Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Quay and harbour wall berths with a slipway in England
Alongside a harbour wall or quay. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
20 sites · 2 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £990 a year for a 10m boat (£102–£2,597 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 20 sites: 2 on rivers, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 6 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club, Bude Harbour, Penzance Harbour and Wardleys Marine Yacht Club.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £102 a year (Stour Sailing Club Moorings) to £2,597 a year (Bosham Quay and Moorings); the middle of 7 is £990 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 20, 15 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 10 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 20 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Huggins Bros Marina Group (2).
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Blackwater Sailing Club
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 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
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Wardleys Marine Yacht Club
Hambleton, Lancashire · River Wyre
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 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
Coast & harbours
North Sunderland Harbour
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 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
Carbeile Wharf Marina
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lynher Boatyard
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Martham Boats
Martham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Rivers
Medway Wharf Marina
Wateringbury, Kent · River Medway
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | – | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Wardleys Marine Yacht Club | Hambleton, River Wyre | On request | linear moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Newport Harbour | Newport, River Medina | £1,800 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| North Sunderland Harbour | Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour | £320 | quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Carbeile Wharf Marina | Torpoint, River Tamar | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Lynher Boatyard | Torpoint, River Lynher | On request | quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Martham Boats | Martham, River Thurne | On request | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Medway Wharf Marina | Wateringbury, River Medway | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yacht Club | Wroxham, Wroxham Broad | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | 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 10m boat cost in England?
Across the 7 quay and harbour wall berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £102 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £2,597 a year at Bosham Quay and Moorings. The middle figure is £990 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest quay and harbour wall berths with a slipway in England?
For a 10m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £102 a year in Manningtree.
Which quay and harbour wall berths with a slipway in England have space now?
2 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at quay and harbour wall berths with a slipway in England?
1 of the 20 say you can: Hartlepool 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need Broads Authority tolls and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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