Motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in England

Places that take motor yachts. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.

84 sites · 9 with space now · 10 with a waiting list · typical £48.30 a night for a 14m motor yacht (£5–£98 across 47 published tariffs)

At a glance

84 sites: 3 on rivers, 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 51 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 26 on the open coast.
9 of the 84 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Dover Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Port Pendennis Marina, St Katharine Docks Marina and 3 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Dart Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Lake Yard, Lymington Harbour Moorings, Penzance Harbour, Salcombe Harbour Moorings and 4 more.
For a 14m motor yacht, published prices run from £5 a night (Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina) to £98 a night (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 47 is £48.30 a night.
Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Ocean Village Marina.
Of the 84, 72 have electric hook-up, 26 a pump-out, 40 diesel and 36 a boat hoist.
3 of the 84 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), MDL Marinas (12), Premier Marinas (8), Premier Marinas Ltd (2), Tingdene Marinas (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

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

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

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 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 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 Berths available

St Katharine Docks Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers A few berths left

Sunderland Marina

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear

£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Coast & harbours Berths available

Torpoint Yacht Harbour

Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound

£3,950 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

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

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

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

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Penzance Harbour

Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

Prices not published

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

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

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

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Whitby Marina

Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

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

Berthon Lymington Marina

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£10,193 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

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 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

Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£8,350 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

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fox's Marina & Boatyard

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 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

Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 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

Ipswich Beacon Marina

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£5,056 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

Coast & harbours

King Point Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay

£5,590 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

Lowestoft Beacon Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing

£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 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

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 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

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 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

Ocean Village Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Plymouth Yacht Haven

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£6,350 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

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Preston Marina

Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble

£2,400 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

R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)

Warsash, Hampshire · River Hamble

£1,505 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Racecourse Marina Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 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

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

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 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

Coast & harbours

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 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

The Camber

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 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

Coast & harbours

Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 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

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 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

Whitehaven Marina

Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour

£3,010 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

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour

Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Christchurch Sailing Club

Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Yacht Haven

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Parkstone Bay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Motor Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Coast & harbours

Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour

Prices not published

Rivers

Teddington Harbour

Teddington, Greater London · River Thames

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wilson's Boatyard

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht

Site	Where	A night, 14m motor yacht	Space
Amble Marina	Amble, River Coquet	£54.60	A few berths left
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)	Wayford Bridge, River Ant	–	Berths available
Dover Marina	Dover, English Channel	–	Berths available
Littlehampton Marina	Littlehampton, River Arun	£56	Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina	Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour	£65.80	Berths available
St Katharine Docks Marina	London, River Thames	–	Berths available
Sunderland Marina	Sunderland, River Wear	–	A few berths left
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	–	Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour	Torpoint, Plymouth Sound	–	Berths available
Dart Harbour Moorings	Dartmouth, River Dart	£16.94	Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings	Fowey, River Fowey	£22.40	Waiting list
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£35	Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings	Lymington, Lymington River	–	Waiting list
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings	Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£32.20	Waiting list
Shepards Marina	Cowes, River Medina	–	Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£56	Waiting list
Whitby Marina	Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea)	–	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	–	Waiting list
Berthon Lymington Marina	Lymington, Lymington River	£56.12	Not reported
Brentford Dock Marina	Brentford, River Thames	£30	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	–	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	–	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£20	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	–	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£61.60	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£98	Not reported
Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£84	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	–	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£44.80	Not reported
Falmouth Marina	Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River	–	Not reported
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£40.60	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£63	Not reported
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£39	Not reported
Hartlepool Marina	Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea)	£55.58	Not reported
Haslar Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£67.90	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	–	Not reported
Ipswich Beacon Marina	Ipswich, River Orwell	£51.38	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£52.50	Not reported
King Point Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay	–	Not reported

From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 14m motor yacht in England?

Across the 47 motor yacht moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 14m motor yacht costs from £5 a night at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina to £98 a night at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £48.30 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in England?

For a 14m motor yacht, Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina is cheapest at £5 a night in Gosport.

Which motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in England have space now?

9 of the 84 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Dover Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Port Pendennis Marina, St Katharine Docks Marina, Sunderland Marina, Tollesbury Marina and 1 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at motor yacht moorings with visitor berths in England?

3 of the 84 say you can: Whitby 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, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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