Cheapest moorings with a pump-out on the South Coast

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a pump-out for holding tanks, so you can empty without cruising to a service point.

19 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £6,420 a year for a 10m boat (£390–£10,740 across 19 published tariffs)

At a glance

19 sites: 12 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 7 on the open coast.
2 of the 19 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Itchenor Reach maintained moorings.
Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour and Shepards Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £390 a year (Kingsbridge Harbour) to £10,740 a year (Hythe Marina Village); the middle of 19 is £6,420 a year.
Longest boat taken: 40m (131ft) at Shepards Marina.
Of the 19, 17 have electric hook-up, 11 diesel, 8 a boat hoist and 13 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Chichester Harbour Conservancy (2) and Premier Marinas (8).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Kingsbridge Harbour

Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£390 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Emsworth Maintained Moorings

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£722 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 Berths available

Itchenor Reach maintained moorings

Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gosport Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Darthaven Marina

Kingswear, Devon · River Dart

£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sovereign Harbour

Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Shepards Marina

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Chichester Marina

Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£6,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lymington Yacht Haven

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Pump-out	Space
Kingsbridge Harbour	Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£390	£39.05	Yes	Not reported
Emsworth Maintained Moorings	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	£722	£72.15	Yes	Berths available
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,010	£101.04	Yes	Waiting list
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings	Itchenor, Chichester Harbour	£2,278	£227.79	Yes	Berths available
Gosport Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£2,810	£281	Yes	Not reported
Darthaven Marina	Kingswear, River Dart	£3,240	£324	Yes	Not reported
Swanwick Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	£3,500	£350	Yes	Not reported
Sovereign Harbour	Eastbourne, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£5,080	£508	Yes	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£5,480	£548	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	£6,420	£642	Yes	Not reported
Shepards Marina	Cowes, River Medina	£6,428	£642.77	Yes	Waiting list
Chichester Marina	Chichester, Chichester Harbour	£6,500	£650	Yes	Not reported
Portland Marina	Portland, Portland Harbour	£7,090	£709	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£7,465	£746.50	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,560	£756	Yes	Not reported
Haslar Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,650	£765	Yes	Not reported
Lymington Yacht Haven	Lymington, Lymington River	£8,210	£821	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Harbour Marina	Plymouth, Sutton Harbour	£10,680	£1,068	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	£1,074	Yes	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 19 cheapest moorings with a pump-out here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £390 a year at Kingsbridge Harbour to £10,740 a year at Hythe Marina Village. The middle figure is £6,420 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a pump-out on the South Coast?

For a 10m boat, Kingsbridge Harbour is cheapest at £390 a year.

Which cheapest moorings with a pump-out on the South Coast have space now?

2 of the 19 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Itchenor Reach maintained moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Broader

Cheapest moorings with a pump-out on the South Coast, by county

Devon 3
Hampshire 8

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