Visitor moorings with a chandlery in the South East

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. Sites with a chandlery on site for parts, paint and gear.

22 sites · 4 with space now · typical £28.10 a night for a 10m boat (£10–£45 across 19 published tariffs)

At a glance

22 sites: 3 on canals, 7 on rivers, 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
4 of the 22 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bates Wharf, Littlehampton Marina, Shepperton Marina and Willowbridge Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £10 a night (Sovereign Wharf) to £45 a night (Brighton Marina); the middle of 19 is £28.10 a night.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Port Hamble Marina.
Of the 22, 21 have electric hook-up, 13 a pump-out, 11 diesel and 13 a boat hoist.
1 of the 22 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (2), Premier Marinas (4), Tingdene Marinas (3) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Rivers Berths available

Bates Wharf

Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames

£5,100 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Rivers Berths available

Shepperton Marina

Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames

£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Willowbridge Marina

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Bray Marina

Bray, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 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

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Hamble Marina

Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Pyrford Marina

Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation

£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Rivers

Thames and Kennet Marina

Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour

Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Iron Wharf Boatyard

Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek

Prices not published

Canals

Sovereign Wharf

Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Chandlery	Space
Bates Wharf	Chertsey, River Thames	£30	Yes	Berths available
Littlehampton Marina	Littlehampton, River Arun	£40	Yes	Berths available
Shepperton Marina	Shepperton, River Thames	£30	Yes	Berths available
Willowbridge Marina	Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal	£25	Yes	Berths available
Bray Marina	Bray, River Thames	£28.10	Yes	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£45	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£45	Yes	Not reported
Grove Lock Marina	Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal	£14.85	Yes	Not reported
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£39	Yes	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£37.50	Yes	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£13.10	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Yes	Not reported
Pyrford Marina	Pyrford, River Wey Navigation	£18	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Sovereign Harbour	Eastbourne, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£45	Yes	Not reported
Thames and Kennet Marina	Reading, River Thames	£25	Yes	Not reported
Walton Marina	Walton-on-Thames, River Thames	£27	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£20	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	£17.50	Yes	Not reported
Iron Wharf Boatyard	Faversham, Faversham Creek	–	Yes	Not reported
Sovereign Wharf	Banbury, Oxford Canal	£10	Yes	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 in the South East?

Across the 19 visitor moorings with a chandlery here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £10 a night at Sovereign Wharf to £45 a night at Brighton Marina. The middle figure is £28.10 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a chandlery in the South East?

For a 10m boat, Sovereign Wharf is cheapest at £10 a night in Banbury.

Which visitor moorings with a chandlery in the South East have space now?

4 of the 22 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bates Wharf, Littlehampton Marina, Shepperton Marina and Willowbridge Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at visitor moorings with a chandlery in the South East?

1 of the 22 say you can: Grove Lock 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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Visitor moorings with a chandlery in the South East, by county

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