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Small boat moorings on the South Coast

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs.

67 sites · 9 with space now · 20 with a waiting list · typical £659 a year for a 6m boat (£80–£6,739 across 49 published tariffs)

At a glance

67 sites: 45 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 22 on the open coast.
9 of the 67 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Brixham Inner Harbour, Cabin Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Haines Boatyard, Itchenor Reach maintained moorings, Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd and 3 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Ashlett Sailing Club, Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Bude Harbour, Dart Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Fowey Harbour Moorings and 14 more.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £80 a year (St Ives Harbour) to £6,739 a year (Torquay Marina); the middle of 49 is £659 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina.
Of the 67, 40 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 10 diesel, 15 a boat hoist and 31 visitor berths.
1 of the 67 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Chichester Harbour Conservancy (2), Cornwall Council (3), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (4), MDL Marinas (2), Premier Marinas (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Coast & harbours Berths available

Brixham Inner Harbour

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Cabin Boatyard

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Haines Boatyard

Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

Prices on request

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 A few berths left

Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd

Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater, Plymouth

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Berths available

Portreath Harbour

Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Quay Lane Boatyard

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£645 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

River Yar Boatyard

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar

£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ashlett Sailing Club

Fawley, Hampshire · Ashlett Creek

Prices on request

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

Bude Harbour

Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Dart Harbour Moorings

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£486 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Fowey Harbour Moorings

Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey

£443 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Lymington Harbour Moorings

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£898 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Mevagissey Harbour

Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour

£982 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Padstow Harbour

Padstow, Cornwall · Camel Estuary

Prices not published

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

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Portwrinkle Harbour

Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel

£100 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salcombe Harbour Moorings

Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£430 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

St Ives Harbour

St Ives, Cornwall · St Ives Harbour

Prices not published

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Totnes Boating Association

Totnes, Devon · River Dart

Prices not published

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

Arun Yacht Club

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£1,130 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

Liveaboard

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

Bridge Hard Mooring

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£973 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

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dittisham Moorings

Dittisham, Devon · River Dart

£486 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

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Porthloo Boat Park

St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound

£316 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

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings

Shaldon, Devon · Teign Estuary

£480 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

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 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

Thornham Marina

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£2,986 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

Trout's Boatyard

Topsham, Devon · River Exe

£3,060 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

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Calstock Boatyard

Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cattewater Harbour

Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Christchurch Harbour Moorings

Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dell Quay Marine

Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Drivers Dry Berthing

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lynher Boatyard

Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher

Prices on request

Coast & harbours

Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club

Seaford, East Sussex · Seaford Bay

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole Quay Boat Haven

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sailaway St. Anthony

Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Saltash Sailing Club

Saltash, Cornwall · River Tamar

Prices on request

Coast & harbours

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wilson's Boatyard

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Yeoward Boatyards

Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe Estuary

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Space
Brixham Inner Harbour	Brixham, Tor Bay	£746	Berths available
Cabin Boatyard	Bursledon, River Hamble	–	Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	£499	Berths available
Haines Boatyard	Itchenor, Chichester Harbour	On request	Berths available
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings	Itchenor, Chichester Harbour	£632	Berths available
Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd	Plymouth, Cattewater, Plymouth	£2,115	A few berths left
Portreath Harbour	Portreath, North Cornwall coast	£255	Berths available
Quay Lane Boatyard	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£645	Berths available
River Yar Boatyard	Yarmouth, River Yar	£3,166	Berths available
Ashlett Sailing Club	Fawley, Ashlett Creek	On request	Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	£1,188	Waiting list
Bude Harbour	Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal	£255	Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings	Dartmouth, River Dart	£292	Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy	Cornworthy, River Dart	£147	Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings	Fowey, River Fowey	£266	Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings	Lymington, Lymington River	£443	Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour	Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour	£595	Waiting list
Newquay Harbour	Newquay, Newquay Harbour	£748	Waiting list
Padstow Harbour	Padstow, Camel Estuary	–	Waiting list
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	Waiting list
Port of Truro	Truro, River Fal and Truro River	£306	Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour	Portwrinkle, English Channel	£100	Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings	Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£372	Waiting list
St Ives Harbour	St Ives, St Ives Harbour	£80	Waiting list
Stoke Gabriel Moorings	Stoke Gabriel, River Dart	£659	Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour	Teignmouth, River Teign	£389	Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£135	Waiting list
Totnes Boating Association	Totnes, River Dart	–	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£606	Waiting list
Arun Yacht Club	Littlehampton, River Arun	£678	Not reported
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	£920	Not reported
Bosham Quay and Moorings	Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour	£798	Not reported
Bridge Hard Mooring	Littlehampton, River Arun	£584	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£3,075	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£6,322	Not reported
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£495	Not reported
Dittisham Moorings	Dittisham, River Dart	£292	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£1,812	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£480	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£2,052	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 6m boat cost on the South Coast?

Across the 49 small boat moorings here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £80 a year at St Ives Harbour to £6,739 a year at Torquay Marina. The middle figure is £659 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings on the South Coast?

For a 6m boat, St Ives Harbour is cheapest at £80 a year.

Which small boat moorings on the South Coast have space now?

9 of the 67 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Brixham Inner Harbour, Cabin Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Haines Boatyard, Itchenor Reach maintained moorings, Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd, Portreath Harbour, Quay Lane Boatyard and 1 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at small boat moorings on the South Coast?

1 of the 67 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (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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