Walk-ashore berths with a slipway 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 with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

5 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,503 a year for a 10m boat (£275–£2,730 across 2 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 2 on rivers and 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Hoo Ness Yacht Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £275 a year (Hoo Ness Yacht Club) to £2,730 a year (Swale Marina); the middle of 2 is £1,503 a year.
Longest boat taken: 13.7m (45ft) at Swale Marina.
Of the 5, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
2 of the 5 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

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Rivers

Bow Bridge Marina

Wateringbury, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Rivers

Medway Wharf Marina

Wateringbury, Kent · River Medway

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sandwich Marina

Sandwich, Kent · River Stour

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Hoo Ness Yacht Club	Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway	£275	linear moorings, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	£2,730	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Bow Bridge Marina	Wateringbury, River Medway	–	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Medway Wharf Marina	Wateringbury, River Medway	–	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Sandwich Marina	Sandwich, River Stour	–	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 2 walk-ashore berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £275 a year at Hoo Ness Yacht Club to £2,730 a year at Swale Marina. The middle figure is £1,503 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a slipway 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 slipway in Kent have space now?

None of the 5 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 walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Kent?

2 of the 5 say you can: Swale 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, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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