Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour
Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel
£100 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest walk-ashore berths on the South Coast
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
98 sites · 7 with space now · 18 with a waiting list · typical £4,118 a year for a 10m boat (£100–£14,904 across 98 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 98 sites: 66 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 32 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 98 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Quay Lane Boatyard, Littlehampton Marina, Dover Marina, Torpoint Yacht Harbour, Port Pendennis Marina and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Portwrinkle Harbour, Tor Bay Harbour, Bude Harbour, Portsmouth Sailing Club, Penryn Harbour, Salcombe Harbour Moorings and 12 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £100 a year (Portwrinkle Harbour) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 98 is £4,118 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
- Of the 98, 75 have electric hook-up, 17 a pump-out, 32 diesel, 35 a boat hoist and 57 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 98 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), Cornwall Council (4), Cowes Harbour Commission (2), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (12), Premier Marinas (11), Premier Marinas Ltd (4), WicorMarine Ltd (2) and Yacht Havens (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portsmouth Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Penryn Harbour
Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary
£335 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kingsbridge Harbour
Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£390 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bideford Harbour
Bideford, Devon · River Torridge
£500 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
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Quay Lane Boatyard
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Porthleven Harbour
Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour
£693 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
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 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
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Ryde Harbour
Ryde, Isle of Wight · Solent
£1,320 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Admiralty Jetty
Camber, East Sussex · River Rother
£1,430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)
Warsash, Hampshire · River Hamble
£1,505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 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
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Kemps Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£2,624 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
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Malpas Marina
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Littlehampton Marina
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£3,090 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
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 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
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
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 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
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 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
Coast & harbours
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Newhaven Marina
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 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
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
River Yar Boatyard
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar
£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Emsworth Yacht Harbour
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 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
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 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
Town Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Chichester Marina
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£6,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 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
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saxon Wharf
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shamrock Quay
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sparkes Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£12,684 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
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | £10 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £25.49 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | £29.75 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Penryn Harbour | Penryn, Fal Estuary | £335 | £33.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Kingsbridge Harbour | Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £390 | £39.05 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Bideford Harbour | Bideford, River Torridge | £500 | £50 | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | £50.47 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Quay Lane Boatyard | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £645 | £64.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Berths available |
| Porthleven Harbour | Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour | £693 | £69.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £800 | £80 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £825 | £82.47 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £895 | £89.46 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £898 | £89.79 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | £101.04 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Waiting list |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | £110 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Arun Yacht Club | Littlehampton, River Arun | £1,130 | £113 | pontoon berths, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,246 | £124.61 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Ryde Harbour | Ryde, Solent | £1,320 | £132 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Admiralty Jetty | Camber, River Rother | £1,430 | £143 | linear moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| R.K. Marine (Stone Pier) | Warsash, River Hamble | £1,505 | £150.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, pile moorings | Not reported |
| The Ship & Anchor Marina | Ford, River Arun | £1,700 | £169.95 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Newport Harbour | Newport, River Medina | £1,800 | £180 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £1,968 | £196.80 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| The Camber | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £2,043 | £204.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | £259.70 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Kemps Quay Marina | Southampton, River Itchen | £2,624 | £262.35 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £2,810 | £281 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Not reported |
| Thornham Marina | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £2,986 | £298.56 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes) | Bursledon, River Hamble | £2,990 | £298.98 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £3,035 | £303.48 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | pontoon berths, swinging 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 98 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £100 a year at Portwrinkle Harbour to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £4,118 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths on the South Coast?
For a 10m boat, Portwrinkle Harbour is cheapest at £100 a year.
Which cheapest walk-ashore berths on the South Coast have space now?
7 of the 98 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Quay Lane Boatyard, Littlehampton Marina, Dover Marina, Torpoint Yacht Harbour, Port Pendennis Marina and River Yar Boatyard. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest walk-ashore berths on the South Coast?
2 of the 98 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ocean Quay Marina (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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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