Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Wales

Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

7 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,645 a year for a 10m boat (£30–£4,720 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

7 sites: 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 on the open coast.
1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Old Harbour.
Keeping a waiting list: Porthcawl Marina, Rhyl Harbour and Saundersfoot Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £30 a year (Rhyl Harbour) to £4,720 a year (Old Harbour); the middle of 4 is £1,645 a year.
Longest boat taken: 12m (39ft) at Porthcawl Marina.
Of the 7, 4 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.

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

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

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Saundersfoot Harbour

Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire · Carmarthen Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Jenkins Point Moorings

Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau

£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hobbs Point Moorings

Pembroke Dock, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

Prices on request

Coast & harbours

Solva Harbour

Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Old Harbour	Aberystwyth, Cardigan Bay	£4,720	pontoon berths	Yes	Berths available
Porthcawl Marina	Porthcawl, Bristol Channel	£1,574	pontoon berths	Yes	Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£30	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Waiting list
Saundersfoot Harbour	Saundersfoot, Carmarthen Bay	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Waiting list
Jenkins Point Moorings	Lawrenny, Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau	£1,716	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Hobbs Point Moorings	Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven Waterway	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Solva Harbour	Solva, Solva Harbour	–	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost in Wales?

Across the 4 walk-ashore berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £4,720 a year at Old Harbour. The middle figure is £1,645 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Wales?

For a 10m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.

Which walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Wales have space now?

1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Old Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

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