Coast & harbours
Berths available
Seaham Harbour Marina
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Visitor moorings on the North Sea
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.
5 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £32 a night for a 10m boat (£24–£39.70 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 5 sites, all on the open coast.
- 2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Seaham Harbour Marina and Wick Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Whitby Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £24 a night (Bridlington Harbour) to £39.70 a night (Hartlepool Marina); the middle of 3 is £32 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 50m (164ft) at Hartlepool Marina.
- Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 2 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Wick Marina
Wick, Highland · North Sea
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Bridlington Harbour
Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaham Harbour Marina | Seaham, North Sea | – | Berths available |
| Wick Marina | Wick, North Sea | £32 | Berths available |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Waiting list |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £39.70 | Not reported |
| Bridlington Harbour | Bridlington, North Sea | £24 | 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 on the North Sea?
Across the 3 visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £24 a night at Bridlington Harbour to £39.70 a night at Hartlepool Marina. The middle figure is £32 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings on the North Sea?
For a 10m boat, Bridlington Harbour is cheapest at £24 a night.
Which visitor moorings on the North Sea have space now?
2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Seaham Harbour Marina and Wick Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings on the North Sea?
2 of the 5 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Broader
Visitor moorings on other waterways
- Belfast Lough 3
- Bristol Channel 3
- Carmarthen Bay 3
- Chichester Harbour 6
- Firth of Clyde 6
- Firth of Forth 4
- Lymington River 3
- Milford Haven Waterway 4
- Moray Firth 4
- Plymouth Sound 4
- Poole Harbour 8
- Portsmouth Harbour 6
- River Dart 6
- River Hamble 6
- River Itchen 4
- River Medina 6
- River Orwell 3
- Strangford Lough 3
- Tor Bay 3
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