Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in England
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
72 sites · 6 with space now · 19 with a waiting list · typical £18.45 a night for a 6m boat (£2.90–£39 across 46 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 72 sites: 2 on canals, 9 on rivers, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 39 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 19 on the open coast.
- 6 of the 72 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Beccles Quay, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Sunderland Marina and Tollesbury Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Cotswold Boat Hire, Dart Harbour Moorings, Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Hurlingham Yacht Club and 13 more.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £2.90 a night (Dell Quay Marine) to £39 a night (Harleyford Marina); the middle of 46 is £18.45 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 72, 54 have electric hook-up, 15 a pump-out, 21 diesel and 16 a boat hoist.
- 4 of the 72 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (3), Environment Agency (2), Essex Waterways (2), MDL Marinas (2), Premier Marinas (4), Tingdene Marinas (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 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
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Roach Mooring Holders Association
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
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
Stoke Gabriel Moorings
Stoke Gabriel, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 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
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Brentford Dock Marina
Brentford, Greater London · River Thames
£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 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 on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 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
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 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
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 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
Coast & harbours
Bridlington Harbour
Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Calstock Boatyard
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cattewater Harbour
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dell Quay Marine
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Rivers
Northampton Boat Club
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sailaway St. Anthony
Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek
Prices not published
Rivers
Teddington Harbour
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 6m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amble Marina | Amble, River Coquet | £23.40 | A few berths left |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Berths available |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £15 | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | £21 | A few berths left |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | – | Berths available |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | Waiting list |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | £25 | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £7.26 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £9.60 | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | – | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £28 | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £18 | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £6 | Waiting list |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | £15 | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £13.80 | Waiting list |
| Stoke Gabriel Moorings | Stoke Gabriel, River Dart | – | Waiting list |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £15.72 | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £24 | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | – | Waiting list |
| Talbot Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | £10 | Full |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Brentford Dock Marina | Brentford, River Thames | £30 | Not reported |
| Brighton Marina | Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast) | – | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £33.30 | Not reported |
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £4 | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £12 | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £7.08 | Not reported |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | – | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | – | Not reported |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £18 | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £39 | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £23.82 | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 6m boat in England?
Across the 46 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £2.90 a night at Dell Quay Marine to £39 a night at Harleyford Marina. The middle figure is £18.45 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with visitor berths in England?
For a 6m boat, Dell Quay Marine is cheapest at £2.90 a night in Chichester.
Which small boat moorings with visitor berths in England have space now?
6 of the 72 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Beccles Quay, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Sunderland Marina and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with visitor berths in England?
4 of the 72 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement) and Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 9 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need Broads Authority tolls and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in England, by county
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in other areas
- Northern Ireland 4
- Scotland 21
- Wales 11
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