Drying berths with walk-ashore berths in Kent

A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.

5 sites · typical £2,850 a year for a 10m boat (£2,850–£2,850 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Gillingham Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,850 a year.
Longest boat taken: 24.4m (80ft) at Highway Marine.
Of the 5, 5 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
2 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Highway Marine

Sandwich, Kent · River Stour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sandwich Marina

Sandwich, Kent · River Stour

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Youngboats Marine Services

Faversham, Kent · Oare Creek

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£2,850	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	–	pontoon berths, drying berths	Not reported
Highway Marine	Sandwich, River Stour	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Sandwich Marina	Sandwich, River Stour	–	pontoon berths, drying berths	Not reported
Youngboats Marine Services	Faversham, Oare Creek	–	pontoon berths, drying berths	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which drying berths with walk-ashore berths 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 drying berths with walk-ashore berths in Kent?

2 of the 5 say you can: Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Sandwich 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, 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Drying berths with walk-ashore berths in nearby counties

Drying berths with walk-ashore berths in the wider area

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