Cheapest walk-ashore berths in Devon

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.

20 sites · 5 with a waiting list · typical £3,830 a year for a 10m boat (£135–£11,232 across 20 published tariffs)

At a glance

20 sites: 10 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 10 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Salcombe Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour Moorings, Ilfracombe Harbour and Teignmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £11,232 a year (Torquay Marina); the middle of 20 is £3,830 a year.
Longest boat taken: 50m (164ft) at Bideford Harbour.
Of the 20, 14 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 9 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 13 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2), MDL Marinas (3) and Premier Marinas (2).

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Tor Bay Harbour

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£135 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Kingsbridge Harbour

Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£390 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salcombe Harbour Moorings

Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£430 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Dart Harbour Moorings

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£486 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dittisham Moorings

Dittisham, Devon · River Dart

£486 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bideford Harbour

Bideford, Devon · River Torridge

£500 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Ilfracombe Harbour

Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel

£715 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Teignmouth Harbour

Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign

£895 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Trout's Boatyard

Topsham, Devon · River Exe

£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Darthaven Marina

Kingswear, Devon · River Dart

£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

King Point Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay

£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Mayflower Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Plymouth Yacht Haven

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£135	£13.50	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Kingsbridge Harbour	Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£390	£39.05	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Salcombe Harbour Moorings	Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£430	£42.95	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings	Dartmouth, River Dart	£486	£48.60	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Dittisham Moorings	Dittisham, River Dart	£486	£48.60	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Bideford Harbour	Bideford, River Torridge	£500	£50	linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Ilfracombe Harbour	Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel	£715	£71.53	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour	Teignmouth, River Teign	£895	£89.46	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Trout's Boatyard	Topsham, River Exe	£3,060	£306	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Darthaven Marina	Kingswear, River Dart	£3,240	£324	pontoon berths	Not reported
Noss on Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£4,420	£442	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£4,520	£452	pontoon berths	Not reported
King Point Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay	£5,590	£559	pontoon berths	Not reported
Mayflower Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£5,920	£592	pontoon berths	Not reported
Plymouth Yacht Haven	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£6,350	£635	pontoon berths	Not reported
Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£8,350	£835	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Queen Anne's Battery	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£9,984	£998.40	pontoon berths	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£10,536	£1,053.60	pontoon berths	Not reported
Sutton Harbour Marina	Plymouth, Sutton Harbour	£10,680	£1,068	pontoon berths	Not reported
Torquay Marina	Torquay, Tor Bay	£11,232	£1,123.20	pontoon berths	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 Devon?

Across the 20 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £11,232 a year at Torquay Marina. The middle figure is £3,830 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

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

For a 10m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.

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

None of the 20 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

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.

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