Walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane in Kent

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. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

15 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,850 a year for a 10m boat (£275–£8,040 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

15 sites: 3 on rivers, 11 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
2 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dover Marina and Hollowshore Moorings.
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 7 is £2,850 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Dover Marina.
Of the 15, 12 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 5 diesel and 4 visitor berths.
3 of the 15 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

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

Hollowshore Moorings

Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Medway Bridge Marina

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cuxton Marina

Cuxton, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Rivers

Hampstead Marina

Yalding, Kent · River Medway

Prices on request

Rivers

Medway Wharf Marina

Wateringbury, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Medway Marina

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Werburgh Marina

Rochester, Kent · Medway Estuary

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sandwich Marina

Sandwich, Kent · River Stour

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Youngboats Marine Services

Faversham, Kent · Oare Creek

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Dover Marina	Dover, English Channel	£3,450	pontoon berths	Yes	Berths available
Hollowshore Moorings	Faversham, Faversham Creek	–	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Berths available
Hoo Ness Yacht Club	Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway	£275	linear moorings, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Medway Yacht Club	Rochester, River Medway	from £612	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Allington Marina	Maidstone, River Medway	£3,691	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Chatham Maritime Marina	Chatham, River Medway Estuary	£8,040	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£2,850	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Medway Bridge Marina	Rochester, River Medway	£2,671	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Cuxton Marina	Cuxton, River Medway	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Hampstead Marina	Yalding, River Medway	On request	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Medway Wharf Marina	Wateringbury, River Medway	–	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Port Medway Marina	Rochester, River Medway	–	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Port Werburgh Marina	Rochester, Medway Estuary	–	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Sandwich Marina	Sandwich, River Stour	–	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Youngboats Marine Services	Faversham, Oare Creek	–	pontoon berths, drying 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 Kent?

Across the 7 walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane 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 £2,850 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane in Kent?

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

Which walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane in Kent have space now?

2 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dover Marina and Hollowshore Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane in Kent?

3 of the 15 say you can: Medway Bridge Marina (liveaboards allowed), Port Werburgh Marina (liveaboards allowed) and 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane in nearby counties

Essex 8
Cornwall 5

Walk-ashore berths with a boat hoist or crane in the wider area

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