Motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in Wales

Places that take motor yachts. 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 · 2 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 14m motor yacht (£12.50–£68.18 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

14 sites: 11 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: Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin and Rhyl Harbour.
For a 14m motor yacht, published prices run from £12.50 a night (Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings) to £68.18 a night (Hafan Pwllheli); the middle of 9 is £25 a night.
Longest boat taken: 26m (85ft) at Conwy Marina.
Of the 14, 8 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 4 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
1 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Yacht Havens (2).

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 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

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

Conwy Harbour Moorings

Conwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary

£1,117 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Conwy Marina

Conwy, Conwy · River Conwy

£6,150 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

Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin

Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

£403 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

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

Coast & harbours

Solva Harbour

Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht

Site	Where	A night, 14m motor yacht	Space
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£56	Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£32	Waiting list
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings	Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont	£12.50	Not reported
Cardiff Marina	Cardiff, River Ely	£15	Not reported
Conwy Harbour Moorings	Conwy, Conwy Estuary	–	Not reported
Conwy Marina	Conwy, River Conwy	–	Not reported
Deganwy Marina	Deganwy, Conwy Estuary	–	Not reported
Hafan Pwllheli	Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour	£68.18	Not reported
Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£67.20	Not reported
Port Dinorwic Marina	Y Felinheli, Menai Strait	£21	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
Solva Harbour	Solva, Solva Harbour	£19	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 14m motor yacht in Wales?

Across the 9 motor yacht moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 14m motor yacht costs from £12.50 a night at Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings to £68.18 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 motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in Wales?

For a 14m motor yacht, Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings is cheapest at £12.50 a night.

Which motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in Wales have space now?

None of the 14 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 motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in Wales?

1 of the 14 say you can: Milford Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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.

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