Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Dorset

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

5 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,500 a year for a 6m boat (£1,188–£4,560 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on an estuary and 3 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 £1,188 a year (Bridport Harbour (West Bay)) to £4,560 a year (Redclyffe Yacht Club); the middle of 3 is £4,500 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Poole Quay Boat Haven.
Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Redclyffe Yacht Club

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Coast & harbours

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Berths	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	£1,188	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club	Wareham, River Frome	£4,560	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Weymouth Marina	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)	£4,500	pontoon berths	Not reported
Poole Quay Boat Haven	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy	Portland, Portland Harbour	–	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 6m boat cost in Dorset?

Across the 3 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £1,188 a year at Bridport Harbour (West Bay) to £4,560 a year at Redclyffe Yacht Club. The middle figure is £4,500 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Dorset?

For a 6m boat, Bridport Harbour (West Bay) is cheapest at £1,188 a year.

Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Dorset have space now?

None of the 5 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

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