Visitor moorings with a slipway on the Solent

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.

19 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £30 a night for a 10m boat (£13.10–£55.50 across 11 published tariffs)

At a glance

19 sites: 17 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Lymington Harbour Moorings and Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £13.10 a night (Hamble Point Marina) to £55.50 a night (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 11 is £30 a night.
Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Hamble Point Marina.
Of the 19, 18 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 5 diesel and 7 a boat hoist.
1 of the 19 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Lymington Harbour Moorings

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£898 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bosham Quay and Moorings

Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour

£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Emsworth Yacht Harbour

Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hayling Yacht Company

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Newport Harbour

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour

Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Air Force Yacht Club

Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wilson's Boatyard

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Slipway	Space
Lymington Harbour Moorings	Lymington, Lymington River	–	Yes	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	–	Yes	Waiting list
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Bosham Quay and Moorings	Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Emsworth Yacht Harbour	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£30	Yes	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£30	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	–	Yes	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£37.50	Yes	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£30	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
Newport Harbour	Newport, River Medina	£30	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£20	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	£17.50	Yes	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	£13.10	Yes	Not reported
Royal Air Force Yacht Club	Hamble-le-Rice, River Hamble	–	Yes	Not reported
Wilson's Boatyard	Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour	£15.75	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 on the Solent?

Across the 11 visitor moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £13.10 a night at Hamble Point Marina to £55.50 a night at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £30 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a slipway on the Solent?

For a 10m boat, Hamble Point Marina is cheapest at £13.10 a night in Hamble, Southampton.

Which visitor moorings with a slipway on the Solent have space now?

None of the 19 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 visitor moorings with a slipway on the Solent?

1 of the 19 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (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, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Visitor moorings with a slipway on the Solent, by county

Hampshire 12
Isle of Wight 5

Visitor moorings with a slipway in other areas

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