Cheapest pile moorings on the South Coast

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Fore-and-aft between piles driven into the river bed; tender needed.

10 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,305 a year for a 10m boat (£825–£5,270 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Dart Harbour, Cornworthy and Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £825 a year (Cowes Harbour) to £5,270 a year (Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina); the middle of 10 is £2,305 a year.
Longest boat taken: 22m (72ft) at Gosport Marina.
Of the 10, 7 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 4 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Premier Marinas (2) and Premier Marinas Ltd (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Dart Harbour, Cornworthy

Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart

£245 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)

Warsash, Hampshire · River Hamble

£1,505 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Arun Yacht Club

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gosport Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Universal Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina

Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£825	£82.47	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy	Cornworthy, River Dart	£907	£90.66	swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,010	£101.04	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Waiting list
R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)	Warsash, River Hamble	£1,505	£150.50	pontoon berths, linear moorings, pile moorings	Not reported
Arun Yacht Club	Littlehampton, River Arun	£1,800	£180	pontoon berths, pile moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Gosport Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£2,810	£281	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Not reported
Swanwick Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	£3,500	£350	pontoon berths, pile moorings, dry stack	Not reported
Noss on Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£4,420	£442	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Not reported
Universal Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	£5,032	£503.19	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Not reported
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina	Birdham, Chichester Harbour	£5,270	£527	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Not reported

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

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost on the South Coast?

Across the 10 cheapest pile moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £825 a year at Cowes Harbour to £5,270 a year at Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina. The middle figure is £2,305 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest pile moorings on the South Coast?

For a 10m boat, Cowes Harbour is cheapest at £825 a year.

Which cheapest pile moorings on the South Coast have space now?

None of the 10 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Broader

Cheapest pile moorings on the South Coast, by county

Hampshire 4

Cheapest pile moorings in other areas

The Solent 6

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