Rivers
Waiting list
Portglenone Marina
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings with a slipway in Northern Ireland
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. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
4 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £20 a night for a 10m boat (£3.90–£39 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 1 on an estuary and 1 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Portglenone Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £3.90 a night (Portglenone Marina) to £39 a night (Carrickfergus Marina); the middle of 3 is £20 a night.
- Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (2).
Coast & harbours
Carrickfergus Marina
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Manor House Marine
Killadeas, Fermanagh · Lower Lough Erne
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Quoile Yacht Club
Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £3.90 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Carrickfergus Marina | Carrickfergus, Belfast Lough | £39 | Yes | Not reported |
| Manor House Marine | Killadeas, Lower Lough Erne | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Quoile Yacht Club | Downpatrick, Strangford Lough | £20 | Yes | 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 boat in Northern Ireland?
Across the 3 visitor moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £3.90 a night at Portglenone Marina to £39 a night at Carrickfergus Marina. The middle figure is £20 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a slipway in Northern Ireland?
For a 10m boat, Portglenone Marina is cheapest at £3.90 a night.
Which visitor moorings with a slipway in Northern Ireland 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.
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.
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