Cheapest moorings with a pump-out in the South East

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a pump-out for holding tanks, so you can empty without cruising to a service point.

27 sites · 3 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £4,501 a year for a 10m boat (£722–£10,740 across 27 published tariffs)

At a glance

27 sites: 1 on a canal, 11 on rivers, 10 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
3 of the 27 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Itchenor Reach maintained moorings and Shepperton Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour, Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Molesey Lock Base Moorings and Shepards Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £722 a year (Emsworth Maintained Moorings) to £10,740 a year (Hythe Marina Village); the middle of 27 is £4,501 a year.
Longest boat taken: 40m (131ft) at Shepards Marina.
Of the 27, 22 have electric hook-up, 14 diesel, 11 a boat hoist and 18 visitor berths.
1 of the 27 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Chichester Harbour Conservancy (2), Environment Agency (4), MDL Marinas (2), Premier Marinas (7) and Tingdene Marinas (4).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Emsworth Maintained Moorings

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£722 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Itchenor Reach maintained moorings

Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings

Lechlade, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings

Reading, Berkshire · River Thames

£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Grove Lock Marina

Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal

£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Molesey Lock Base Moorings

East Molesey, Surrey · River Thames

£2,806 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gosport Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Pyrford Marina

Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation

£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Thames and Kennet Marina

Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Sovereign Harbour

Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Racecourse Marina Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Chichester Marina

Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£6,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Berths available

Shepperton Marina

Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames

£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lymington Yacht Haven

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Windsor Marina

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Pump-out	Space
Emsworth Maintained Moorings	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	£722	£72.15	Yes	Berths available
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,010	£101.04	Yes	Waiting list
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings	Itchenor, Chichester Harbour	£2,278	£227.79	Yes	Berths available
Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings	Lechlade, River Thames	£2,594	£259.44	Yes	Not reported
Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings	Reading, River Thames	£2,638	£263.76	Yes	Waiting list
Grove Lock Marina	Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal	£2,665	£266.48	Yes	Not reported
Environment Agency Molesey Lock Base Moorings	East Molesey, River Thames	£2,806	£280.56	Yes	Waiting list
Gosport Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£2,810	£281	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£2,850	£285	Yes	Not reported
Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings	Abingdon, River Thames	£2,997	£299.70	Yes	Not reported
Swanwick Marina	Southampton, River Hamble	£3,500	£350	Yes	Not reported
Pyrford Marina	Pyrford, River Wey Navigation	£3,729	£372.85	Yes	Not reported
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£3,938	£393.75	Yes	Not reported
Thames and Kennet Marina	Reading, River Thames	£4,501	£450.11	Yes	Not reported
Sovereign Harbour	Eastbourne, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£5,080	£508	Yes	Not reported
Walton Marina	Walton-on-Thames, River Thames	£5,124	£512.43	Yes	Not reported
Brighton Marina	Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast)	£5,480	£548	Yes	Not reported
Racecourse Marina Windsor	Windsor, River Thames	£5,691	£569.13	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	£6,420	£642	Yes	Not reported
Shepards Marina	Cowes, River Medina	£6,428	£642.77	Yes	Waiting list
Chichester Marina	Chichester, Chichester Harbour	£6,500	£650	Yes	Not reported
Shepperton Marina	Shepperton, River Thames	£7,200	£720	Yes	Berths available
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,560	£756	Yes	Not reported
Haslar Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,650	£765	Yes	Not reported
Lymington Yacht Haven	Lymington, Lymington River	£8,210	£821	Yes	Not reported
Windsor Marina	Windsor, River Thames	£8,778	£877.80	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	£1,074	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 in the South East?

Across the 27 cheapest moorings with a pump-out here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £722 a year at Emsworth Maintained Moorings to £10,740 a year at Hythe Marina Village. The middle figure is £4,501 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a pump-out in the South East?

For a 10m boat, Emsworth Maintained Moorings is cheapest at £722 a year.

Which cheapest moorings with a pump-out in the South East have space now?

3 of the 27 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Itchenor Reach maintained moorings and Shepperton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with a pump-out in the South East?

1 of the 27 say you can: Grove Lock 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 10 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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