Rivers
A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
Walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the South East
Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Sites with wi-fi on the berths or in the facilities block.
57 sites · 5 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £5,090 a year for a 10m boat (£505–£14,904 across 46 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 57 sites: 5 on canals, 13 on rivers, 32 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 7 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 57 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Byfleet Boat Club, Campbell Wharf Marina, Dover Marina, Littlehampton Marina and Shepperton Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cotswold Boat Hire, Hambleden Marina, Shepards Marina and Yarmouth Harbour.
- 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 46 is £5,090 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Ocean Village Marina.
- Of the 57, 53 have electric hook-up, 24 a pump-out, 27 diesel, 27 a boat hoist and 33 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 57 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3), Cartbridge Marina (2), MDL Marinas (11), Premier Marinas (6), Premier Marinas Ltd (3) and Tingdene Marinas (2).
Canals
A few berths left
Campbell Wharf Marina
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Littlehampton Marina
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Shepards Marina
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Chatham Maritime Marina
Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary
£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gosport Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 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
Lymington Yacht Haven
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Medway Bridge Marina
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
£2,671 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
Ocean Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Odessa Boatyard
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Rivers
Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saxon Wharf
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sparkes Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 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
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Town Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Rivers
Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Rivers
Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Yacht Haven
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
Prices on request
Canals
Cropredy Waterside & Marina
Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
D B Marine
Cookham, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Canals
Frouds Bridge Marina
Aldermaston, Berkshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Canals
Lady Bee Marina
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex · Shoreham Port Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Sovereign Wharf
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Wi-fi | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | linear moorings | Yes | A few berths left |
| Campbell Wharf Marina | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | – | pontoon berths | Yes | A few berths left |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £3,450 | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Littlehampton Marina | Littlehampton, River Arun | £3,090 | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Shepperton Marina | Shepperton, River Thames | £7,200 | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | – | linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £3,480 | pontoon berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Shepards Marina | Cowes, River Medina | £6,428 | pontoon berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | £3,800 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Berthon Lymington Marina | Lymington, Lymington River | £10,193 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina | Birdham, Chichester Harbour | £5,270 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Bray Marina | Bray, River Thames | £8,778 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Brighton Marina | Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast) | £5,480 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Chatham Maritime Marina | Chatham, River Medway Estuary | £8,040 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Deacons Marina | Bursledon, River Hamble | £4,704 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Emsworth Yacht Harbour | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £5,100 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £2,850 | pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £2,810 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £3,938 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Haslar Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £7,650 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Hythe Marina Village | Hythe, Southampton Water | £10,740 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Island Harbour Marina | Newport, River Medina | £4,800 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Lymington Yacht Haven | Lymington, Lymington River | £8,210 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Medway Bridge Marina | Rochester, River Medway | £2,671 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Mercury Yacht Harbour | Southampton, River Hamble | £14,202 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Northney Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £13,224 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Ocean Quay Marina | Southampton, River Itchen | £4,770 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Ocean Village Marina | Southampton, Southampton Water | £11,526 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Odessa Boatyard | Newport, River Medina | £2,511 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Port Hamble Marina | Hamble, River Hamble | £14,904 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Port Solent Marina | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £7,560 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £3,729 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Racecourse Marina Windsor | Windsor, River Thames | £5,691 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £6,520 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Saxon Wharf | Southampton, River Itchen | £9,042 | pontoon berths, dry stack | Yes | Not reported |
| Southsea Marina | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £6,420 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Sovereign Harbour | Eastbourne, English Channel (Sussex coast) | £5,080 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Sparkes Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £12,684 | pontoon berths, dry stack | 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 46 walk-ashore berths with wi-fi 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 £5,090 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the South East?
For a 10m boat, Marchwood Yacht Club is cheapest at £505 a year.
Which walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the South East have space now?
5 of the 57 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Byfleet Boat Club, Campbell Wharf Marina, Dover Marina, Littlehampton Marina and Shepperton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the South East?
5 of the 57 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Medway Bridge Marina (liveaboards allowed), Ocean Quay Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed) and Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 4 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 9 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the South East, by county
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