Cheapest moorings with a pub or café in the South East

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.

23 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £5,032 a year for a 10m boat (£505–£14,904 across 23 published tariffs)

At a glance

23 sites: 1 on a canal, 3 on rivers, 18 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Thames Ditton Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £505 a year (Marchwood Yacht Club) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 23 is £5,032 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina.
Of the 23, 22 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 13 diesel, 11 a boat hoist and 14 visitor berths.
3 of the 23 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), MDL Marinas (5), Premier Marinas (2), Premier Marinas Ltd (2), Tingdene Marinas (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£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

Canals

Grove Lock Marina

Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal

£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 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

Hayling Yacht Company

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Thames and Kennet Marina

Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deacons Marina

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Thames Ditton Marina

Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames

£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Universal Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina

Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,270 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

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Berthon Lymington Marina

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£10,193 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

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	Pub or restaurant / Café	Space
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£505	£50.47	Yes	Not reported
The Ship & Anchor Marina	Ford, River Arun	£1,700	£169.95	Yes	Not reported
Grove Lock Marina	Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal	£2,665	£266.48	Yes	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	£2,730	£273	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£2,850	£285	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	£3,520	£352	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£3,520	£352	Yes	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£4,285	£428.50	Yes	Not reported
Thames and Kennet Marina	Reading, River Thames	£4,501	£450.11	Yes	Not reported
Deacons Marina	Bursledon, River Hamble	£4,704	£470.40	Yes	Not reported
Thames Ditton Marina	Surbiton, River Thames	£4,880	£488	Yes	Waiting list
Universal Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	£5,032	£503.19	Yes	Not reported
Walton Marina	Walton-on-Thames, River Thames	£5,124	£512.43	Yes	Not reported
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina	Birdham, Chichester Harbour	£5,270	£527	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	£6,420	£642	Yes	Not reported
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£6,520	£652	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,560	£756	Yes	Not reported
Berthon Lymington Marina	Lymington, Lymington River	£10,193	£1,019.30	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	£1,074	Yes	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£12,684	£1,268.40	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13,224	£1,322.40	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£14,202	£1,420.20	Yes	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£14,904	£1,490.40	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 in the South East?

Across the 23 cheapest moorings with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £505 a year at Marchwood Yacht Club to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £5,032 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a pub or café in the South East?

For a 10m boat, Marchwood Yacht Club is cheapest at £505 a year.

Which cheapest moorings with a pub or café in the South East have space now?

None of the 23 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with a pub or café in the South East?

3 of the 23 say you can: Grove Lock Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Thames Ditton 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Cheapest moorings with a pub or café in the South East, by county

Hampshire 15

Cheapest moorings with a pub or café in other areas

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