Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths on the South Coast
Alongside a harbour wall or quay. 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.
13 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£8–£39.50 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 13 sites: 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Newquay Harbour, Penzance Harbour and Port of Truro.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £8 a night (Poole Quay Boat Haven) to £39.50 a night (Davis's Boatyard); the middle of 9 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Port of Truro.
- Of the 13, 9 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Huggins Bros Marina Group (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
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
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 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
Coast & harbours
Porthleven Harbour
Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour
£693 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
The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Carbeile Wharf Marina
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Topsham Quay
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £18 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £39.50 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Newport Harbour | Newport, River Medina | £30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Porthleven Harbour | Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour | £25 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| The Camber | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £22.72 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Carbeile Wharf Marina | Torpoint, River Tamar | £30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Poole Quay Boat Haven | Poole, Poole Harbour | £8 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Topsham Quay | Topsham, River Exe | £25 | quay and harbour wall berths | 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 South Coast?
Across the 9 quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £8 a night at Poole Quay Boat Haven to £39.50 a night at Davis's Boatyard. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths on the South Coast?
For a 10m boat, Poole Quay Boat Haven is cheapest at £8 a night.
Which quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths on the South Coast have space now?
1 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
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
Quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths on the South Coast, by county
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