Cheapest walk-ashore berths in Kent

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.

10 sites · 3 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,701 a year for a 10m boat (£275–£8,040 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 2 on rivers, 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
3 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: The Embankment Marina, Twyford Bridge Marina and Dover Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Hoo Ness Yacht Club and Medway Yacht Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £275 a year (Hoo Ness Yacht Club) to £8,040 a year (Chatham Maritime Marina); the middle of 10 is £2,701 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Dover Marina.
Of the 10, 7 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
3 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Hoo Ness Yacht Club

Hoo St Werburgh, Kent · River Medway

£275 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Medway Yacht Club

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

£612 a year for a 10m yacht (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

The Embankment Marina

Gravesend, Kent · River Thames

£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers Berths available

Twyford Bridge Marina

Yalding, Kent · River Medway

£1,823 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Medway Bridge Marina

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Rivers

Allington Marina

Maidstone, Kent · River Medway

£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Chatham Maritime Marina

Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary

£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Hoo Ness Yacht Club	Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway	£275	£27.50	linear moorings, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Medway Yacht Club	Rochester, River Medway	from £612	£61.20	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Waiting list
The Embankment Marina	Gravesend, River Thames	£1,680	£168	pontoon berths	Berths available
Twyford Bridge Marina	Yalding, River Medway	£1,823	£182.33	pontoon berths	Berths available
Medway Bridge Marina	Rochester, River Medway	£2,671	£267.12	pontoon berths	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	£2,730	£273	pontoon berths, drying berths	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£2,850	£285	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Dover Marina	Dover, English Channel	£3,450	£345	pontoon berths	Berths available
Allington Marina	Maidstone, River Medway	£3,691	£369.10	pontoon berths	Not reported
Chatham Maritime Marina	Chatham, River Medway Estuary	£8,040	£804	pontoon berths	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 Kent?

Across the 10 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £275 a year at Hoo Ness Yacht Club to £8,040 a year at Chatham Maritime Marina. The middle figure is £2,701 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths in Kent?

For a 10m boat, Hoo Ness Yacht Club is cheapest at £275 a year in Hoo St Werburgh.

Which cheapest walk-ashore berths in Kent have space now?

3 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: The Embankment Marina, Twyford Bridge Marina and Dover Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest walk-ashore berths in Kent?

3 of the 10 say you can: The Embankment Marina (liveaboards allowed), Medway Bridge Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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