Coast & harbours
Berths available
Belfast Harbour Marina
Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough
£2,745 a year for a 10m yacht
Pontoon berths with visitor berths in Northern Ireland
Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. 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.
12 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £28.50 a night for a 10m boat (£1–£40 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 4 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 6 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Belfast Harbour Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Glenarm Marina, Portaferry Marina and Portglenone Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1 a night (Glenarm Marina) to £40 a night (Bangor Marina); the middle of 10 is £28.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Belfast Harbour Marina.
- Of the 12, 8 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 3 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (3).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Glenarm Marina
Glenarm, Antrim · Glenarm Harbour
£2,533 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Portaferry Marina
Portaferry, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Portglenone Marina
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Bangor Marina
Bangor, Down · Belfast Lough
£3,030 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Carrickfergus Marina
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Whiteharbour Marina
Whitehead, Antrim · Irish Sea
£2,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Coleraine Marina
Coleraine, Londonderry · River Bann
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Foyle Port Marina
Derry/Londonderry, Londonderry · River Foyle
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Manor House Marine
Killadeas, Fermanagh · Lower Lough Erne
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Quoile Yacht Club
Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Harbour Marina | Belfast, Belfast Lough | £34.80 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Glenarm Marina | Glenarm, Glenarm Harbour | £1 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Portaferry Marina | Portaferry, Strangford Lough | £29 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £3.90 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour | Ballycastle, North Channel | £37 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Bangor Marina | Bangor, Belfast Lough | £40 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Carrickfergus Marina | Carrickfergus, Belfast Lough | £39 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Whiteharbour Marina | Whitehead, Irish Sea | £25 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Coleraine Marina | Coleraine, River Bann | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Foyle Port Marina | Derry/Londonderry, River Foyle | £28 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Manor House Marine | Killadeas, Lower Lough Erne | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Quoile Yacht Club | Downpatrick, Strangford Lough | £20 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | 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 Northern Ireland?
Across the 10 pontoon berths with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1 a night at Glenarm Marina to £40 a night at Bangor Marina. The middle figure is £28.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest pontoon berths with visitor berths in Northern Ireland?
For a 10m boat, Glenarm Marina is cheapest at £1 a night.
Which pontoon berths with visitor berths in Northern Ireland have space now?
1 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Belfast Harbour Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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