Cowes vs Hythe: moorings and marinas compared

Cowes and Hythe are 13.8km apart. Each site is counted with its nearest town, if that is within 12km. Prices are for a 10m boat a year and a 10m boat a night, from published tariffs.

The short answer

Most choice: Cowes (Cowes 4, Hythe 3).
Cheaper by the year for a 10m boat: Cowes (Cowes typically £825 a year across 3; Hythe £10,740 a year at its one priced site).
Cheaper for a night on a visitor berth (10m boat): Hythe (Cowes typically £20.90 a night across 2; Hythe £17.50 a night at its one priced site).
Biggest boats: Cowes (Cowes up to 40m (131ft); Hythe up to 20m (66ft)).
None of these sites has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.

Side by side

Town	Sites	Space now	A year, 10m boat	Cheapest a year	A night, 10m	Longest boat	Visitor berths	Electric	Pump-out	Diesel	Lift-out	Liveaboard	Water
Cowes	4	0	typically £825	Folly Moorings £800	typically £20.90	40m (131ft)	4	3	1	0	2	0	Estuaries & tidal rivers 4
Hythe	3	0	typically £10,740	Hythe Marina Village £10,740	typically £17.50	20m (66ft)	2	2	2	1	2	0	Estuaries & tidal rivers 3