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Cruiser moorings with visitor berths on the South Coast

Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. 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.

48 sites · 4 with space now · 8 with a waiting list · typical £40 a night for a 10m cruiser (£5–£55.50 across 30 published tariffs)

At a glance

48 sites: 30 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 18 on the open coast.
4 of the 48 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Helford River Moorings, Littlehampton Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Newquay Harbour, Parkstone Yacht Club, Penzance Harbour, Port of Truro, Stoke Gabriel Moorings and 2 more.
For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £5 a night (Helford River Moorings) to £55.50 a night (Brixham Marina); the middle of 30 is £40 a night.
Longest boat taken: 70m (230ft) at Shamrock Quay.
Of the 48, 36 have electric hook-up, 11 a pump-out, 16 diesel and 17 a boat hoist.
1 of the 48 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2), Dorset Council (2), MDL Marinas (7), Premier Marinas (8) and Premier Marinas Ltd (2).

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Helford River Moorings

Helford, Cornwall · Helford River

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Littlehampton Marina

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Berths available

Torpoint Yacht Harbour

Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound

£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Newquay Harbour

Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour

£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Parkstone Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Penzance Harbour

Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Port of Truro

Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River

£509 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Stoke Gabriel Moorings

Stoke Gabriel, Devon · River Dart

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Teignmouth Harbour

Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign

£895 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Tor Bay Harbour

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£135 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

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 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

Dittisham Moorings

Dittisham, Devon · River Dart

£486 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

Coast & harbours

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 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

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

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 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

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 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

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shamrock Quay

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 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

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 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

The Camber

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 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

Calstock Boatyard

Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cattewater Harbour

Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Parkstone Bay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole Quay Boat Haven

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser

Site	Where	A night, 10m cruiser	Space
Emsworth Maintained Moorings	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	–	Berths available
Helford River Moorings	Helford, Helford River	£5	Berths available
Littlehampton Marina	Littlehampton, River Arun	£40	Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour	Torpoint, Plymouth Sound	–	Berths available
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	£24.50	Waiting list
Newquay Harbour	Newquay, Newquay Harbour	–	Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	£51.10	Waiting list
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	Waiting list
Port of Truro	Truro, River Fal and Truro River	£18	Waiting list
Stoke Gabriel Moorings	Stoke Gabriel, River Dart	–	Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour	Teignmouth, River Teign	£26.20	Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£40	Waiting list
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	–	Not reported
Bosham Quay and Moorings	Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour	–	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£45	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£55.50	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£55.50	Not reported
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£11.80	Not reported
Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£55	Not reported
Dittisham Moorings	Dittisham, River Dart	–	Not reported
Emsworth Yacht Harbour	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	–	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	–	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£32	Not reported
Falmouth Marina	Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River	–	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£30	Not reported
Haslar Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£30	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	–	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£37.50	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£55.50	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£55.50	Not reported
Noss on Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	–	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Not reported
Port of Poole Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	Not reported
Shamrock Quay	Southampton, River Itchen	£51.50	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	–	Not reported
Sovereign Harbour	Eastbourne, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£45	Not reported
Sutton Harbour Marina	Plymouth, Sutton Harbour	£55	Not reported
Swanwick Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	–	Not reported
The Camber	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£22.72	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 cruiser on the South Coast?

Across the 30 cruiser moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £5 a night at Helford River Moorings to £55.50 a night at Brixham Marina. The middle figure is £40 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cruiser moorings with visitor berths on the South Coast?

For a 10m cruiser, Helford River Moorings is cheapest at £5 a night.

Which cruiser moorings with visitor berths on the South Coast have space now?

4 of the 48 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Helford River Moorings, Littlehampton Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cruiser moorings with visitor berths on the South Coast?

1 of the 48 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

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