Walk-ashore berths with a slipway on the Solent

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.

23 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £3,520 a year for a 10m boat (£298–£14,202 across 18 published tariffs)

At a glance

23 sites: 20 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Lymington Harbour Moorings, Portsmouth Sailing Club and Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £298 a year (Portsmouth Sailing Club) to £14,202 a year (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 18 is £3,520 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Hamble Point Marina.
Of the 23, 21 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 12 visitor berths.
1 of the 23 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Lymington Harbour Moorings

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£898 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Portsmouth Sailing Club

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£298 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bosham Quay and Moorings

Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour

£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Emsworth Yacht Harbour

Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,100 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

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

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 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

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Town Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 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

Eastlands Boatyard

Swanwick, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Air Force Yacht Club

Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wilson's Boatyard

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Lymington Harbour Moorings	Lymington, Lymington River	£898	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Portsmouth Sailing Club	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£298	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,010	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	£3,800	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Bosham Quay and Moorings	Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour	£2,597	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Emsworth Yacht Harbour	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	£5,100	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£800	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£4,285	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Island Harbour Marina	Newport, River Medina	£4,800	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£505	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£14,202	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Newport Harbour	Newport, River Medina	£1,800	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13,224	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)	Bursledon, River Hamble	£2,990	pontoon berths, linear moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Town Quay Marina	Southampton, Southampton Water	£6,426	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	£3,520	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£3,520	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Eastlands Boatyard	Swanwick, River Hamble	On request	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	–	pontoon berths, dry stack	Yes	Not reported
Royal Air Force Yacht Club	Hamble-le-Rice, River Hamble	–	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Wilson's Boatyard	Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	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 on the Solent?

Across the 18 walk-ashore berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £298 a year at Portsmouth Sailing Club to £14,202 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £3,520 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a slipway on the Solent?

For a 10m boat, Portsmouth Sailing Club is cheapest at £298 a year.

Which walk-ashore berths with a slipway on the Solent have space now?

None of the 23 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 on the Solent?

1 of the 23 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (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, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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