Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Motor yacht moorings with gated access or CCTV
Places that take motor yachts. Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.
80 sites · 10 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £6,355 a year for a 14m motor yacht (£30–£18,220 across 55 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 80 sites: 1 on a canal, 6 on rivers, 6 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 46 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 21 on the open coast.
- 10 of the 80 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Cabin Boatyard, Dover Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Port Bannatyne Marina and 4 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin, Rhyl Harbour, Shepards Marina and Whitby Marina.
- For a 14m motor yacht, published prices run from £30 a year (Rhyl Harbour) to £18,220 a year (Saxon Wharf); the middle of 55 is £6,355 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 100m (328ft) at James Watt Marina.
- Of the 80, 77 have electric hook-up, 22 a pump-out, 38 diesel, 43 a boat hoist and 43 visitor berths.
- 8 of the 80 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3), MDL Marinas (2), Premier Marinas (7), Premier Marinas Ltd (4), Tingdene Marinas (2) and Yacht Havens (4).
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Cabin Boatyard
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Littlehampton Marina
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Port Bannatyne Marina
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Reedham Marina
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin
Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
£336 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Shepards Marina
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Brentford Dock Marina
Brentford, Greater London · River Thames
£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 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
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 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
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gosport Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 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
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Island Harbour Marina
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
James Watt Marina
Greenock, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£3,180 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kip Marina
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Largs Yacht Haven
Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Low Wood Bay Marina
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Medway Bridge Marina
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Newhaven Marina
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 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
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Preston Marina
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saxon Wharf
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shamrock Quay
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southsea Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swansea Yacht and Sub-Aqua Club
Swansea, West Glamorgan · River Tawe
£1,463 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Thomas Telford Corpach Marina
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Troon Yacht Haven
Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Avon Marina
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Rivers
D B Marine
Cookham, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Drivers Dry Berthing
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Dunstaffnage Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Dunstaffnage Bay, Firth of Lorn
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Elkins Boatyard
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hull Waterside & Marina
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · Humber Estuary
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Knockninny Marina
Derrylin, Fermanagh · Upper Lough Erne
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Milford Marina
Milford Haven, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Parkstone Bay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Werburgh Marina
Rochester, Kent · Medway Estuary
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sandpoint Marina
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire · River Leven
Prices not published
Rivers
Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Rivers
Teddington Harbour
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Viking Marina
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Windermere Marina Village
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 14m motor yacht | Secure gated access / CCTV | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amble Marina | Amble, River Coquet | £5,950 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | £2,240 | Yes | Berths available |
| Cabin Boatyard | Bursledon, River Hamble | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £4,830 | Yes | Berths available |
| Littlehampton Marina | Littlehampton, River Arun | £4,326 | Yes | Berths available |
| Port Bannatyne Marina | Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute | £5,595 | Yes | Berths available |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £6,720 | Yes | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin | Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway | £470 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £30 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Shepards Marina | Cowes, River Medina | £8,999 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour | Ballycastle, North Channel | £2,184 | Yes | Not reported |
| Berthon Lymington Marina | Lymington, Lymington River | £14,830 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brentford Dock Marina | Brentford, River Thames | £5,152 | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £13,440 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cardiff Marina | Cardiff, River Ely | £5,754 | Yes | Not reported |
| Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £11,690 | Yes | Not reported |
| Deacons Marina | Bursledon, River Hamble | £12,390 | Yes | Not reported |
| Deganwy Marina | Deganwy, Conwy Estuary | £8,602 | Yes | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £6,328 | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £9,590 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £5,143 | Yes | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,934 | Yes | Not reported |
| Gunwharf Quays Marina | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £10,150 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hafan Pwllheli | Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour | £7,046 | Yes | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £5,513 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £3,990 | Yes | Not reported |
| Haslar Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £11,116 | Yes | Not reported |
| Island Harbour Marina | Newport, River Medina | £6,720 | Yes | Not reported |
| James Watt Marina | Greenock, Firth of Clyde | £4,452 | Yes | Not reported |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £7,826 | Yes | Not reported |
| Kip Marina | Inverkip, Firth of Clyde | £6,468 | Yes | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £2,007 | Yes | Not reported |
| Largs Yacht Haven | Largs, Firth of Clyde | £8,778 | Yes | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina | Liverpool, River Mersey | £5,125 | Yes | Not reported |
| Low Wood Bay Marina | Windermere, Windermere | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £3,885 | 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 14m motor yacht cost in the UK?
Across the 55 motor yacht moorings with gated access or CCTV here that publish a price, a 14m motor yacht costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £18,220 a year at Saxon Wharf. The middle figure is £6,355 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest motor yacht moorings with gated access or CCTV in the UK?
For a 14m motor yacht, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.
Which motor yacht moorings with gated access or CCTV in the UK have space now?
10 of the 80 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Cabin Boatyard, Dover Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Port Bannatyne Marina, Port Pendennis Marina, Reedham Marina and 2 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at motor yacht moorings with gated access or CCTV in the UK?
8 of the 80 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Medway Bridge Marina (liveaboards allowed), Ocean Quay Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Hull Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Milford Marina (liveaboards allowed), Port Werburgh Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Sawley Waterside & 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need Broads Authority tolls, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 9 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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