Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest marinas for boats over 20m in England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 20m (65ft): 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.
56 sites · 7 with space now · 5 with a waiting list · typical £8,495 a year for a 20m boat (£302–£40,224 across 56 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 56 sites: 6 on rivers, 35 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 15 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 56 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Newcastle City Marina, Lydney Harbour, Shardlow Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings, Dover Marina and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Port of Truro, Minehead Harbour, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Malpas Marina and Shepards Marina.
- For a 20m boat, published prices run from £302 a year (St Mary's Harbour) to £40,224 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 56 is £8,495 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
- Of the 56, 47 have electric hook-up, 18 a pump-out, 24 diesel, 20 a boat hoist and 36 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 56 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), MDL Marinas (10), Premier Marinas (6) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Newcastle City Marina
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£276 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bideford Harbour
Bideford, Devon · River Torridge
£500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trechmanns Wharf
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
Prices not published
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Willow Moorings
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gosport Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Malpas Marina
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 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
Darthaven Marina
Kingswear, Devon · River Dart
£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lowestoft Beacon Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 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
Bristol Marina
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour
£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portishead Marina
Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel
£4,690 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 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
Waiting list
Shepards Marina
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Chatham Maritime Marina
Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary
£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Chichester Marina
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£6,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 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
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saxon Wharf
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shamrock Quay
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 20m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 20m boat | Per metre a year | Longest boat | Widest beam | Deepest draught | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | £15.08 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Newcastle City Marina | Newcastle upon Tyne, River Tyne | £414 | £20.70 | 26m (85ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Bideford Harbour | Bideford, River Torridge | £1,000 | £50 | 50m (164ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £1,018 | £50.92 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £1,288 | £64.40 | 75m (246ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £1,698 | £84.90 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £2,159 | £107.95 | 21.3m (70ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £2,188 | £109.39 | 21.3m (70ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Trechmanns Wharf | Rochester, River Medway | £3,000 | £150 | – | – | – | Not reported |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £3,272 | £163.61 | 21.4m (70ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | Kegworth, River Soar | from £3,564 | £178.20 | 21.3m (70ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £3,593 | £179.64 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £5,392 | £269.61 | 21.9m (72ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £5,620 | £281 | 22m (72ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £5,700 | £285 | 23m (75ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £5,700 | £285 | 50m (164ft) | – | 5m | Not reported |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £6,070 | £303.48 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | £6,144 | £307.19 | 65m (213ft) | – | 5m | Not reported |
| Darthaven Marina | Kingswear, River Dart | £6,480 | £324 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £6,888 | £344.40 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £6,900 | £345 | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £6,983 | £349.16 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour | £7,040 | £352 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | £7,040 | £352 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £7,101 | £355.06 | 21m (69ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £7,347 | £367.33 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £7,457 | £372.85 | 21.3m (70ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Suffolk Yacht Harbour | Levington, River Orwell | £8,420 | £421 | 21.3m (70ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Hayling Yacht Company | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £8,570 | £428.50 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Weymouth Harbour | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour | £8,760 | £438 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Portishead Marina | Portishead, Bristol Channel | £9,380 | £469 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Island Harbour Marina | Newport, River Medina | £9,600 | £480 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £10,112 | £505.58 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £11,180 | £559 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £11,840 | £592 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £12,000 | £600 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Newhaven Marina | Newhaven, River Ouse | £12,320 | £615.98 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Shepards Marina | Cowes, River Medina | £12,855 | £642.77 | 40m (131ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Brighton Marina | Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast) | £14,300 | £715 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Haslar Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £15,960 | £798 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | 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 20m boat cost in England?
Across the 56 cheapest marinas for boats over 20m here that publish a price, a 20m boat costs from £302 a year at St Mary's Harbour to £40,224 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £8,495 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest marinas for boats over 20m in England?
For a 20m boat, St Mary's Harbour is cheapest at £302 a year in Hugh Town.
Which cheapest marinas for boats over 20m in England have space now?
7 of the 56 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Newcastle City Marina, Lydney Harbour, Shardlow Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings, Dover Marina and Port Pendennis Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Where can I keep a boat over 20m (66ft) in England?
All 56 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: St Mary's Harbour (24m (79ft)), Newcastle City Marina (26m (85ft)), Bideford Harbour (50m (164ft)), Port of Truro (20m (66ft)), Minehead Harbour (75m (246ft)), Lydney Harbour (25m (82ft)), Fox Narrowboats Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Shardlow Marina (21.3m (70ft)) and 47 more. Check beam and draught too.
Can you live aboard at cheapest marinas for boats over 20m in England?
4 of the 56 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Saltford Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Bristol Marina (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, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest marinas for boats over 20m in England, by county
Cheapest marinas for boats over 20m in other areas
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