Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane on the Solent

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

15 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £37.50 a night for a 10m boat (£13.10–£55.50 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

15 sites: 14 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Shepards Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £13.10 a night (Sparkes Marina) to £55.50 a night (Northney Marina); the middle of 9 is £37.50 a night.
Longest boat taken: 70m (230ft) at Shamrock Quay.
Of the 15, 13 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out and 7 diesel.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (6) and Premier Marinas (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Shepards Marina

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Emsworth Yacht Harbour

Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 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

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 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

Saxon Wharf

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£9,042 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

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 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

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 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

Cowes Yacht Haven

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Shepards Marina	Cowes, River Medina	–	Yes	Waiting list
Emsworth Yacht Harbour	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	–	Yes	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£37.50	Yes	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£30	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Yes	Not reported
Saxon Wharf	Southampton, River Itchen	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
Shamrock Quay	Southampton, River Itchen	£51.50	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13.10	Yes	Not reported
Swanwick Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	–	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	£17.50	Yes	Not reported
Cowes Yacht Haven	Cowes, River Medina	On request	Yes	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	£13.10	Yes	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 9 visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £13.10 a night at Sparkes Marina to £55.50 a night at Northney Marina. The middle figure is £37.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane on the Solent?

For a 10m boat, Sparkes Marina is cheapest at £13.10 a night in Hayling Island.

Which visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane on the Solent have space now?

None of the 15 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane on the Solent, by county

Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in other areas

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