Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Swinging moorings with wi-fi in England
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Sites with wi-fi on the berths or in the facilities block.
18 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £3,420 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£7,465 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 18 sites: 2 on rivers, 14 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Redclyffe Yacht Club, Salterns Marina and Yarmouth Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £7,465 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 9 is £3,420 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
- Of the 18, 16 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 8 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 10 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 18 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salterns Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Avon Sailing Club
Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 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
Fambridge Yacht Haven
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 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
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
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Calstock Boatyard
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Parkstone Bay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Wi-fi | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £4,560 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Avon Sailing Club | Chaceley, River Severn | £50 | swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £7,465 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £1,970 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Suffolk Yacht Harbour | Levington, River Orwell | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Thornham Marina | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,520 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack | Yes | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £3,444 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour | Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Calstock Boatyard | Calstock, River Tamar | – | swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Parkstone Bay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 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 9 swinging moorings with wi-fi here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £7,465 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £3,420 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings with wi-fi in England?
For a 10m boat, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.
Which swinging moorings with wi-fi in England have space now?
None of the 18 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Can you live aboard at swinging moorings with wi-fi in England?
1 of the 18 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (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 and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Swinging moorings with wi-fi in England, by county
Swinging moorings with wi-fi in other areas
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