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 moorings with electric hook-up in the South West
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
39 sites · 3 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £3,551 a year for a 10m boat (£68–£11,510 across 39 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 39 sites: 1 on a canal, 2 on rivers, 16 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 20 on the open coast.
- 3 of the 39 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Brixham Inner Harbour, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and Port Pendennis Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Bude Harbour, Dart Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre, Malpas Marina and 1 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 39 is £3,551 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Torquay Marina.
- Of the 39, 6 have a pump-out, 15 diesel, 10 a boat hoist and 25 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 39 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Cornwall Council (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (3) and Premier Marinas (4).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 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
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
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 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
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
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
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Hilperton Marina
Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Malpas Marina
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 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
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 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
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
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 | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £68 | £6.80 | Yes | Not reported |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | Yes | Waiting list |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | £30.16 | Yes | Not reported |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £316 | £31.60 | Yes | Not reported |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | £110 | Yes | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £1,298 | £129.80 | Yes | Berths available |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £1,968 | £196.80 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hilperton Marina | Trowbridge, Kennet & Avon Canal | £2,407 | £240.74 | Yes | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £2,696 | £269.61 | Yes | Not reported |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £3,035 | £303.48 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | Yes | Not reported |
| Darthaven Marina | Kingswear, River Dart | £3,240 | £324 | Yes | Not reported |
| Watchet Marina | Watchet, Bristol Channel | £3,400 | £340 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | £342 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £3,551 | £355.06 | Yes | Not reported |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £3,950 | £395 | Yes | Berths available |
| Weymouth Harbour | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour | £4,380 | £438 | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | £442 | Yes | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £4,520 | £452 | Yes | Not reported |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £4,560 | £456 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £4,800 | £480 | Yes | Berths available |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £5,590 | £559 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £5,920 | £592 | Yes | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £6,350 | £635 | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £6,850 | £685 | Yes | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £7,090 | £709 | Yes | Not reported |
| Weymouth Marina | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay) | £7,090 | £709 | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £7,465 | £746.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £8,350 | £835 | Yes | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £9,984 | £998.40 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £10,536 | £1,053.60 | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Harbour Marina | Plymouth, Sutton Harbour | £10,680 | £1,068 | Yes | Not reported |
| Torquay Marina | Torquay, Tor Bay | £11,232 | £1,123.20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Port of Poole Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £11,510 | £1,151 | 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 West?
Across the 39 cheapest moorings with electric hook-up 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 £3,551 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club is cheapest at £68 a year.
Which cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in the South West have space now?
3 of the 39 told us in the last six weeks they have space: 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 moorings with electric hook-up in the South West?
2 of the 39 say you can: Saltford Marina (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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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