Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 12m (40ft): a stated maximum length, or a published price for a boat that size. Canal sites that only take narrowboats are left out; see 70ft narrowboat moorings for those.
130 sites · 14 with space now · 16 with a waiting list · typical £5,256 a year for a 12m boat (£135–£21,686 across 105 published tariffs)
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Grimsby, Lincolnshire · River Humber
£1,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Helford, Cornwall · Helford River
Prices not published
Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£276 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar
£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Gravesend, Kent · River Thames
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£1,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 a year for a 10m yacht
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
£612 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · River Thames
£5,609 a year for a 10m yacht
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Camber, East Sussex · River Rother
£1,430 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Bideford, Devon · River Torridge
£500 a year for a 10m yacht
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour
£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary
£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£6,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Kingswear, Devon · River Dart
£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch
£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · River Thames
£450 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
£435 a year for a 10m yacht
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Nutbourne, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£1,442 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel
£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Chiswick, London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Sandwich, Kent · River Stour
Prices not published
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · Humber Estuary
Prices on request
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
Prices on request
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
Prices not published
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe Estuary
Prices on request
| Site | Where | A year, 12m boat | Longest boat | Widest beam | Deepest draught | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £4,140 | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £2,297 | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club | Grimsby, River Humber | £1,500 | 12.2m (40ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Helford River Moorings | Helford, Helford River | – | 15.2m (50ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Itchenor Reach maintained moorings | Itchenor, Chichester Harbour | £2,504 | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £1,019 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Newcastle City Marina | Newcastle upon Tyne, River Tyne | £318 | 26m (85ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £5,760 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| River Dart Moorings, Old Mill Creek | Dartmouth, River Dart | – | 12m (39ft) | – | – | A few berths left |
| River Yar Boatyard | Yarmouth, River Yar | £5,844 | 16m (52ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| St Katharine Docks Marina | London, River Thames | – | 40m (131ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | £2,168 | 12.2m (40ft) | – | – | A few berths left |
| The Embankment Marina | Gravesend, River Thames | £2,016 | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £4,550 | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Hamble River Sailing Club | Hamble-le-Rice, River Hamble | – | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Hayling Island Sailing Club | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £1,718 | 13m (43ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £9,000 | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £1,110 | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £3,642 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Medway Yacht Club | Rochester, River Medway | from £612 | 13m (43ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £773 | 75m (246ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,495 | 12.2m (40ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | £6,226 | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £611 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Shepards Marina | Cowes, River Medina | £7,713 | 40m (131ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| South Dock Marina | London, River Thames | £6,731 | 13m (43ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £1,074 | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | 15.2m (50ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | 38m (125ft) | – | – | Full |
| Admiralty Jetty | Camber, River Rother | £1,716 | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Berthon Lymington Marina | Lymington, Lymington River | £12,355 | 30.5m (100ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Bideford Harbour | Bideford, River Torridge | £600 | 50m (164ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina | Birdham, Chichester Harbour | £6,792 | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £3,186 | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | £3,792 | 15.2m (50ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Brighton Marina | Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast) | £6,840 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £4,261 | 21m (69ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £13,018 | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 105 coastal moorings for boats over 12m here that publish a price, a 12m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £21,686 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £5,256 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 12m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
14 of the 130 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dover Marina, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club, Helford River Moorings, Itchenor Reach maintained moorings, Lydney Harbour, Newcastle City Marina, Port Pendennis Marina and 6 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
All 130 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Dover Marina (30m (98ft)), Emsworth Maintained Moorings (12m (39ft)), Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club (12.2m (40ft)), Helford River Moorings (15.2m (50ft)), Itchenor Reach maintained moorings (18m (59ft)), Lydney Harbour (25m (82ft)), Newcastle City Marina (26m (85ft)), Port Pendennis Marina (25m (82ft)) and 121 more. Check beam and draught too.
8 of the 130 say you can: The Embankment Marina (liveaboards allowed), South Dock Marina (liveaboards allowed), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Bristol Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Ocean Quay Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Hull Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 9 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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