Pontoon berths with a slipway in Kent

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

4 sites · typical £2,730 a year for a 10m boat (£2,730–£2,730 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 2 on rivers and 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Swale Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,730 a year.
Longest boat taken: 13.7m (45ft) at Swale Marina.
Of the 4, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
2 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Rivers

Bow Bridge Marina

Wateringbury, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Rivers

Medway Wharf Marina

Wateringbury, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sandwich Marina

Sandwich, Kent · River Stour

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	£2,730	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Bow Bridge Marina	Wateringbury, River Medway	–	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Medway Wharf Marina	Wateringbury, River Medway	–	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Sandwich Marina	Sandwich, River Stour	–	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Not reported

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

Questions

Which pontoon berths with a slipway in Kent have space now?

None of the 4 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 pontoon berths with a slipway in Kent?

2 of the 4 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Pontoon berths with a slipway in nearby counties

Pontoon berths with a slipway in the wider area

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