Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
127 sites · 12 with space now · 23 with a waiting list · typical £1,520 a year for a 6m boat (£30–£6,739 across 81 published tariffs)
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater, Plymouth
Prices not published
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar
£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Kenmore, Perth and Kinross · Loch Tay
Prices on request
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
£336 a year for a 10m yacht
Padstow, Cornwall · Camel Estuary
Prices not published
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Portaferry, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Stoke Gabriel, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Tayport, Fife · River Tay estuary
Prices not published
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute · Tobermory Bay
Prices not published
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices not published
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht
Bangor, Down · Belfast Lough
£3,030 a year for a 10m yacht
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Brentford, Greater London · River Thames
£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Cockenzie, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£480 a year for a 10m yacht
Conwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary
£1,117 a year for a 10m yacht
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Deganwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary
£6,171 a year for a 10m yacht
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag
£650 a year for a 10m yacht
Erith, Greater London · River Thames
£816 a year for a 10m yacht
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Fort Augustus, Highland · Caledonian Canal
£4,704 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£807 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · River Thames
£450 a year for a 10m yacht
Pwllheli, Gwynedd · Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour
£5,033 a year for a 10m yacht
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£3,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht
Lerwick, Shetland Islands · Lerwick Harbour
£78 a year for a 10m yacht
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull
£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,918 a year for a 10m yacht
Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
£403 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,598 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Ulva Ferry, Argyll and Bute · Sound of Ulva
£352 a year for a 10m yacht
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Aberaeron, Ceredigion · Cardigan Bay
Prices not published
Acle, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Aith, Shetland Islands · Aith Voe
Prices not published
Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea
Prices not published
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater
Prices not published
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Norwich, Norfolk · Barton Broad and River Ant
Prices not published
Cullen, Moray · Cullen Harbour
Prices not published
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
Prices on request
Findochty, Moray · Moray Firth
Prices not published
Cardiff, South Glamorgan · Cardiff Bay
Prices not published
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Milford Haven, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
Prices on request
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Floating Harbour
Prices not published
Portrush, Antrim · North Atlantic Ocean
Prices not published
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Taplow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
Prices not published
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe Estuary
Prices on request
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amble Marina | Amble, River Coquet | £1,985 | pontoon berths | A few berths left |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,060 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | A few berths left |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £750 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £393 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd | Plymouth, Cattewater, Plymouth | £2,115 | pontoon berths | A few berths left |
| Quay Lane Boatyard | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| River Yar Boatyard | Yarmouth, River Yar | £3,166 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | £2,740 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | A few berths left |
| Taymouth Marina | Kenmore, Loch Tay | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £2,016 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £943 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £266 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £2,436 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £480 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £541 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin | Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway | £215 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Padstow Harbour | Padstow, Camel Estuary | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £306 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Portaferry Marina | Portaferry, Strangford Lough | – | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £54 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Porthcawl Marina | Porthcawl, Bristol Channel | £1,574 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £30 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Stoke Gabriel Moorings | Stoke Gabriel, River Dart | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Tayport Harbour | Tayport, River Tay estuary | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £840 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tobermory Harbour | Tobermory, Tobermory Bay | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £606 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Waiting list |
| Abbot's Wharf L1 | London, Limehouse Cut | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Full |
| Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1 | Great Bedwyn, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Arun Yacht Club | Littlehampton, River Arun | £678 | pontoon berths, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Bangor Marina | Bangor, Belfast Lough | £1,818 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 81 small boat moorings with pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £6,739 a year at Torquay Marina. The middle figure is £1,520 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 6m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.
12 of the 127 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Lydney Harbour, Orwell Yacht Club, Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd, Quay Lane Boatyard, Reedham Marina and 4 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
11 of the 127 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Abbot's Wharf L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement), Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Hannover Pontoon (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and 3 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 5 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 9 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 8 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need a Scottish Canals licence, 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 8 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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