Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Sailing yacht moorings with a pub or café
Places that take sailing yachts. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.
60 sites · 3 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £4,010 a year for a 10m yacht (£336–£14,904 across 53 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 60 sites: 2 on canals, 3 on rivers, 7 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 34 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 14 on the open coast.
- 3 of the 60 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour, Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ferry Nab Marina, Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin and Totnes Boating Association.
- For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £336 a year (Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 53 is £4,010 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 36m (118ft) at Rhu Marina.
- Of the 60, 50 have electric hook-up, 20 a pump-out, 39 diesel, 24 a boat hoist and 35 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 60 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), MDL Marinas (8), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3), Scottish Canals (2), Tingdene Marinas (4), WicorMarine Ltd (2), Yacht Havens (2) and boatfolk (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Totnes Boating Association
Totnes, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Canals
Auchinstarry Marina
Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Conwy Marina
Conwy, Conwy · River Conwy
£6,150 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 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
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 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
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 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
Kip Marina
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 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
Coast & harbours
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Preston Marina
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Southsea Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 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
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 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
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
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Bowling Lower Basin
Bowling, West Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Dunstaffnage Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Dunstaffnage Bay, Firth of Lorn
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Netley Cliff Sailing Club
Netley, Hampshire · Southampton Water
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Rivers
Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Solva Harbour
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Windermere Marina Village
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 10m yacht | Pub or restaurant / Café | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £849 | Yes | Berths available |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | Yes | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | Yes | Berths available |
| Ferry Nab Marina | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £1,770 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin | Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway | £336 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Totnes Boating Association | Totnes, River Dart | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Auchinstarry Marina | Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal | £1,758 | Yes | Not reported |
| Berthon Lymington Marina | Lymington, Lymington River | £10,193 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | £3,128 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £10,536 | Yes | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £2,111 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £4,250 | Yes | Not reported |
| Conwy Marina | Conwy, River Conwy | £6,150 | Yes | Not reported |
| Deacons Marina | Bursledon, River Hamble | £4,704 | Yes | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £4,520 | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £6,850 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £3,673 | Yes | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £2,850 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hayling Yacht Company | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £4,285 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hythe Marina Village | Hythe, Southampton Water | £10,740 | Yes | Not reported |
| Kerrera Marina | Oban, Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn | £3,740 | Yes | Not reported |
| Kip Marina | Inverkip, Firth of Clyde | £4,620 | Yes | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina | Liverpool, River Mersey | £3,661 | Yes | Not reported |
| Low Wood Bay Marina | Windermere, Windermere | £7,750 | Yes | Not reported |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | Yes | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £2,775 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £5,920 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mercury Yacht Harbour | Southampton, River Hamble | £14,202 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | Yes | Not reported |
| Northney Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £13,224 | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | Yes | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £6,350 | Yes | Not reported |
| Port Hamble Marina | Hamble, River Hamble | £14,904 | Yes | Not reported |
| Port Solent Marina | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £7,560 | Yes | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £7,090 | Yes | Not reported |
| Preston Marina | Preston, River Ribble | £2,400 | Yes | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £9,984 | Yes | Not reported |
| Rhu Marina | Rhu, Firth of Clyde | £5,110 | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £6,520 | 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 yacht cost in the UK?
Across the 53 sailing yacht moorings with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £336 a year at Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £4,010 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest sailing yacht moorings with a pub or café in the UK?
For a 10m yacht, Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin is cheapest at £336 a year.
Which sailing yacht moorings with a pub or café in the UK have space now?
3 of the 60 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour, Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at sailing yacht moorings with a pub or café in the UK?
3 of the 60 say you can: Auchinstarry Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Swale 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, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need a Scottish Canals licence, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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