Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest coastal moorings in the South West
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them.
66 sites · 7 with space now · 23 with a waiting list · typical £1,796 a year for a 10m boat (£68–£11,510 across 66 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 66 sites: 35 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 31 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 66 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Portreath Harbour, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Brixham Inner Harbour, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Portwrinkle Harbour, Redcliff Wharf, Tor Bay Harbour, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Bude Harbour, Penryn Harbour and 17 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £68 a year (Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 66 is £1,796 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 66, 36 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 17 diesel, 15 a boat hoist and 35 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 66 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Bristol City Council (5), Cornwall Council (4), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (4), Dorset Council (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (4) and Premier Marinas (4).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour
Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel
£100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Redcliff Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Floating Harbour
£121 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tamar River Sailing Club
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 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
Waiting list
Penryn Harbour
Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary
£335 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kingsbridge Harbour
Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£390 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings
Shaldon, Devon · Teign Estuary
£480 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bideford Harbour
Bideford, Devon · River Torridge
£500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Porthleven Harbour
Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour
£693 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ilfracombe Harbour
Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel
£715 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lyme Regis Harbour
Lyme Regis, Dorset · Lyme Bay
£1,070 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Galmpton
Galmpton, Devon · River Dart
£1,099 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 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
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Mud Dock West
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
St Augustine's Reach
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Wapping Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 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
Waiting list
Malpas Marina
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hannover Pontoon
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£3,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Darthaven Marina
Kingswear, Devon · River Dart
£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Watchet Marina
Watchet, Somerset · Bristol Channel
£3,400 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
Bristol Marina
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour
£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 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
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portishead Marina
Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel
£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 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
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 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
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £68 | £6.80 | Not reported |
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | £10 | Waiting list |
| Redcliff Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Floating Harbour | £121 | £12.15 | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | Waiting list |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | £22 | Berths available |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £245 | £24.49 | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £25.49 | Berths available |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | £30.16 | Not reported |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £316 | £31.60 | Not reported |
| Penryn Harbour | Penryn, Fal Estuary | £335 | £33.50 | Waiting list |
| Kingsbridge Harbour | Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £390 | £39.05 | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | Waiting list |
| Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings | Shaldon, Teign Estuary | £480 | £48 | Not reported |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Not reported |
| Bideford Harbour | Bideford, River Torridge | £500 | £50 | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | Waiting list |
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | £60 | Berths available |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £644 | £64.40 | Waiting list |
| Porthleven Harbour | Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour | £693 | £69.30 | Not reported |
| Ilfracombe Harbour | Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel | £715 | £71.53 | Waiting list |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £849 | £84.90 | Berths available |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £895 | £89.46 | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | £98.21 | Waiting list |
| Lyme Regis Harbour | Lyme Regis, Lyme Bay | £1,070 | £107 | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Galmpton | Galmpton, River Dart | £1,099 | £109.88 | Waiting list |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | £110 | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | Not reported |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,246 | £124.61 | Waiting list |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £1,298 | £129.80 | Berths available |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | Waiting list |
| Mud Dock West | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £1,817 | £181.65 | Waiting list |
| St Augustine's Reach | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £1,817 | £181.65 | Not reported |
| Wapping Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £1,817 | £181.65 | Waiting list |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £1,968 | £196.80 | Not reported |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £3,035 | £303.48 | Waiting list |
| Hannover Pontoon | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £3,042 | £304.15 | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | 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 West?
Across the 66 cheapest coastal moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £68 a year at Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £1,796 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest coastal moorings in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club is cheapest at £68 a year.
Which cheapest coastal moorings in the South West have space now?
7 of the 66 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Portreath Harbour, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Brixham Inner Harbour, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and Port Pendennis Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest coastal moorings in the South West?
5 of the 66 say you can: Dart Harbour, Galmpton (residential moorings with planning consent), St Augustine's Reach (liveaboards allowed), Wapping Wharf (liveaboards allowed), Hannover Pontoon (liveaboards allowed) and Bristol 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest coastal moorings in the South West, by county
Cheapest coastal moorings in other areas
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