Cheapest visitor moorings in Wales

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. 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.

15 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £19 a night for a 10m boat (£2.50–£48.70 across 15 published tariffs)

At a glance

15 sites: 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 6 on the open coast.
1 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Old Harbour.
Keeping a waiting list: Rhyl Harbour, Porthcawl Marina and Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2.50 a night (Burry Port Marina) to £48.70 a night (Hafan Pwllheli); the middle of 15 is £19 a night.
Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Penarth Marina.
Of the 15, 9 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 4 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
Groups running more than one: Western Marinas (2) and Yacht Havens (2).

Coast & harbours

Burry Port Marina

Burry Port, Dyfed · Carmarthen Bay

£361 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Jenkins Point Moorings

Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau

£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings

Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont

£1,131 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cardiff Marina

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · River Ely

£4,110 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Dinorwic Marina

Y Felinheli, Gwynedd · Menai Strait

£3,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Tenby Harbour Yacht Station

Tenby, Pembrokeshire · Carmarthen Bay

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Penarth Marina

Penarth, South Glamorgan · Severn Estuary

£4,550 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Solva Harbour

Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour

Prices not published

Coast & harbours Berths available

Old Harbour

Aberystwyth, Dyfed · Cardigan Bay

£4,720 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Rhyl Harbour

Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd

£30 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Rudders Boatyard

Burton, Pembrokeshire · Milford Haven Waterway

£1,980 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Porthcawl Marina

Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel

£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin

Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

£336 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin

Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

£403 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Hafan Pwllheli

Pwllheli, Gwynedd · Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour

£5,033 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Space
Burry Port Marina	Burry Port, Carmarthen Bay	£2.50	Not reported
Jenkins Point Moorings	Lawrenny, Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau	£10	Not reported
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings	Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont	£12.50	Not reported
Cardiff Marina	Cardiff, River Ely	£15	Not reported
Port Dinorwic Marina	Y Felinheli, Menai Strait	£15	Not reported
Tenby Harbour Yacht Station	Tenby, Carmarthen Bay	£15	Not reported
Penarth Marina	Penarth, Severn Estuary	£15.50	Not reported
Solva Harbour	Solva, Solva Harbour	£19	Not reported
Old Harbour	Aberystwyth, Cardigan Bay	£21	Berths available
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£24	Waiting list
Rudders Boatyard	Burton, Milford Haven Waterway	£25	Not reported
Porthcawl Marina	Porthcawl, Bristol Channel	£29.60	Waiting list
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£40	Waiting list
Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£48	Not reported
Hafan Pwllheli	Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour	£48.70	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 Wales?

Across the 15 cheapest visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2.50 a night at Burry Port Marina to £48.70 a night at Hafan Pwllheli. The middle figure is £19 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest visitor moorings in Wales?

For a 10m boat, Burry Port Marina is cheapest at £2.50 a night.

Which cheapest visitor moorings in Wales have space now?

1 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Old Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

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.

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