Cheapest visitor moorings on the Solent

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. 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.

25 sites · typical £30 a night for a 10m boat (£5–£55.50 across 25 published tariffs)

At a glance

25 sites: 22 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £5 a night (Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina) to £55.50 a night (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 25 is £30 a night.
Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Ocean Village Marina.
Of the 25, 20 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 6 diesel and 9 a boat hoist.
1 of the 25 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (8) and Premier Marinas (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Hamble Marina

Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sparkes Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wilson's Boatyard

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lymington Yacht Haven

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour

Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

The Camber

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hayling Yacht Company

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Newport Harbour

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)

Warsash, Hampshire · River Hamble

£1,505 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ocean Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Berthon Lymington Marina

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shamrock Quay

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ocean Village Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Saxon Wharf

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Space
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£5	Not reported
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£11.80	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	£13.10	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£13.10	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13.10	Not reported
Wilson's Boatyard	Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour	£15.75	Not reported
Lymington Yacht Haven	Lymington, Lymington River	£17	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	£17.50	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£20	Not reported
The Camber	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£22.72	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£30	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£30	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£30	Not reported
Newport Harbour	Newport, River Medina	£30	Not reported
R.K. Marine (Stone Pier)	Warsash, River Hamble	£30	Not reported
Ocean Quay Marina	Southampton, River Itchen	£35	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£37.50	Not reported
Berthon Lymington Marina	Lymington, Lymington River	£38.61	Not reported
Haslar Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Not reported
Shamrock Quay	Southampton, River Itchen	£51.50	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£55.50	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£55.50	Not reported
Ocean Village Marina	Southampton, Southampton Water	£55.50	Not reported
Saxon Wharf	Southampton, River Itchen	£55.50	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 on the Solent?

Across the 25 cheapest visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £5 a night at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina to £55.50 a night at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £30 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest visitor moorings on the Solent?

For a 10m boat, Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina is cheapest at £5 a night in Gosport.

Which cheapest visitor moorings on the Solent have space now?

None of the 25 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 cheapest visitor moorings on the Solent?

1 of the 25 say you can: Ocean Quay 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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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