Walk-ashore berths with a pub or café on the South Coast

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 pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.

29 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £6,350 a year for a 10m boat (£255–£14,904 across 29 published tariffs)

At a glance

29 sites: 20 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 9 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £255 a year (Bude Harbour) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 29 is £6,350 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Berthon Lymington Marina.
Of the 29, 28 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 17 diesel, 15 a boat hoist and 19 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), MDL Marinas (8), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bude Harbour

Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Berthon Lymington Marina

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina

Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deacons Marina

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River

£6,850 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

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Mayflower Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£5,920 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

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 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

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Plymouth Yacht Haven

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Hamble Marina

Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southdown Marina

Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake

£1,200 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

The Ship & Anchor Marina

Ford, West Sussex · River Arun

£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Universal Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£5,032 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

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Pub or restaurant / Café	Space
Bude Harbour	Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal	£255	drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Waiting list
Berthon Lymington Marina	Lymington, Lymington River	£10,193	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina	Birdham, Chichester Harbour	£5,270	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Yes	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£10,536	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Deacons Marina	Bursledon, River Hamble	£4,704	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£4,520	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Marina	Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River	£6,850	pontoon berths	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
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£505	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Mayflower Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£5,920	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£14,202	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£3,420	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13,224	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Noss on Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£4,420	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Yes	Not reported
Plymouth Yacht Haven	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£6,350	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£14,904	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,560	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Portland Marina	Portland, Portland Harbour	£7,090	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Queen Anne's Battery	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£9,984	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£6,520	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Southdown Marina	Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake	£1,200	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	£6,420	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£12,684	pontoon berths, dry stack	Yes	Not reported
The Ship & Anchor Marina	Ford, River Arun	£1,700	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Torquay Marina	Torquay, Tor Bay	£11,232	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Universal Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	£5,032	pontoon berths, pile moorings	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

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 29 walk-ashore berths with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £255 a year at Bude Harbour to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £6,350 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a pub or café on the South Coast?

For a 10m boat, Bude Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.

Which walk-ashore berths with a pub or café on the South Coast have space now?

None of the 29 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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