Cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Wales

Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. 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.

8 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m cruiser (£15–£48.70 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

8 sites: 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Porthcawl Marina and Rhyl Harbour.
For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £15 a night (Cardiff Marina) to £48.70 a night (Hafan Pwllheli); the middle of 5 is £25 a night.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Milford Marina.
Of the 8, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
1 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

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

Rhyl Harbour

Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd

£30 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cardiff Marina

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · River Ely

£4,110 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deganwy Marina

Deganwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary

£6,171 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Rudders Boatyard

Burton, Pembrokeshire · Milford Haven Waterway

£1,980 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Graving Dock Pay & Display

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · Cardiff Bay

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Milford Marina

Milford Haven, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser

Site	Where	A night, 10m cruiser	Space
Porthcawl Marina	Porthcawl, Bristol Channel	£29.60	Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£24	Waiting list
Cardiff Marina	Cardiff, River Ely	£15	Not reported
Deganwy Marina	Deganwy, Conwy Estuary	–	Not reported
Hafan Pwllheli	Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour	£48.70	Not reported
Rudders Boatyard	Burton, Milford Haven Waterway	£25	Not reported
Graving Dock Pay & Display	Cardiff, Cardiff Bay	–	Not reported
Milford Marina	Milford Haven, Milford Haven Waterway	On request	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 cruiser in Wales?

Across the 5 cruiser moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £15 a night at Cardiff Marina to £48.70 a night at Hafan Pwllheli. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Wales?

For a 10m cruiser, Cardiff Marina is cheapest at £15 a night.

Which cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Wales have space now?

None of the 8 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Wales?

1 of the 8 say you can: Milford Marina (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

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