Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Portaferry Marina
Portaferry, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.
4 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £23.70 a night for a 6m boat (£3.90–£27 across 4 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on an estuary and 2 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Portaferry Marina and Portglenone Marina.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £3.90 a night (Portglenone Marina) to £27 a night (Portaferry Marina); the middle of 4 is £23.70 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Portaferry Marina.
- Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (2).
Rivers
Waiting list
Portglenone Marina
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 6m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portaferry Marina | Portaferry, Strangford Lough | £27 | Waiting list |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £3.90 | Waiting list |
| Bangor Marina | Bangor, Belfast Lough | £24 | Not reported |
| Carrickfergus Marina | Carrickfergus, Belfast Lough | £23.40 | 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 6m boat in Northern Ireland?
Across the 4 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £3.90 a night at Portglenone Marina to £27 a night at Portaferry Marina. The middle figure is £23.70 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland?
For a 6m boat, Portglenone Marina is cheapest at £3.90 a night.
Which small boat moorings with visitor berths in Northern Ireland have space now?
None of the 4 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
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