
Hoo St Werburgh, Kent · River Medway
£275 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tudor Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£294 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portsmouth Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Porthloo Boat Park
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
North Sunderland Harbour
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Lionhearts Cruising Club
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Blackwater Sailing Club
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Denver Moorings
Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
£1,358 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Douglas Boatyard
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Newport Harbour
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Neptune's Arm Mooring Site
Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel
£1,829 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Springwood Haven Marina
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Brayford Pool Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal
£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Lilford Marina
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bridgemarsh Marina
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Blackwater Meadow Marina
Ellesmere, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Odessa Boatyard
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Burton Waters Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation
£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Seaham Harbour Marina
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Leicester Marina
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Royal Windermere Yacht Club
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Newhaven Marina
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Island Harbour Marina
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Emsworth Yacht Harbour
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Town Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Low Wood Bay Marina
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Penton Hook Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 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
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Sailing Club | Chaceley, River Severn | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | £10.20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Medway Cruising Club | Gillingham, River Medway | £165 | £16.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lower Halstow Yacht Club | Lower Halstow, Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway | £204 | £20.41 | Yes | Not reported |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | £21.63 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | £22 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hoo Ness Yacht Club | Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway | £275 | £27.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tudor Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £294 | £29.43 | Yes | Berths available |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | £29.75 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | £30 | Yes | Berths available |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £316 | £31.60 | Yes | Not reported |
| North Sunderland Harbour | Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour | £320 | £32 | Yes | Not reported |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | £38 | Yes | Berths available |
| Lionhearts Cruising Club | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | £396 | £39.60 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina | Ripon, Ripon Canal | £420 | £42 | Yes | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | £50.47 | Yes | Not reported |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | £56.10 | Yes | Berths available |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £644 | £64.40 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £800 | £80 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £898 | £89.79 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £901 | £90.13 | Yes | Berths available |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | £98.21 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | £101.04 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £1,196 | £119.63 | Yes | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | £122.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £1,242 | £124.16 | Yes | Berths available |
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | £126.70 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Denver Moorings | Denver, River Great Ouse | £1,358 | £135.83 | Yes | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £1,520 | £151.99 | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | £160 | Yes | Not reported |
| The Ship & Anchor Marina | Ford, River Arun | £1,700 | £169.95 | Yes | 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 England?
Across the 104 cheapest moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £14,202 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £2,258 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a slipway in England?
For a 10m boat, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.
Which cheapest moorings with a slipway in England have space now?
13 of the 104 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Tudor Sailing Club, Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Thurrock Yacht Club, Bill Fen Marina, Shardlow Marina, Byfleet Boat Club and 5 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with a slipway in England?
9 of the 104 say you can: Springwood Haven Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Blackwater Meadow Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed), Leicester Marina (liveaboards allowed), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and 1 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 15 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 13 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 5 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 11 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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Cheapest moorings with a slipway in England, by county
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