Cheapest motor yacht moorings in England

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Places that take motor yachts.

87 sites · 7 with space now · 10 with a waiting list · typical £5,840 a year for a 14m motor yacht (£135–£23,797 across 87 published tariffs)

At a glance

87 sites: 1 on a canal, 4 on rivers, 5 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 51 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 26 on the open coast.
7 of the 87 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Twyford Bridge Marina, Tollesbury Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Dover Marina, Amble Marina and 1 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Salcombe Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour Moorings, Yarmouth Harbour, Lymington Harbour Moorings and 4 more.
For a 14m motor yacht, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £23,797 a year (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 87 is £5,840 a year.
Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
Of the 87, 74 have electric hook-up, 27 a pump-out, 45 diesel, 38 a boat hoist and 58 visitor berths.
3 of the 87 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2), MDL Marinas (11), Premier Marinas (10), Premier Marinas Ltd (4), Tingdene Marinas (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (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 Waiting list

Salcombe Harbour Moorings

Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£430 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Lady Bee Marina

Southwick, West Sussex · Shoreham Ship Canal

£543 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Fowey Harbour Moorings

Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey

£443 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

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Rivers

Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park

March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course

£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

The Camber

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)

Warsash, Hampshire · River Hamble

£1,505 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Ferry Nab Marina

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Berths available

Twyford Bridge Marina

Yalding, Kent · River Medway

£1,823 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Neptune's Arm Mooring Site

Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel

£1,829 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waldringfield Boatyard

Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben

£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Medway Bridge Marina

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£2,990 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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Littlehampton Marina

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 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

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Brentford Dock Marina

Brentford, Greater London · River Thames

£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waterside Marina

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Quays Marina

North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne

£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Essex Marina

Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch

£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers A few berths left

Amble Marina

Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet

£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ocean Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 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

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ipswich Beacon Marina

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Universal Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sovereign Harbour

Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Newhaven Marina

Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse

£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

King Point Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay

£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Racecourse Marina Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 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 Waiting list

Shepards Marina

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River

£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Gunwharf Quays Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Lake Yard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 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

Deacons Marina

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 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

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 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

Saxon Wharf

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£9,042 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

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 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

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

Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht

Site	Where	A year, 14m motor yacht	Per metre a year	Space
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£135	£9.64	Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings	Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£430	£30.68	Waiting list
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£514	£36.72	Not reported
Lady Bee Marina	Southwick, Shoreham Ship Canal	£543	£38.79	Not reported
Fowey Harbour Moorings	Fowey, River Fowey	£620	£44.32	Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings	Dartmouth, River Dart	£680	£48.60	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,415	£101.04	Waiting list
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,718	£122.70	Not reported
Lymington Harbour Moorings	Lymington, Lymington River	£1,916	£136.89	Waiting list
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park	March, River Nene Old Course	£2,007	£143.38	Not reported
The Camber	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£2,043	£145.93	Not reported
R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)	Warsash, River Hamble	£2,107	£150.50	Not reported
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)	Wayford Bridge, River Ant	£2,240	£160	Berths available
Ferry Nab Marina	Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere	£2,478	£177	Waiting list
Twyford Bridge Marina	Yalding, River Medway	£2,542	£181.54	Berths available
Neptune's Arm Mooring Site	Herne Bay, English Channel	£2,561	£182.92	Not reported
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£2,590	£185	Berths available
Waldringfield Boatyard	Waldringfield, River Deben	£2,944	£210.29	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£2,956	£211.12	Not reported
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£2,975	£212.50	Waiting list
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£3,426	£244.70	Not reported
Medway Bridge Marina	Rochester, River Medway	£3,740	£267.12	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£3,885	£277.50	Not reported
Gosport Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£3,934	£281	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£3,990	£285	Not reported
Hartlepool Marina	Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea)	£3,990	£285	Not reported
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)	Bursledon, River Hamble	£4,168	£297.69	Not reported
Whitehaven Marina	Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour	£4,283	£305.95	Not reported
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	£4,312	£307.97	Not reported
Littlehampton Marina	Littlehampton, River Arun	£4,326	£309	Berths available
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£4,788	£342	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£4,822	£344.40	Not reported
Dover Marina	Dover, English Channel	£4,830	£345	Berths available
Lowestoft Beacon Marina	Lowestoft, Lake Lothing	£4,888	£349.16	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	£4,928	£352	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£4,928	£352	Not reported
Liverpool Marina	Liverpool, River Mersey	£5,125	£366.10	Not reported
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£5,143	£367.33	Not reported
Brentford Dock Marina	Brentford, River Thames	£5,152	£368	Not reported
Waterside Marina	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£5,215	£372.51	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 14m motor yacht cost in England?

Across the 87 cheapest motor yacht moorings here that publish a price, a 14m motor yacht costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £23,797 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £5,840 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest motor yacht moorings in England?

For a 14m motor yacht, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.

Which cheapest motor yacht moorings in England have space now?

7 of the 87 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Twyford Bridge Marina, Tollesbury Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Dover Marina, Amble Marina and Port Pendennis Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest motor yacht moorings in England?

3 of the 87 say you can: Medway Bridge Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ocean Quay 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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