Small boat moorings with visitor berths in Wales

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

11 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £19.10 a night for a 6m boat (£12.50–£30.72 across 8 published tariffs)

At a glance

11 sites: 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 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, Porthcawl Marina and Rhyl Harbour.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £12.50 a night (Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings) to £30.72 a night (Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin); the middle of 8 is £19.10 a night.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Milford Marina.
Of the 11, 8 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
1 of the 11 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

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

Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings

Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont

£1,131 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

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

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 6m boat

Site	Where	A night, 6m boat	Space
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£25.60	Waiting list
Porthcawl Marina	Porthcawl, Bristol Channel	£17.76	Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£19.20	Waiting list
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings	Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont	£12.50	Not reported
Conwy Harbour Moorings	Conwy, Conwy Estuary	£18.26	Not reported
Deganwy Marina	Deganwy, Conwy Estuary	–	Not reported
Hafan Pwllheli	Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour	£29.22	Not reported
Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£30.72	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 6m boat in Wales?

Across the 8 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £12.50 a night at Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings to £30.72 a night at Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin. The middle figure is £19.10 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with visitor berths in Wales?

For a 6m boat, Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings is cheapest at £12.50 a night.

Which small boat moorings with visitor berths in Wales have space now?

None of the 11 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 small boat moorings with visitor berths in Wales?

1 of the 11 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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