Walk-ashore berths near Downpatrick

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.

5 sites · 1 with a waiting list

At a glance

5 sites: 2 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: Portaferry Marina.
None publishes a price for a 10m boat; ask each site.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Portaferry Marina.
Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up and 2 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Ards and North Down Borough Council (2).
Closest to Downpatrick: Quoile Yacht Club, 5.6km north-east of the centre. 1 of the 5 within 10km.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Portaferry Marina

Portaferry, Down · Strangford Lough

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Quoile Yacht Club

Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Ardglass Marina

Ardglass, Down · Irish Sea

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Ballyhalbert Harbour

Ballyhalbert, Down · Irish Sea

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Ballywalter Harbour

Ballywalter, Down · Irish Sea

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Distance	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Portaferry Marina	12.4km north-east	–	pontoon berths	Waiting list
Quoile Yacht Club	5.6km north-east	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Ardglass Marina	10.4km south-east	–	pontoon berths	Not reported
Ballyhalbert Harbour	25km north-east	–	quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Ballywalter Harbour	28.3km north-east	–	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported

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

Questions

Which walk-ashore berths near Downpatrick have space now?

None of the 5 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Downpatrick?

Quoile Yacht Club, 5.6km north-east of the centre of Downpatrick, on the Strangford Lough.

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