Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in Dorset
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
4 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £8 a night for a 6m boat (£6–£24.50 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on an estuary and 2 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay) and Redclyffe Yacht Club.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £6 a night (Redclyffe Yacht Club) to £24.50 a night (Bridport Harbour (West Bay)); the middle of 3 is £8 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Poole Quay Boat Haven.
- Of the 4, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 1 a boat hoist.
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 6m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £6 | Waiting list |
| Weymouth Marina | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay) | – | Not reported |
| Poole Quay Boat Haven | Poole, Poole Harbour | £8 | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 6m boat in Dorset?
Across the 3 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £6 a night at Redclyffe Yacht Club to £24.50 a night at Bridport Harbour (West Bay). The middle figure is £8 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with visitor berths in Dorset?
For a 6m boat, Redclyffe Yacht Club is cheapest at £6 a night in Wareham.
Which small boat moorings with visitor berths in Dorset have space now?
None of the 4 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Broader
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in nearby counties
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in the wider area
- England 72
- South West 26
- The South Coast 37
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