Coast & harbours
Berths available
Belfast Harbour Marina
Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough
£2,745 a year for a 10m yacht
Cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland
Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
7 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £31.90 a night for a 10m cruiser (£3.90–£37 across 4 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on a river, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Belfast Harbour Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Portaferry Marina and Portglenone Marina.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £3.90 a night (Portglenone Marina) to £37 a night (Ballycastle Marina & Harbour); the middle of 4 is £31.90 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 60m (197ft) at Albert Basin.
- Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Portaferry Marina
Portaferry, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Portglenone Marina
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Albert Basin
Newry, Down · Newry Ship Canal
£527 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Coleraine Marina
Coleraine, Londonderry · River Bann
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Manor House Marine
Killadeas, Fermanagh · Lower Lough Erne
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A night, 10m cruiser | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Harbour Marina | Belfast, Belfast Lough | £34.80 | Berths available |
| Portaferry Marina | Portaferry, Strangford Lough | £29 | Waiting list |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £3.90 | Waiting list |
| Albert Basin | Newry, Newry Ship Canal | – | Not reported |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour | Ballycastle, North Channel | £37 | Not reported |
| Coleraine Marina | Coleraine, River Bann | – | Not reported |
| Manor House Marine | Killadeas, Lower Lough Erne | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m cruiser in Northern Ireland?
Across the 4 cruiser moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £3.90 a night at Portglenone Marina to £37 a night at Ballycastle Marina & Harbour. The middle figure is £31.90 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland?
For a 10m cruiser, Portglenone Marina is cheapest at £3.90 a night.
Which cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland have space now?
1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Belfast Harbour Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland, by county
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