Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in the South East
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.
20 sites · 1 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £16.88 a night for a 6m boat (£2.90–£39 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 20 sites: 5 on rivers, 11 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cotswold Boat Hire, Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings, Lymington Harbour Moorings and Yarmouth Harbour.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £2.90 a night (Dell Quay Marine) to £39 a night (Harleyford Marina); the middle of 10 is £16.88 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 20, 18 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out, 4 diesel and 6 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 20 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Premier Marinas (2), Tingdene Marinas (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 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
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Dell Quay Marine
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 6m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | Berths available |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | £25 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | – | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | – | Waiting list |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Brighton Marina | Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast) | – | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £7.08 | Not reported |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £18 | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £39 | Not reported |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £5 | Not reported |
| Sovereign Harbour | Eastbourne, English Channel (Sussex coast) | – | Not reported |
| Swanwick Marina | Southampton, River Hamble | – | Not reported |
| Thames and Kennet Marina | Reading, River Thames | £25 | Not reported |
| Walton Marina | Walton-on-Thames, River Thames | £27 | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour | – | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | £12 | Not reported |
| Dell Quay Marine | Chichester, Chichester Harbour | £2.90 | Not reported |
| Wilson's Boatyard | Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour | £15.75 | 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 6m boat in the South East?
Across the 10 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £2.90 a night at Dell Quay Marine to £39 a night at Harleyford Marina. The middle figure is £16.88 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with visitor berths in the South East?
For a 6m boat, Dell Quay Marine is cheapest at £2.90 a night in Chichester.
Which small boat moorings with visitor berths in the South East have space now?
1 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Emsworth Maintained Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with visitor berths in the South East?
1 of the 20 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, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings with visitor berths in the South East, by county
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