Swinging moorings with a pump-out in England

A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Sites with a pump-out for holding tanks, so you can empty without cruising to a service point.

10 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,770 a year for a 10m boat (£620–£7,465 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 1 on the Broads or a lake, 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
2 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Itchenor Reach maintained moorings.
Keeping a waiting list: Ferry Nab Marina and Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £620 a year (Kingsbridge Harbour) to £7,465 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 7 is £1,770 a year.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Woolverstone Marina.
Of the 10, 6 have electric hook-up, 5 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 6 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Chichester Harbour Conservancy (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Emsworth Maintained Moorings

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£722 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Itchenor Reach maintained moorings

Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht

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

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

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 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

Kingsbridge Harbour

Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£390 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

Poole Quay Boat Haven

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Pump-out	Space
Emsworth Maintained Moorings	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	£722	swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Berths available
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings	Itchenor, Chichester Harbour	£2,278	swinging moorings	Yes	Berths available
Ferry Nab Marina	Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere	£1,770	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£1,122	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£7,465	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Kingsbridge Harbour	Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£620	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£3,444	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Poole Quay Boat Haven	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	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 swinging moorings with a pump-out here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £620 a year at Kingsbridge Harbour to £7,465 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £1,770 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest swinging moorings with a pump-out in England?

For a 10m boat, Kingsbridge Harbour is cheapest at £620 a year.

Which swinging moorings with a pump-out in England have space now?

2 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Itchenor Reach maintained moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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