Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings in England
Places that take motor yachts. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.
31 sites · 3 with space now · 10 with a waiting list · typical £2,534 a year for a 14m motor yacht (£135–£9,714 across 14 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 31 sites: 1 on the Broads or a lake, 25 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
- 3 of the 31 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Sunderland Marina, Tollesbury Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Dart Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour, Galmpton, Ferry Nab Marina, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Lake Yard, Lymington Harbour Moorings and 4 more.
- For a 14m motor yacht, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £9,714 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 14 is £2,534 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
- Of the 31, 22 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out, 13 diesel, 11 a boat hoist and 19 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 31 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Galmpton
Galmpton, Devon · River Dart
£1,099 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 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
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Essex Marina
Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch
£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 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
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waldringfield Boatyard
Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben
£2,112 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
Avon Marina
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Elkins Boatyard
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Parkstone Bay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Motor Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 14m motor yacht | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | A few berths left |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £2,590 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £1,538 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Galmpton | Galmpton, River Dart | – | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Ferry Nab Marina | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £2,478 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £620 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £1,916 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £1,331 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Waiting list |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £1,571 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Essex Marina | Wallasea Island, River Crouch | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £9,714 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £4,788 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Thornham Marina | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Waldringfield Boatyard | Waldringfield, River Deben | £2,944 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour | £4,928 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | £4,928 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £4,822 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Avon Marina | Christchurch, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour | Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Elkins Boatyard | Christchurch, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Parkstone Bay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Royal Motor Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Wilson's Boatyard | Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | 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 14m motor yacht cost in England?
Across the 14 motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 14m motor yacht costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £9,714 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £2,534 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings in England?
For a 14m motor yacht, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
Which motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings in England have space now?
3 of the 31 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Sunderland Marina, Tollesbury Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings in England?
1 of the 31 say you can: Dart Harbour, Galmpton (residential moorings with planning consent). 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 lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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