How much is a motor yacht mooring in the UK?
Worked out from 128 published tariffs for a 12m motor yacht, cheapest first, with what the price comes to by the month and what it includes.
Typically £4,207 a year · £30–£19,634
At a glance
- A year's mooring for a 12m motor yacht in the UK: £30 to £19,634 across 128 published tariffs, typically £4,207 (£351 a month).
- Cheapest: Rhyl Harbour at £30; dearest: Mercury Yacht Harbour at £19,634.
- Length matters: a typical 10m motor yacht costs £3,510 a year, a 20m motor yacht £7,040, 101% more.
- Electricity is included at 1 of the 128; elsewhere it's metered or not stated, so add it when comparing.
- On top of the mooring: Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) at 3, Broads Authority tolls at 4, a Scottish Canals licence at 1, lake registration where the lake authority requires it at 2 and the navigation's own licence at 10 of these sites.
By length
| Boat | Cheapest a year | Typical | Dearest | Sites priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10m | £30 Rhyl Harbour | £3,510 | £14,202 | 130 |
| 12m | £30 Rhyl Harbour | £4,207 | £19,634 | 128 |
| 15m | £30 Rhyl Harbour | £5,588 | £31,860 | 119 |
| 20m | £30 Rhyl Harbour | £7,040 | £33,996 | 100 |
Site by site: a 12m motor yacht
| Site | A year | A month | Works out at | Tariff | Includes | VAT | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl Harbour Rhyl | £30 | £3 | £2.50 per metre | £30 a year | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Dale Yacht Club Moorings Dale | £99 | £8 | £8.25 per metre | £99 a year | – | – | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour Torquay | £135 | £11 | £11.25 per metre | £135 a year | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin Neyland | £403 | £34 | £33.60 per metre | £2.80 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings Salcombe | £430 | £36 | £35.79 per metre | £429.53 a year | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Brightlingsea Harbour Brightlingsea | £441 | £37 | £36.72 per metre | £36.72 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin Neyland | £484 | £40 | £40.32 per metre | £3.36 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Albert Basin Newry | £527 | £44 | £43.92 per metre | £527.05 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings Fowey | £532 | £44 | £44.32 per metre | £44.32 per metre a year | – | – | Waiting list |
| Lady Bee Marina Southwick | £543 | £45 | £45.25 per metre | £543 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Dart Harbour Moorings Dartmouth | £583 | £49 | £48.60 per metre | £48.60 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour) Dunbar | £696 | £58 | £58 per metre | £58 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings Lymington | £1,110 | £93 | £92.52 per metre | £301.69 to £1,110.26 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour Yarmouth | £1,212 | £101 | £101.04 per metre | £101.04 per metre a year | – | – | Waiting list |
| Mallaig Yachting Marina Mallaig | £1,285 | £107 | £107.08 per metre | £1,285 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Conwy Harbour Moorings Conwy | £1,340 | £112 | £111.65 per metre | £111.65 per metre a year | – | + VAT | Not reported |
| Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings Caernarfon | £1,358 | £113 | £113.13 per metre | £113.13 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Cardiff Bay Yacht Club Cardiff | £1,440 | £120 | £120 per metre | £120 per metre a year | – | – | Waiting list |
| Titchmarsh Marina Walton-on-the-Naze | £1,472 | £123 | £122.70 per metre | £122.70 per metre a year | – | + VAT | Not reported |
| Swansea Yacht and Sub-Aqua Club Swansea | £1,632 | £136 | £136.01 per metre | £51.93 per foot a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Tarbert Harbour Tarbert | £1,680 | £140 | £140 per metre | £1,680 a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park March | £1,764 | £147 | £146.97 per metre | £1,229.92 a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre Wareham | £1,775 | £148 | £147.92 per metre | £1,620 to £1,775 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| R.K. Marine (Stone Pier) Warsash | £1,806 | £151 | £150.50 per metre | £150.50 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour Ballycastle | £1,872 | £156 | £156 per metre | £156 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Stornoway Marina Stornoway | £1,918 | £160 | £159.84 per metre | £159.84 per metre a year | electricity extra | + VAT | Not reported |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) Wayford Bridge | £1,920 | £160 | £160 per metre | £160 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| The Camber Portsmouth | £2,043 | £170 | £170.25 per metre | £2,043 a year | – | + VAT | Not reported |
| Ferry Nab Marina Bowness-on-Windermere | £2,124 | £177 | £177 per metre | £177 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Sunderland Marina Sunderland | £2,168 | £181 | £180.70 per metre | £54.21 per foot a year | – | – | A few berths left |
| Neptune's Arm Mooring Site Herne Bay | £2,195 | £183 | £182.92 per metre | £182.92 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Twyford Bridge Marina Yalding | £2,210 | £184 | £184.17 per metre | £55.25 per foot a year | – | + VAT | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina Tollesbury | £2,220 | £185 | £185 per metre | £185 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Rudders Boatyard Burton | £2,400 | £200 | £200 per metre | £60 per foot a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina Lowestoft | £2,533 | £211 | £211.12 per metre | £211.12 per metre a year | Includes water, pump-out, parking; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Waldringfield Boatyard Waldringfield | £2,560 | £213 | £213.33 per metre | £64 per foot a year | – | + VAT | Not reported |
| Essex Marina Wallasea Island | £2,846 | £237 | £237.14 per metre | £2,845.73 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Preston Marina Preston | £2,880 | £240 | £240 per metre | £240 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina Brundall | £2,936 | £245 | £244.70 per metre | £244.70 per metre a year | Includes water, parking; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Medway Bridge Marina Rochester | £3,205 | £267 | £267.12 per metre | £22.26 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Seaport Marina Inverness | £3,243 | £270 | £270.24 per metre | £22.52 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Belfast Harbour Marina Belfast | £3,294 | £274 | £274.49 per metre | £274.49 per metre a year | Includes water; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Maryport Marina Maryport | £3,330 | £278 | £277.50 per metre | £277.50 per metre a year | Includes parking, wi-fi; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina Gosport | £3,372 | £281 | £281 per metre | £281 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina Gillingham | £3,420 | £285 | £285 per metre | £285 per metre a year | Includes water, parking, showers; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina Hartlepool | £3,420 | £285 | £285 per metre | £285 per metre a year | electricity extra | – | Not reported |
| Swanwick Marina Southampton | £3,500 | £292 | £291.67 per metre | £2,650 to £3,500 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Thornham Marina Emsworth | £3,583 | £299 | £298.56 per metre | £24.88 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Ardfern Yacht Centre Ardfern | £3,624 | £302 | £302 per metre | £302 per metre a year | Includes parking | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes) Bursledon | £3,624 | £302 | £302 per metre | £7.55 per foot a month | electricity, water extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina Whitehaven | £3,627 | £302 | £302.27 per metre | £302.27 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Bangor Marina Bangor | £3,636 | £303 | £303 per metre | £303 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard Topsham | £3,672 | £306 | £306 per metre | £25.50 per metre a month | – | – | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre Burgh St Peter | £3,696 | £308 | £307.97 per metre | £307.97 per metre a year | Includes pump-out; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Littlehampton Marina Littlehampton | £3,708 | £309 | £309 per metre | £309 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Kerrera Marina Oban | £3,740 | £312 | £311.67 per metre | £3,740 a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Port Edgar Marina South Queensferry | £3,787 | £316 | £315.60 per metre | £26.30 per metre a month | – | – | Not reported |
| James Watt Marina Greenock | £3,816 | £318 | £318 per metre | £26.50 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Carrickfergus Marina Carrickfergus | £3,966 | £331 | £330.50 per metre | £330.50 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Port Dinorwic Marina Y Felinheli | £4,020 | £335 | £335 per metre | £335 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour Mylor | £4,104 | £342 | £342 per metre | £342 per metre a year | Includes parking | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina Woolverstone | £4,133 | £344 | £344.40 per metre | £28.70 per metre a month | Includes parking | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Dover Marina Dover | £4,140 | £345 | £345 per metre | £345 per metre a year | Includes water | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina Lowestoft | £4,190 | £349 | £349.16 per metre | £349.16 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven Fareham | £4,224 | £352 | £352 per metre | £352 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven Portchester | £4,224 | £352 | £352 per metre | £352 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina Liverpool | £4,393 | £366 | £366.10 per metre | £366.10 per metre a year | Includes water; electricity extra | – | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard Ipswich | £4,408 | £367 | £367.33 per metre | £367.33 per metre a year | – | + VAT | Not reported |
| Brentford Dock Marina Brentford | £4,416 | £368 | £368 per metre | £92 per metre a quarter | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Waterside Marina Brightlingsea | £4,470 | £373 | £372.51 per metre | £372.51 per metre a year | Includes water, wi-fi; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour Torpoint | £4,550 | £379 | £379.17 per metre | £3,450 to £4,550 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour Woodbridge | £4,680 | £390 | £390 per metre | £390 per metre a year | Includes storage ashore; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina Marlow | £4,725 | £394 | £393.75 per metre | £393.75 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Royal Quays Marina North Shields | £4,776 | £398 | £398 per metre | £398 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Port Bannatyne Marina Port Bannatyne | £4,796 | £400 | £399.67 per metre | £399.67 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Thomas Telford Corpach Marina Fort William | £4,860 | £405 | £405 per metre | £405 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Cardiff Marina Cardiff | £4,932 | £411 | £411 per metre | £411 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Amble Marina Amble | £5,100 | £425 | £425 per metre | £425 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | A few berths left |
| Weymouth Harbour Weymouth | £5,256 | £438 | £438 per metre | £36.50 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina Dartmouth | £5,304 | £442 | £442 per metre | £442 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Holy Loch Marina Dunoon | £5,328 | £444 | £444 per metre | £444 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina Exmouth | £5,424 | £452 | £452 per metre | £113 per metre a quarter | – | + VAT | Not reported |
| Ocean Quay Marina Southampton | £5,454 | £454 | £454.48 per metre | £5,453.70 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Kip Marina Inverkip | £5,544 | £462 | £462 per metre | £38.50 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Deacons Marina Bursledon | £5,645 | £470 | £470.40 per metre | £470.40 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Troon Yacht Haven Troon | £5,676 | £473 | £473 per metre | £473 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Island Harbour Marina Newport | £5,760 | £480 | £480 per metre | £480 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Port Pendennis Marina Falmouth | £5,760 | £480 | £480 per metre | £40 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour Burnham-on-Crouch | £5,868 | £489 | £489 per metre | £489 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Newhaven Marina Newhaven | £5,929 | £494 | £494.10 per metre | £494.10 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Hafan Pwllheli Pwllheli | £6,039 | £503 | £503.28 per metre | £41.94 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina Ipswich | £6,067 | £506 | £505.58 per metre | £505.58 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Rhu Marina Rhu | £6,132 | £511 | £511 per metre | £511 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Universal Marina Southampton | £6,163 | £514 | £513.56 per metre | £513.56 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Sovereign Harbour Eastbourne | £6,168 | £514 | £514 per metre | £514 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| King Point Marina Plymouth | £6,708 | £559 | £559 per metre | £559 per metre a year | Includes water; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Racecourse Marina Windsor Windsor | £6,830 | £569 | £569.13 per metre | £569.13 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Brighton Marina Brighton | £6,840 | £570 | £570 per metre | £570 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Largs Yacht Haven Largs | £7,236 | £603 | £603 per metre | £603 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Conwy Marina Conwy | £7,380 | £615 | £615 per metre | £615 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Deganwy Marina Deganwy | £7,480 | £623 | £623.33 per metre | £187 per foot a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven Plymouth | £7,620 | £635 | £635 per metre | £635 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Shepards Marina Cowes | £7,713 | £643 | £642.77 per metre | £642.77 per metre a year | Includes electricity, water | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina Gosport | £8,052 | £671 | £671 per metre | £671 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Southsea Marina Portsmouth | £8,136 | £678 | £678 per metre | £56.50 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina Falmouth | £8,220 | £685 | £685 per metre | £685 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Gunwharf Quays Marina Portsmouth | £8,520 | £710 | £710 per metre | £710 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Portland Marina Portland | £8,520 | £710 | £710 per metre | £710 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Weymouth Marina Weymouth | £8,964 | £747 | £747 per metre | £747 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina Falmouth | £8,986 | £749 | £748.83 per metre | £5,990 to £9,714 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Lake Yard Poole | £9,000 | £750 | £750 per metre | £6,000 to £11,250 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Haslar Marina Gosport | £9,216 | £768 | £768 per metre | £768 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Port Solent Marina Portsmouth | £9,456 | £788 | £788 per metre | £788 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Low Wood Bay Marina Windermere | £9,980 | £832 | £831.67 per metre | £6,920 to £9,980 a year by length | Includes water, parking, wi-fi, showers, a lift out, storage ashore; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Dart Marina Dartmouth | £10,020 | £835 | £835 per metre | £835 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery Plymouth | £11,981 | £998 | £998.40 per metre | £83.20 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Berthon Lymington Marina Lymington | £12,355 | £1,030 | £1,029.60 per metre | £308.88 per foot a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Sutton Harbour Marina Plymouth | £12,816 | £1,068 | £1,068 per metre | £89 per metre a month | electricity extra | – | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina Brixham | £13,018 | £1,085 | £1,084.80 per metre | £90.40 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Saxon Wharf Southampton | £13,810 | £1,151 | £1,150.80 per metre | £95.90 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Port of Poole Marina Poole | £13,812 | £1,151 | £1,151 per metre | £1,151 per metre a year | electricity extra | – | Not reported |
| Torquay Marina Torquay | £14,278 | £1,190 | £1,189.80 per metre | £99.15 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina Poole | £14,580 | £1,215 | £1,215 per metre | £101.25 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Shamrock Quay Southampton | £14,659 | £1,222 | £1,221.60 per metre | £101.80 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Hythe Marina Village Hythe | £16,279 | £1,357 | £1,356.60 per metre | £113.05 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Northney Marina Hayling Island | £16,632 | £1,386 | £1,386 per metre | £115.50 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Ocean Village Marina Southampton | £17,381 | £1,448 | £1,448.40 per metre | £120.70 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Mercury Yacht Harbour Southampton | £19,634 | £1,636 | £1,636.20 per metre | £136.35 per metre a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
The cheapest year-round line on each site's published tariff for the boat. Monthly figures are the year divided by twelve. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does it cost to moor a 12m motor yacht in the UK?
From £30 to £19,634 a year at the 128 sites here that publish a price; the middle figure is £4,207. Cheapest is Rhyl Harbour.
How much is a motor yacht mooring per month in the UK?
Spread over twelve months, a 12m motor yacht typically costs £351 a month here, from £3 to £1,636. Paying monthly often costs a little more than paying for the year up front.
Does a longer motor yacht cost more to moor?
Yes: most sites charge by length. A year here: 10m typically £3,510; 12m typically £4,207; 15m typically £5,588; 20m typically £7,040.
What else do I pay besides the mooring?
On top of the mooring: Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) at 3, Broads Authority tolls at 4, a Scottish Canals licence at 1, lake registration where the lake authority requires it at 2 and the navigation's own licence at 10 of these sites. Insurance, electricity where it's metered, and pump-outs are usually extra too.
More in the UK
Motor yacht mooring costs elsewhere
- Argyll and Bute 6
- Cornwall 6
- Cumbria 4
- Devon 13
- Dorset 7
- Down 3
- East Sussex 3
- Essex 6
- Gwynedd 3
- Hampshire 24
- Highland 3
- Isle of Wight 3
- Kent 5
- Norfolk 3
- Suffolk 7
- East Anglia 11
- East of England 17
- England 93
- New Forest 3
- North East 4
- North West 6
- Northern Ireland 5
- Scotland 16
- South East 39