Small boat moorings with visitor berths in Isle of Wight

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

4 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £12.54 a night for a 6m boat (£7.08–£18 across 2 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £7.08 a night (Cowes Harbour) to £18 a night (Folly Moorings); the middle of 2 is £12.54 a night.
Longest boat taken: 9m (30ft) at Bembridge Harbour.
Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
1 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

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

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A night, 6m boat	Space
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	–	Waiting list
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	–	Not reported
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£7.08	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£18	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 6m boat in Isle of Wight?

Across the 2 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £7.08 a night at Cowes Harbour to £18 a night at Folly Moorings. The middle figure is £12.54 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with visitor berths in Isle of Wight?

For a 6m boat, Cowes Harbour is cheapest at £7.08 a night.

Which small boat moorings with visitor berths in Isle of Wight have space now?

None of the 4 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with visitor berths in Isle of Wight?

1 of the 4 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

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