Cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cornwall

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.

16 sites · 3 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £1,150 a year for a 10m boat (£100–£7,465 across 16 published tariffs)

At a glance

16 sites: 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 7 on the open coast.
3 of the 16 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and Port Pendennis Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Portwrinkle Harbour, Bude Harbour, Penryn Harbour, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro, Newquay Harbour and 1 more.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £100 a year (Portwrinkle Harbour) to £7,465 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 16 is £1,150 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Port Pendennis Marina.
Of the 16, 10 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 10 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Cornwall Council (4) and Huggins Bros Marina Group (2).

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Portwrinkle Harbour

Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel

£100 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bude Harbour

Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Berths available

Portreath Harbour

Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Penryn Harbour

Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary

£335 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Fowey Harbour Moorings

Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey

£443 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Port of Truro

Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River

£509 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Porthleven Harbour

Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour

£693 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Newlyn Harbour

Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southdown Marina

Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake

£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Newquay Harbour

Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour

£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Malpas Marina

Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal

£3,035 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Berths available

Torpoint Yacht Harbour

Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound

£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Port Pendennis Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River

£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Portwrinkle Harbour	Portwrinkle, English Channel	£100	£10	quay and harbour wall berths	Waiting list
Bude Harbour	Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal	£255	£25.49	drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Waiting list
Portreath Harbour	Portreath, North Cornwall coast	£255	£25.49	drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Berths available
Penryn Harbour	Penryn, Fal Estuary	£335	£33.50	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings	Fowey, River Fowey	£443	£44.32	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Port of Truro	Truro, River Fal and Truro River	£509	£50.92	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Waiting list
Porthleven Harbour	Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour	£693	£69.30	quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Newlyn Harbour	Newlyn, Mount's Bay	£1,100	£110	pontoon berths	Not reported
Southdown Marina	Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake	£1,200	£120	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Newquay Harbour	Newquay, Newquay Harbour	£1,246	£124.61	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Waiting list
Malpas Marina	Malpas, River Fal	£3,035	£303.48	pontoon berths	Waiting list
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£3,420	£342	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Torpoint Yacht Harbour	Torpoint, Plymouth Sound	£3,950	£395	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina	Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour	£4,800	£480	pontoon berths	Berths available
Falmouth Marina	Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River	£6,850	£685	pontoon berths	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£7,465	£746.50	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	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 boat cost in Cornwall?

Across the 16 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £100 a year at Portwrinkle Harbour to £7,465 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £1,150 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cornwall?

For a 10m boat, Portwrinkle Harbour is cheapest at £100 a year.

Which cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cornwall have space now?

3 of the 16 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and Port Pendennis Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

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