Cheapest moorings with a slipway in Kent

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

5 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £275 a year for a 10m boat (£165–£2,730 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 4 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Hoo Ness Yacht Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £165 a year (Medway Cruising Club) to £2,730 a year (Swale Marina); the middle of 5 is £275 a year.
Longest boat taken: 13.7m (45ft) at Swale Marina.
Of the 5, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
1 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Medway Cruising Club

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£165 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lower Halstow Yacht Club

Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway

£204 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Hoo Ness Yacht Club

Hoo St Werburgh, Kent · River Medway

£275 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Neptune's Arm Mooring Site

Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel

£1,829 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

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Slipway	Space
Medway Cruising Club	Gillingham, River Medway	£165	£16.50	Yes	Not reported
Lower Halstow Yacht Club	Lower Halstow, Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway	£204	£20.41	Yes	Not reported
Hoo Ness Yacht Club	Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway	£275	£27.50	Yes	Waiting list
Neptune's Arm Mooring Site	Herne Bay, English Channel	£1,829	£182.92	Yes	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	£2,730	£273	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 Kent?

Across the 5 cheapest moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £165 a year at Medway Cruising Club to £2,730 a year at Swale Marina. The middle figure is £275 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a slipway in Kent?

For a 10m boat, Medway Cruising Club is cheapest at £165 a year in Gillingham.

Which cheapest moorings with a slipway in Kent have space now?

None of the 5 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 cheapest moorings with a slipway in Kent?

1 of the 5 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). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Cheapest moorings with a slipway in nearby counties

Cheapest moorings with a slipway in the wider area

Run one of these sites? Tell boaters what you have free in a minute, no account needed. Update your availability