Marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway in England

Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 15m (50ft): a stated maximum length, or a published price for a boat that size. Canal sites that only take narrowboats are left out; see 70ft narrowboat moorings for those. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

40 sites · 3 with space now · 6 with a waiting list · typical £5,280 a year for a 15m boat (£135–£25,497 across 28 published tariffs)

At a glance

40 sites: 2 on canals, 10 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 21 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 6 on the open coast.
3 of the 40 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Middle Nene Cruising Club, Selby Boat Centre and Shardlow Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina, Lymington Harbour Moorings, Minehead Harbour, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre, Salterns Marina and Tor Bay Harbour.
For a 15m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £25,497 a year (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 28 is £5,280 a year.
Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
Of the 40, 33 have electric hook-up, 14 a pump-out, 23 diesel, 17 a boat hoist and 19 visitor berths.
4 of the 40 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (6) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Rivers Berths available

Middle Nene Cruising Club

Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Selby Boat Centre

Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal

£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers Berths available

Shardlow Marina

Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent

£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Lymington Harbour Moorings

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£898 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Minehead Harbour

Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour

£644 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salterns Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Hartlepool Marina

Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hayling Yacht Company

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park

March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course

£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Lilford Marina

Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene

£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Newhaven Marina

Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse

£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Pyrford Marina

Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation

£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Staniland Marina

Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal

£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Whitehaven Marina

Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour

£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Avon View Marina

Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour

Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lincombe Boatyard

Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

Prices on request

Rivers

Newbury Marina

Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation

Prices on request

Rivers

Oundle Marina Village

Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

Broads, lakes & lochs

Windermere Marina Village

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere

Prices on request

Rivers

Wyre Marina Boatyard

Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 15m boat

Site	Where	A year, 15m boat	Longest boat	Widest beam	Deepest draught	Slipway	Space
Middle Nene Cruising Club	Titchmarsh, River Nene	On request	15.2m (50ft)	–	–	Yes	Berths available
Selby Boat Centre	Selby, Selby Canal	from £2,750	18.9m (62ft)	–	–	Yes	Berths available
Shardlow Marina	Shardlow, River Trent	£1,729	21.3m (70ft)	–	–	Yes	Berths available
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£1,629	21.3m (70ft)	–	–	Yes	Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings	Lymington, Lymington River	£5,751	15m (49ft)	–	–	Yes	Waiting list
Minehead Harbour	Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour	£966	75m (246ft)	–	–	Yes	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£2,975	15m (49ft)	–	–	Yes	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	25m (82ft)	–	–	Yes	Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£135	15.2m (50ft)	–	–	Yes	Waiting list
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£4,740	15.2m (50ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£20,610	25m (82ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£6,780	15m (49ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£9,714	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Hartlepool Marina	Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea)	£4,275	50m (164ft)	–	5m	Yes	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£6,428	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£20,349	16m (52ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£7,200	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park	March, River Nene Old Course	£2,043	19.8m (65ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Lilford Marina	Oundle, River Nene	£2,250	18m (59ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£25,497	24m (79ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Newhaven Marina	Newhaven, River Ouse	£8,546	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£21,168	24m (79ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Pyrford Marina	Pyrford, River Wey Navigation	£5,593	21.3m (70ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Staniland Marina	Thorne, Stainforth & Keadby Canal	£3,450	18.3m (60ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Suffolk Yacht Harbour	Levington, River Orwell	£6,315	21.3m (70ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Weymouth Harbour	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour	£6,570	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Whitehaven Marina	Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour	£4,589	65m (213ft)	–	5m	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	£5,280	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£5,280	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£5,166	24m (79ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Avon View Marina	Pershore, River Avon	On request	21m (69ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	–	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	–	30m (98ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Lincombe Boatyard	Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	On request	20m (66ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Newbury Marina	Newbury, Kennet Navigation	On request	21.3m (70ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Oundle Marina Village	Oundle, River Nene	–	19.2m (63ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	45.7m (150ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	24.4m (80ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Windermere Marina Village	Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake Windermere	On request	16m (52ft)	–	–	Yes	Not reported
Wyre Marina Boatyard	Pershore, River Avon	On request	21m (69ft)	–	–	Yes	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 15m boat cost in England?

Across the 28 marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway here that publish a price, a 15m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £25,497 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £5,280 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway in England?

For a 15m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.

Which marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway in England have space now?

3 of the 40 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Middle Nene Cruising Club, Selby Boat Centre and Shardlow Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Where can I keep a boat over 15m (49ft) in England?

All 40 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Middle Nene Cruising Club (15.2m (50ft)), Selby Boat Centre (18.9m (62ft)), Shardlow Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Fox Narrowboats Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Lymington Harbour Moorings (15m (49ft)), Minehead Harbour (75m (246ft)), Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre (15m (49ft)), Salterns Marina (25m (82ft)) and 32 more. Check beam and draught too.

Can you live aboard at marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway in England?

4 of the 40 say you can: Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Wyre Marina Boatyard (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 2 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway in England, by county

Hampshire 9

Marinas for boats over 15m with a slipway in other areas

Scotland 8

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