Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest drying berths on the South Coast
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground.
13 sites · 2 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £620 a year for a 10m boat (£135–£6,428 across 13 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 13 sites: 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 6 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour and Brixham Inner Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Bude Harbour, Dart Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Salcombe Harbour Moorings, Mevagissey Harbour and 1 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £6,428 a year (Cowes Harbour); the middle of 13 is £620 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Bude Harbour.
- Of the 13, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel and 5 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings
Shaldon, Devon · Teign Estuary
£480 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lyme Regis Harbour
Lyme Regis, Dorset · Lyme Bay
£1,070 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £25.49 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings | Shaldon, Teign Estuary | £480 | £48 | drying berths | Not reported |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £620 | £61.99 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | £98.21 | drying berths | Waiting list |
| Lyme Regis Harbour | Lyme Regis, Lyme Bay | £1,070 | £107 | drying berths | Waiting list |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £1,298 | £129.80 | drying berths | Berths available |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | £259.70 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes) | Bursledon, River Hamble | £4,019 | £401.94 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £6,428 | £642.77 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | 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 South Coast?
Across the 13 cheapest drying berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £6,428 a year at Cowes Harbour. The middle figure is £620 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest drying berths on the South Coast?
For a 10m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
Which cheapest drying berths on the South Coast have space now?
2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour and Brixham Inner Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
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Cheapest drying berths on the South Coast, by county
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