Broads, lakes & lochs
Hykeham Sailing Club
North Hykeham, Lincolnshire · Apex Lake
Prices not published
Cheapest small boat 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 small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs.
104 sites · 21 with space now · 24 with a waiting list · typical £702 a year for a 6m boat (£30–£6,739 across 104 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 104 sites: 5 on canals, 12 on rivers, 8 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 52 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 27 on the open coast.
- 21 of the 104 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Deben Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club, Portreath Harbour, Orwell Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Beccles Quay and 15 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: St Ives Harbour, Portwrinkle Harbour, Tor Bay Harbour, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, East Harbour, Scarborough, Bude Harbour and 18 more.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £30 a year (Hykeham Sailing Club) to £6,739 a year (Torquay Marina); the middle of 104 is £702 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 104, 66 have electric hook-up, 17 a pump-out, 23 diesel, 19 a boat hoist and 49 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 104 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (3), Chichester Harbour Conservancy (2), Cornwall Council (3), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (4), Environment Agency (3), Essex Waterways (2), MDL Marinas (2), Premier Marinas (4), Tingdene Marinas (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
St Ives Harbour
St Ives, Cornwall · St Ives Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour
Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel
£100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Erith Yacht Club
Erith, Greater London · River Thames
£816 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Deben Yacht Club
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Holy Island Harbour
Holy Island, Northumberland · The Ouse
£158 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lower Halstow Yacht Club
Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway
£204 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
East Harbour, Scarborough
Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea
£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings
Shaldon, Devon · Teign Estuary
£480 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 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
Coast & harbours
Porthloo Boat Park
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 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
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Coquet Yacht Club
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club
Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Skippool Creek Moorings
Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · River Wyre
£545 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ilfracombe Harbour
Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel
£715 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Rutland Sailing Club
Edith Weston, Rutland · Rutland Water
£720 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Greenwich Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Christchurch Harbour Moorings
Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour
Prices not published
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bridge Hard Mooring
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£973 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings
Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Quay Lane Boatyard
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Stoke Gabriel Moorings
Stoke Gabriel, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 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
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 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
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 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
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Rivers
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
Prices not published
Rivers
A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
West Stockwith Linear Moorings L1 Leisure
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 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
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 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
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 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
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 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
Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater, Plymouth
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Chertsey Lock Base Moorings
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 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
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Purton South L1 Leisure
Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 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
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
River Yar Boatyard
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar
£4,870 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
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hykeham Sailing Club | North Hykeham, Apex Lake | £30 | £5 | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £51 | £8.50 | Not reported |
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £68 | £11.33 | Not reported |
| St Ives Harbour | St Ives, St Ives Harbour | £80 | £13.33 | Waiting list |
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | £16.67 | Waiting list |
| Erith Yacht Club | Erith, River Thames | £108 | £18 | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £110 | £18.33 | Not reported |
| Deben Yacht Club | Woodbridge, River Deben | £125 | £20.83 | A few berths left |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £22.50 | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £147 | £24.49 | Waiting list |
| Holy Island Harbour | Holy Island, The Ouse | £158 | £26.25 | Not reported |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £200 | £33.33 | Berths available |
| Lower Halstow Yacht Club | Lower Halstow, Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway | £204 | £34.02 | Not reported |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | £36.05 | Waiting list |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £225 | £37.50 | Not reported |
| Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings | Shaldon, Teign Estuary | £231 | £38.57 | Not reported |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £42.49 | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £42.49 | Berths available |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £266 | £44.32 | Waiting list |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £281 | £46.90 | Not reported |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £292 | £48.60 | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £292 | £48.60 | Not reported |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | £50 | Berths available |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | £50.27 | Not reported |
| Coquet Yacht Club | Amble, River Coquet | £305 | £50.83 | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £306 | £50.92 | Waiting list |
| Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club | Maylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater | £370 | £61.67 | Berths available |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £372 | £61.99 | Waiting list |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | £63.33 | Berths available |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £389 | £64.90 | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £400 | £66.67 | Waiting list |
| Skippool Creek Moorings | Thornton Cleveleys, River Wyre | £409 | £68.17 | Berths available |
| Ilfracombe Harbour | Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel | £429 | £71.53 | Waiting list |
| Rutland Sailing Club | Edith Weston, Rutland Water | £432 | £72 | Not reported |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £443 | £73.76 | Waiting list |
| Greenwich Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £450 | £75 | Not reported |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £480 | £80 | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £495 | £82.47 | Not reported |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £499 | £83.20 | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £509 | £84.90 | 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 6m boat cost in England?
Across the 104 cheapest small boat moorings here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £30 a year at Hykeham Sailing Club to £6,739 a year at Torquay Marina. The middle figure is £702 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest small boat moorings in England?
For a 6m boat, Hykeham Sailing Club is cheapest at £30 a year in North Hykeham.
Which cheapest small boat moorings in England have space now?
21 of the 104 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Deben Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club, Portreath Harbour, Orwell Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Beccles Quay, Skippool Creek Moorings, Emsworth Maintained Moorings and 13 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest small boat moorings in England?
5 of the 104 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Hannover Pontoon (liveaboards allowed). 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, 5 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 10 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 6 need Broads Authority tolls, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest small boat moorings in England, by county
Cheapest small boat moorings in other areas
- Northern Ireland 4
- Scotland 20
- Wales 13
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