Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths in the South West
Alongside a harbour wall or quay. 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.
14 sites · 1 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £30 a night for a 10m boat (£8–£39.50 across 11 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites: 1 on a river, 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Newquay Harbour, Penzance Harbour, Port of Truro and Temple Quay.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £8 a night (Poole Quay Boat Haven) to £39.50 a night (Davis's Boatyard); the middle of 11 is £30 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at St Mary's Harbour.
- Of the 14, 9 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 2 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Bristol City Council (2) and Huggins Bros Marina Group (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Temple Quay
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bristol Marina
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour
£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Porthleven Harbour
Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour
£693 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
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Baltic Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Carbeile Wharf Marina
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Topsham Quay
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £18 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Temple Quay | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £36.50 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £34 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £39.50 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Porthleven Harbour | Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour | £25 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £26 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Baltic Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £36.50 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Carbeile Wharf Marina | Torpoint, River Tamar | £30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Poole Quay Boat Haven | Poole, Poole Harbour | £8 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Topsham Quay | Topsham, River Exe | £25 | quay and harbour wall berths | 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 West?
Across the 11 quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £8 a night at Poole Quay Boat Haven to £39.50 a night at Davis's Boatyard. The middle figure is £30 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Poole Quay Boat Haven is cheapest at £8 a night.
Which quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths in the South West have space now?
1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths in the South West?
2 of the 14 say you can: Temple Quay (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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths in the South West, by county
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Quay and harbour wall berths with visitor berths in other areas
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