Coast & harbours
Berths available
Craighouse Moorings
Craighouse, Argyll and Bute · Small Isles Bay
Prices not published
Swinging moorings with visitor berths
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. 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.
75 sites · 11 with space now · 20 with a waiting list · typical £20 a night for a 10m boat (£2.50–£50 across 48 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 75 sites: 1 on a river, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 46 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 25 on the open coast.
- 11 of the 75 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings, Dysart Harbour, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Helford River Moorings, Kilmelford Yacht Haven, Lydney Harbour and 5 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine, Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Dart Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Lake Yard, Lymington Harbour Moorings and 14 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2.50 a night (Burry Port Marina) to £50 a night (Robertsons Boatyard); the middle of 48 is £20 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 75, 42 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out, 22 diesel and 10 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 75 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (3) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Dysart Harbour
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Helford River Moorings
Helford, Cornwall · Helford River
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Kilmelford Yacht Haven
Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute · Loch Melfort
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Robertsons Boatyard
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Taymouth Marina
Kenmore, Perth and Kinross · Loch Tay
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ardoran Marine
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Medway Yacht Club
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
£612 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Roach Mooring Holders Association
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Saundersfoot Harbour
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire · Carmarthen Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Stoke Gabriel Moorings
Stoke Gabriel, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tobermory Harbour
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute · Tobermory Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Victoria Harbour
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Ardfern Yacht Centre
Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish
£3,020 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Burry Port Marina
Burry Port, Dyfed · Carmarthen Bay
£361 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fambridge Yacht Haven
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Jenkins Point Moorings
Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau
£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kerrera Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn
£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Lochaline Harbour
Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull
£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mallaig Yachting Marina
Mallaig, Highland · Mallaig Harbour
£1,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Royal Harbour Marina (Outer West)
Ramsgate, Kent · Ramsgate Royal Harbour
£4,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute · Gare Loch
£2,592 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rudders Boatyard
Burton, Pembrokeshire · Milford Haven Waterway
£1,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Tarbert Harbour
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Calstock Boatyard
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cattewater Harbour
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Crinan Boatyard
Crinan, Argyll and Bute · Loch Crinan
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Linnhe Marina
Appin, Argyll and Bute · Loch Linnhe
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Parkstone Bay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Portree Harbour
Portree, Highland · Loch Portree
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Quoile Yacht Club
Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Motor Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sailaway St. Anthony
Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Solva Harbour
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craighouse Moorings | Craighouse, Small Isles Bay | £12 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | A few berths left |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Helford River Moorings | Helford, Helford River | £5 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Kilmelford Yacht Haven | Kilmelford, Loch Melfort | £27.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £50 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | – | 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 | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £10 | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £12.10 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £16 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £25 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Medway Yacht Club | Rochester, River Medway | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Waiting list |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £18 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £22 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | £15 | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £23 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Saundersfoot Harbour | Saundersfoot, Carmarthen Bay | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Stoke Gabriel Moorings | Stoke Gabriel, River Dart | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £26.20 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tobermory Harbour | Tobermory, Tobermory Bay | £21 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £40 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Waiting list |
| Ardfern Yacht Centre | Ardfern, Loch Craignish | £26.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Burry Port Marina | Burry Port, Carmarthen Bay | £2.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings | Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont | £12.50 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Conwy Harbour Moorings | Conwy, Conwy Estuary | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £11.80 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 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 10m boat in the UK?
Across the 48 swinging moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2.50 a night at Burry Port Marina to £50 a night at Robertsons Boatyard. The middle figure is £20 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings with visitor berths in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Burry Port Marina is cheapest at £2.50 a night.
Which swinging moorings with visitor berths in the UK have space now?
11 of the 75 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings, Dysart Harbour, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Helford River Moorings, Kilmelford Yacht Haven, Lydney Harbour, Robertsons Boatyard, Sunderland Marina and 3 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at swinging moorings with visitor berths in the UK?
1 of the 75 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 9 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Swinging moorings with visitor berths by county
- Argyll and Bute 11
- Cornwall 9
- Devon 7
- Dorset 6
- Essex 6
- Hampshire 8
- Highland 3
- Pembrokeshire 3
- Suffolk 3
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