Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths in England
Places that take sailing yachts. Alongside a harbour wall or quay.
26 sites · 6 with space now · 5 with a waiting list · typical £545 a year for a 10m yacht (£255–£3,980 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 26 sites: 1 on a river, 6 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 10 on the open coast.
- 6 of the 26 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Brundall Gardens Marina, Portreath Harbour, Sirius Marine Services, Skippool Creek Moorings and Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ilfracombe Harbour, Newquay Harbour, Penzance Harbour, Port of Truro and Wardleys Marine Yacht Club.
- For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £255 a year (Portreath Harbour) to £3,980 a year (Royal Quays Marina); the middle of 7 is £545 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 26, 15 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 11 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 26 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Brundall Gardens Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
A few berths left
Sirius Marine Services
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Skippool Creek Moorings
Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · River Wyre
£545 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ilfracombe Harbour
Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel
£715 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Wardleys Marine Yacht Club
Hambleton, Lancashire · River Wyre
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 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
Coast & harbours
The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 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
Coast & harbours
Bridlington Harbour
Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Kielder Yacht Club
Hexham, Northumberland · Kielder Water
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lynher Boatyard
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Martham Boats
Martham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina
Ludham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Medway Marina
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 10m yacht | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Brundall Gardens Marina | Brundall, River Yare | On request | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Sirius Marine Services | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | On request | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | A few berths left |
| Skippool Creek Moorings | Thornton Cleveleys, River Wyre | £545 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Ilfracombe Harbour | Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Wardleys Marine Yacht Club | Hambleton, River Wyre | On request | linear moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,796 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Royal Quays Marina | North Shields, River Tyne | £3,980 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| The Camber | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Bridlington Harbour | Bridlington, North Sea | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Kielder Yacht Club | Hexham, Kielder Water | – | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Lynher Boatyard | Torpoint, River Lynher | On request | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Martham Boats | Martham, River Thurne | On request | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yacht Club | Wroxham, Wroxham Broad | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina | Ludham, River Thurne | On request | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Poole Quay Boat Haven | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Port Medway Marina | Rochester, River Medway | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 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 yacht cost in England?
Across the 7 sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £255 a year at Portreath Harbour to £3,980 a year at Royal Quays Marina. The middle figure is £545 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths in England?
For a 10m yacht, Portreath Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.
Which sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths in England have space now?
6 of the 26 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Brundall Gardens Marina, Portreath Harbour, Sirius Marine Services, Skippool Creek Moorings and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths in England?
1 of the 26 say you can: 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, 5 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths in England, by county
- Norfolk 4
Sailing yacht moorings with quay and harbour wall berths in other areas
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