Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Marinas for boats over 24m with a slipway
Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 24m (80ft): a stated maximum length, or a published price for a boat that size. Canal sites that only take narrowboats are left out; see 70ft narrowboat moorings for those. Large yacht berths are few and often booked well ahead, so ask early. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
12 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £10,757 a year for a 24m boat (£1,546–£40,795 across 8 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites: 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Minehead Harbour and Salterns Marina.
- For a 24m boat, published prices run from £1,546 a year (Minehead Harbour) to £40,795 a year (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 8 is £10,757 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 12, 7 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 12 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (5).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salterns Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Campbeltown Marina
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 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
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 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
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 24m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 24m boat | Longest boat | Widest beam | Deepest draught | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £1,546 | 75m (246ft) | – | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Campbeltown Marina | Campbeltown, Campbeltown Loch | £13,248 | 33m (108ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £32,976 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £6,840 | 50m (164ft) | – | 5m | Yes | Not reported |
| Mercury Yacht Harbour | Southampton, River Hamble | £40,795 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Northney Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £33,869 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | £7,373 | 65m (213ft) | – | 5m | Yes | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £8,266 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Hamble Point Marina | Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble | – | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | 45.7m (150ft) | – | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | 24.4m (80ft) | – | – | 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 24m boat cost in the UK?
Across the 8 marinas for boats over 24m with a slipway here that publish a price, a 24m boat costs from £1,546 a year at Minehead Harbour to £40,795 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £10,757 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest marinas for boats over 24m with a slipway in the UK?
For a 24m boat, Minehead Harbour is cheapest at £1,546 a year.
Which marinas for boats over 24m with a slipway in the UK have space now?
None of the 12 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Where can I keep a boat over 24m (79ft) in the UK?
All 12 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Minehead Harbour (75m (246ft)), Salterns Marina (25m (82ft)), Campbeltown Marina (33m (108ft)), Cobb's Quay Marina (25m (82ft)), Hartlepool Marina (50m (164ft)), Mercury Yacht Harbour (24m (79ft)), Northney Marina (24m (79ft)), Whitehaven Marina (65m (213ft)) and 4 more. Check beam and draught too.
Can you live aboard at marinas for boats over 24m with a slipway in the UK?
1 of the 12 say you can: Hartlepool Marina (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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Marinas for boats over 24m with a slipway by county
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