Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Dauntless Boatyard
Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek
Prices not published
Coastal moorings with a pub or café in England
Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.
49 sites · 5 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,420 a year for a 10m boat (£255–£14,904 across 43 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 49 sites: 38 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 11 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 49 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless Boatyard, Hollowshore Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour and Totnes Boating Association.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £255 a year (Bude Harbour) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 43 is £4,420 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Berthon Lymington Marina.
- Of the 49, 43 have electric hook-up, 9 a pump-out, 29 diesel, 22 a boat hoist and 30 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 49 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), MDL Marinas (9), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Hollowshore Moorings
Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 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
Totnes Boating Association
Totnes, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 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
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 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
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 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
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Preston Marina
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southsea Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sparkes Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 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
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Netley Cliff Sailing Club
Netley, Hampshire · Southampton Water
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Sandbanks Yacht Company
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shell Bay Marine
Swanage, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Pub or restaurant / Café | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauntless Boatyard | Canvey Island, Benfleet Creek | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Hollowshore Moorings | Faversham, Faversham Creek | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £849 | Yes | Berths available |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | Yes | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Totnes Boating Association | Totnes, River Dart | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Berthon Lymington Marina | Lymington, Lymington River | £10,193 | Yes | Not reported |
| Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina | Birdham, Chichester Harbour | £5,270 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | £3,128 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £10,536 | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £4,250 | Yes | Not reported |
| Deacons Marina | Bursledon, River Hamble | £4,704 | Yes | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £4,520 | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £6,850 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £3,673 | Yes | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £2,850 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hayling Yacht Company | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £4,285 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hythe Marina Village | Hythe, Southampton Water | £10,740 | Yes | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina | Liverpool, River Mersey | £3,661 | Yes | Not reported |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | Yes | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £2,775 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £5,920 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mercury Yacht Harbour | Southampton, River Hamble | £14,202 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | Yes | Not reported |
| Northney Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £13,224 | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | Yes | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £6,350 | Yes | Not reported |
| Port Hamble Marina | Hamble, River Hamble | £14,904 | Yes | Not reported |
| Port Solent Marina | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £7,560 | Yes | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £7,090 | Yes | Not reported |
| Preston Marina | Preston, River Ribble | £2,400 | Yes | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £9,984 | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £6,520 | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Quays Marina | North Shields, River Tyne | £3,980 | Yes | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £4,630 | Yes | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | Yes | Not reported |
| Southsea Marina | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £6,420 | Yes | Not reported |
| Sparkes Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £12,684 | Yes | Not reported |
| Swale Marina | Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale | £2,730 | 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 43 coastal moorings with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £255 a year at Bude Harbour to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £4,420 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest coastal moorings with a pub or café in England?
For a 10m boat, Bude Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.
Which coastal moorings with a pub or café in England have space now?
5 of the 49 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless Boatyard, Hollowshore Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at coastal moorings with a pub or café in England?
1 of the 49 say you can: Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Coastal moorings with a pub or café in England, by county
Coastal moorings with a pub or café in other areas
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