Coastal marinas and harbour moorings in England

Marinas and harbours on the open coast, from walk-ashore pontoons with lock gates or sills to harbour walls and fore-and-aft moorings.

70 sites · 7 with space now · 17 with a waiting list · typical £2,775 a year for a 10m yacht (£100–£11,510 across 53 published tariffs)

At a glance

70 sites, all on the open coast.
7 of the 70 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Brixham Inner Harbour, Dover Marina, Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club, Portreath Harbour, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Seaham Harbour Marina and 1 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Bude Harbour, East Harbour, Scarborough, Hayling Island Sailing Club, Ilfracombe Harbour, Lake Yard and 11 more.
For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £100 a year (Portwrinkle Harbour) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 53 is £2,775 a year.
Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
Of the 70, 42 have electric hook-up, 11 a pump-out, 19 diesel, 13 a boat hoist and 34 visitor berths.
3 of the 70 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Cornwall Council (4), Dorset Council (3), MDL Marinas (3), North Yorkshire Council (2) and Premier Marinas (6).

Coast & harbours Berths available

Brixham Inner Harbour

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Dover Marina

Dover, Kent · English Channel

£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club

Hastings, East Sussex · English Channel

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Portreath Harbour

Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Seaham Harbour Marina

Seaham, County Durham · North Sea

£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Torpoint Yacht Harbour

Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound

£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Bude Harbour

Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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East Harbour, Scarborough

Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea

£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Hayling Island Sailing Club

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£1,590 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Ilfracombe Harbour

Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel

£715 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Lake Yard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Lyme Regis Harbour

Lyme Regis, Dorset · Lyme Bay

£1,070 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Mevagissey Harbour

Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour

£982 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Minehead Harbour

Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour

£644 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Newquay Harbour

Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour

£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Penzance Harbour

Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Portsmouth Sailing Club

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£298 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Portwrinkle Harbour

Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel

£100 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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St Ives Harbour

St Ives, Cornwall · St Ives Harbour

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Tor Bay Harbour

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£135 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Whitby Marina

Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

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Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

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Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

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Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

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Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

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Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

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Gunwharf Quays Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht

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Hartlepool Marina

Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

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Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

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Holy Island Harbour

Holy Island, Northumberland · The Ouse

£158 a year for a 10m yacht

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King Point Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay

£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht

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Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

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Mayflower Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht

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Neptune's Arm Mooring Site

Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel

£1,829 a year for a 10m yacht

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Newlyn Harbour

Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht

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North Sunderland Harbour

Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour

£320 a year for a 10m yacht

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Plymouth Yacht Haven

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht

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Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

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Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

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Porthleven Harbour

Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour

£693 a year for a 10m yacht

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Porthloo Boat Park

St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound

£316 a year for a 10m yacht

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Portishead Marina

Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel

£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht

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Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

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Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht

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Royal Harbour Marina (Outer West)

Ramsgate, Kent · Ramsgate Royal Harbour

£4,100 a year for a 10m yacht

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Ryde Harbour

Ryde, Isle of Wight · Solent

£1,320 a year for a 10m yacht

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Sovereign Harbour

Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht

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St Mary's Harbour

Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour

£302 a year for a 10m yacht

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Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht

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The Camber

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht

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Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

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Watchet Marina

Watchet, Somerset · Bristol Channel

£3,400 a year for a 10m yacht

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Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

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Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

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Whitehaven Marina

Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour

£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht

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Bridlington Harbour

Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea

Prices not published

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Christchurch Harbour Moorings

Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour

Prices not published

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Fleetwood Beacon Marina

Fleetwood, Lancashire · Fleetwood Harbour

Prices not published

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Gosport Boat Yard

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

Prices on request

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Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club

Seaford, East Sussex · Seaford Bay

Prices not published

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Porlock Weir

Porlock Weir, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Porlock Bay

Prices not published

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Portscatho Harbour

Portscatho, Cornwall · English Channel (Roseland Peninsula)

Prices not published

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Roa Island Boating Club

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria · Morecambe Bay

Prices on request

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Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour

Prices not published

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Sandbanks Yacht Company

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

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Seaton Sluice Harbour

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland · North Sea coast, Northumberland

Prices not published

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Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m yacht

Site	Where	A year, 10m yacht	Space
Brixham Inner Harbour	Brixham, Tor Bay	£1,298	Berths available
Dover Marina	Dover, English Channel	£3,450	Berths available
Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club	Hastings, English Channel	–	Berths available
Portreath Harbour	Portreath, North Cornwall coast	£255	Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings	Portland, Portland Harbour	from £600	Berths available
Seaham Harbour Marina	Seaham, North Sea	£2,700	Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour	Torpoint, Plymouth Sound	£3,950	Berths available
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	–	Waiting list
Bude Harbour	Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal	£255	Waiting list
East Harbour, Scarborough	Scarborough, North Sea	from £216	Waiting list
Hayling Island Sailing Club	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£1,590	Waiting list
Ilfracombe Harbour	Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel	£715	Waiting list
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£7,500	Waiting list
Lyme Regis Harbour	Lyme Regis, Lyme Bay	£1,070	Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour	Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour	£982	Waiting list
Minehead Harbour	Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour	£644	Waiting list
Newquay Harbour	Newquay, Newquay Harbour	£1,246	Waiting list
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	Waiting list
Portsmouth Sailing Club	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£298	Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour	Portwrinkle, English Channel	£100	Waiting list
St Ives Harbour	St Ives, St Ives Harbour	–	Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£135	Waiting list
Whitby Marina	Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea)	–	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,010	Waiting list
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	£3,800	Not reported
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£367	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£5,480	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£10,536	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£4,520	Not reported
Gunwharf Quays Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,100	Not reported
Hartlepool Marina	Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea)	£2,850	Not reported
Haslar Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,650	Not reported
Holy Island Harbour	Holy Island, The Ouse	£158	Not reported
King Point Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay	£5,590	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£2,775	Not reported
Mayflower Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£5,920	Not reported
Neptune's Arm Mooring Site	Herne Bay, English Channel	£1,829	Not reported
Newlyn Harbour	Newlyn, Mount's Bay	£1,100	Not reported
North Sunderland Harbour	Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour	£320	Not reported
Plymouth Yacht Haven	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£6,350	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 yacht cost in England?

Across the 53 coastal marinas and harbour moorings here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £100 a year at Portwrinkle Harbour to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £2,775 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings in England?

For a 10m yacht, Portwrinkle Harbour is cheapest at £100 a year.

Which coastal marinas and harbour moorings in England have space now?

7 of the 70 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Brixham Inner Harbour, Dover Marina, Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club, Portreath Harbour, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Seaham Harbour Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at coastal marinas and harbour moorings in England?

3 of the 70 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement) and Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

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