Visitor moorings with a pub or café in the South East

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. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.

19 sites · typical £30 a night for a 10m boat (£5–£55.50 across 15 published tariffs)

At a glance

19 sites: 1 on a canal, 2 on rivers, 15 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £5 a night (Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina) to £55.50 a night (Mercury Yacht Harbour); the middle of 15 is £30 a night.
Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Berthon Lymington Marina.
Of the 19, 18 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 12 diesel and 9 a boat hoist.
2 of the 19 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), MDL Marinas (5), Premier Marinas (2), Tingdene Marinas (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Grove Lock Marina

Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal

£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 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

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 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

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

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

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Pub or restaurant / Café	Space
Berthon Lymington Marina	Lymington, Lymington River	£38.61	Yes	Not reported
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina	Birdham, Chichester Harbour	£39.80	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£45	Yes	Not reported
Grove Lock Marina	Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal	£14.85	Yes	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£30	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	–	Yes	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£30	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£55.50	Yes	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£13.10	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£43.50	Yes	Not reported
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£5	Yes	Not reported
Southsea Marina	Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13.10	Yes	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	–	Yes	Not reported
Thames and Kennet Marina	Reading, River Thames	£25	Yes	Not reported
Walton Marina	Walton-on-Thames, River Thames	£27	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£20	Yes	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 10m boat in the South East?

Across the 15 visitor moorings with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £5 a night at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina to £55.50 a night at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £30 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a pub or café in the South East?

For a 10m boat, Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina is cheapest at £5 a night in Gosport.

Which visitor moorings with a pub or café in the South East have space now?

None of the 19 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 visitor moorings with a pub or café in the South East?

2 of the 19 say you can: Grove Lock Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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 and 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Visitor moorings with a pub or café in the South East, by county

Hampshire 13

Visitor moorings with a pub or café in other areas

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