Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest pontoon berths in the South West
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
49 sites · 5 with space now · 12 with a waiting list · typical £3,551 a year for a 10m boat (£68–£11,510 across 49 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 49 sites: 3 on canals, 1 on a river, 27 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 18 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 49 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour, Bridge Inn Horton, Monk Meadow, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and Port Pendennis Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Redcliff Wharf, Tor Bay Harbour, Salcombe Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro, Penryn Harbour and 6 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £68 a year (Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 49 is £3,551 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Torquay Marina.
- Of the 49, 34 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 17 diesel, 15 a boat hoist and 32 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 49 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Bristol City Council (2), Canal & River Trust (2), Cornwall Council (2), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (4) and Premier Marinas (4).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Redcliff Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Floating Harbour
£121 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kingsbridge Harbour
Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£390 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Penryn Harbour
Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary
£335 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 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
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 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
Davis's Boatyard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Bridge Inn Horton
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Hilperton Marina
Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Monk Meadow
Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Malpas Marina
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hannover Pontoon
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£3,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Darthaven Marina
Kingswear, Devon · River Dart
£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Watchet Marina
Watchet, Somerset · Bristol Channel
£3,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bristol Marina
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour
£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 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
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portishead Marina
Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel
£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 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
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 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
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 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
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £68 | £6.80 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Redcliff Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Floating Harbour | £121 | £12.15 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Kingsbridge Harbour | Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £390 | £39.05 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £907 | £90.66 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Penryn Harbour | Penryn, Fal Estuary | £1,072 | £107.19 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | £110 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £1,250 | £125 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £1,400 | £139.96 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £1,571 | £157.12 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Davis's Boatyard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £1,968 | £196.80 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Bridge Inn Horton | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | £2,304 | £230.38 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Hilperton Marina | Trowbridge, Kennet & Avon Canal | £2,407 | £240.74 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Monk Meadow | Hempsted, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,474 | £247.40 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £2,696 | £269.61 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £3,035 | £303.48 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Hannover Pontoon | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £3,042 | £304.15 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Darthaven Marina | Kingswear, River Dart | £3,240 | £324 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Watchet Marina | Watchet, Bristol Channel | £3,400 | £340 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £3,551 | £355.06 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £3,950 | £395 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Weymouth Harbour | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour | £4,380 | £438 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | £442 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £4,520 | £452 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Portishead Marina | Portishead, Bristol Channel | £4,690 | £469 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £4,744 | £474.35 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £4,800 | £480 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | £5,188 | £518.82 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £5,590 | £559 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £5,920 | £592 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £6,350 | £635 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £6,850 | £685 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £7,090 | £709 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Weymouth Marina | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay) | £7,090 | £709 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £7,465 | £746.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 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 West?
Across the 49 cheapest pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £68 a year at Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £3,551 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest pontoon berths in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club is cheapest at £68 a year.
Which cheapest pontoon berths in the South West have space now?
5 of the 49 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour, Bridge Inn Horton, Monk Meadow, Torpoint Yacht Harbour and Port Pendennis Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest pontoon berths in the South West?
3 of the 49 say you can: Saltford Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hannover Pontoon (liveaboards allowed) and Bristol 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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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