Rivers
Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest pontoon berths in England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
218 sites · 33 with space now · 24 with a waiting list · typical £3,132 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£14,904 across 218 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 218 sites: 35 on canals, 31 on rivers, 14 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 104 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 34 on the open coast.
- 33 of the 218 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Newcastle City Marina, Orwell Yacht Club, Bosworth Marina, Lichfield Cruising Club, Bill Fen Marina, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge and 27 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Redcliff Wharf, Tor Bay Harbour, Portsmouth Sailing Club, Salcombe Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro and 18 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Lazy Otter Marina) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 218 is £3,132 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
- Of the 218, 179 have electric hook-up, 73 a pump-out, 95 diesel, 66 a boat hoist and 105 visitor berths.
- 24 of the 218 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (5), Aquavista (2), Associated British Ports (3), Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2), Bristol City Council (2), Canal & River Trust (5), Cornwall Council (2), Cowes Harbour Commission (2), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2), Environment Agency (2), Essex Waterways (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (17), Norfolk Boat Sales (2), Premier Marinas (11), Premier Marinas Ltd (4), Shoreham Port (2), Tingdene Marinas (9), WicorMarine Ltd (2) and Yacht Havens (3).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Redcliff Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Floating Harbour
£121 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Newcastle City Marina
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£276 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portsmouth Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kingsbridge Harbour
Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£390 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Bosworth Marina
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 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
Greenwich Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£450 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Lichfield Cruising Club
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Wyrley & Essington Canal and Coventry Canal
£1,283 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Erith Yacht Club
Erith, Greater London · River Thames
£816 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Penryn Harbour
Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary
£335 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Arun Yacht Club
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
The Quays, Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,167 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Shepley Bridge Marina
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad Canal
£1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Northampton Marina
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Ryde Harbour
Ryde, Isle of Wight · Solent
£1,320 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Denver Moorings
Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
£1,358 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Barby Moorings
Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club
Grimsby, Lincolnshire · River Humber
£1,500 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Lockside Marina
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Aspley Wharf Marina
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals
£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Douglas Boatyard
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Newport Harbour
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Twyford Bridge Marina
Yalding, Kent · River Medway
£1,823 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Heritage Marina
Scholar Green, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
£3,221 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Springwood Haven Marina
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wisbech Yacht Harbour
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
New Mills Marina
New Mills, Derbyshire · Peak Forest Canal
£3,434 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Newbury Manor Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Brayford Pool Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal
£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Kings Orchard Marina
Huddlesford, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
£3,671 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waldringfield Boatyard
Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben
£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bell Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Bridge Inn Horton
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bridgemarsh Marina
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Preston Marina
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Willows Marina
Weedon, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£2,400 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Hilperton Marina
Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Monk Meadow
Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Odessa Boatyard
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aston Marina
Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kemps Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£2,624 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Worcester Marina
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,574 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Medway Bridge Marina
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Burton Waters Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation
£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Seaham Harbour Marina
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Shakespeare Marina
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · River Avon
£2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Royal Windermere Yacht Club
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)
Hoveton, Norfolk · River Bure
£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hannover Pontoon
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£3,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 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
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
St Peters Marina
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,135 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Venetian Marina
Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ferry Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
£3,220 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Darthaven Marina
Kingswear, Devon · River Dart
£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
The Embankment Marina
Gravesend, Kent · River Thames
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Lady Bee Marina
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex · Shoreham Port Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Watchet Marina
Watchet, Somerset · Bristol Channel
£3,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lowestoft Beacon Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 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
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 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
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 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
Rivers
Allington Marina
Maidstone, Kent · River Medway
£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waterside Marina
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 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
A few berths left
Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fambridge Yacht Haven
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 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
R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)
Warsash, Hampshire · River Hamble
£1,505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 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
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
River Yar Boatyard
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar
£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 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
Rivers
Berths available
Bates Wharf
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£5,100 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Emsworth Yacht Harbour
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina)
Wargrave, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,260 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 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
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
South Dock Marina
London, Greater London · River Thames
£5,609 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 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
Southsea Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Town Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Chichester Marina
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£6,500 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£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
Rivers
Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 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
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Low Wood Bay Marina
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 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
Canals
Berths available
Brentford Island
Brentford, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
£8,183 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lymington Yacht Haven
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Bray Marina
Bray, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Penton Hook Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 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
Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 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
Shamrock Quay
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 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
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 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
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sparkes Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£12,684 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
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 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 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £68 | £6.80 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Redcliff Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Floating Harbour | £121 | £12.15 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Newcastle City Marina | Newcastle upon Tyne, River Tyne | £276 | £27.60 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | £29.75 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Kingsbridge Harbour | Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £390 | £39.05 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £393 | £39.30 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Bosworth Marina | Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal | £463 | £46.30 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Lady Bee Marina | Southwick, Shoreham Ship Canal | £543 | £54.30 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Greenwich Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £650 | £65 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Lichfield Cruising Club | Lichfield, Wyrley & Essington Canal and Coventry Canal | £743 | £74.25 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £792 | £79.20 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Erith Yacht Club | Erith, River Thames | £816 | £81.60 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £901 | £90.13 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £907 | £90.66 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £944 | £94.40 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing | Berths available |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | £101.04 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Waiting list |
| Penryn Harbour | Penryn, Fal Estuary | £1,072 | £107.19 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £1,097 | £109.72 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | £110 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Arun Yacht Club | Littlehampton, River Arun | £1,130 | £113 | pontoon berths, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| The Quays, Windermere | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £1,167 | £116.70 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £1,196 | £119.63 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £1,200 | £120 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £1,242 | £124.16 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £1,250 | £125 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | Mirfield, Huddersfield Broad Canal | £1,280 | £128 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Northampton Marina | Northampton, River Nene | £1,310 | £131 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Ryde Harbour | Ryde, Solent | £1,320 | £132 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £1,346 | £134.55 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Denver Moorings | Denver, River Great Ouse | £1,358 | £135.83 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £1,400 | £139.96 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Barby Moorings | Barby, Oxford Canal | £1,440 | £144 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club | Grimsby, River Humber | £1,500 | £150 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
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 10m boat cost in England?
Across the 218 cheapest pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Lazy Otter Marina to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £3,132 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest pontoon berths in England?
For a 10m boat, Lazy Otter Marina is cheapest at £50 a year in Stretham.
Which cheapest pontoon berths in England have space now?
33 of the 218 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Newcastle City Marina, Orwell Yacht Club, Bosworth Marina, Lichfield Cruising Club, Bill Fen Marina, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Shardlow Marina, Lydney Harbour and 25 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest pontoon berths in England?
24 of the 218 say you can: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement), Springwood Haven Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Newbury Manor Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Kings Orchard Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed) and 16 more. 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, 31 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 22 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 4 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 18 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest pontoon berths in England, by county
Cheapest pontoon berths in other areas
- Northern Ireland 11
- Scotland 54
- Wales 17
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