Cheapest visitor moorings in Kent

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. 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.

3 sites · typical £22 a night for a 10m boat (£13.10–£45 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £13.10 a night (Chatham Maritime Marina) to £45 a night (Gillingham Marina); the middle of 3 is £22 a night.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Chatham Maritime Marina.
Of the 3, 3 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 3 a boat hoist.
1 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Chatham Maritime Marina

Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary

£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sandwich Marina

Sandwich, Kent · River Stour

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Space
Chatham Maritime Marina	Chatham, River Medway Estuary	£13.10	Not reported
Sandwich Marina	Sandwich, River Stour	£22	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£45	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 10m boat in Kent?

Across the 3 cheapest visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £13.10 a night at Chatham Maritime Marina to £45 a night at Gillingham Marina. The middle figure is £22 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest visitor moorings in Kent?

For a 10m boat, Chatham Maritime Marina is cheapest at £13.10 a night.

Which cheapest visitor moorings in Kent have space now?

None of the 3 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 cheapest visitor moorings in Kent?

1 of the 3 say you can: Sandwich 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, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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