Rivers
Avon Sailing Club
Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest swinging moorings in the South West
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.
23 sites · 3 with space now · 14 with a waiting list · typical £849 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£7,465 across 23 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 23 sites: 2 on rivers, 16 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
- 3 of the 23 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings and Lydney Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Penryn Harbour, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro, Minehead Harbour and 8 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £7,465 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 23 is £849 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 23, 8 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 11 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 23 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Cornwall Council (2) and Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (4).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tamar River Sailing Club
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Penryn Harbour
Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary
£335 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
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kingsbridge Harbour
Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£390 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ilfracombe Harbour
Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel
£715 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
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 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
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Galmpton
Galmpton, Devon · River Dart
£1,099 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 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
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 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
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Sailing Club | Chaceley, River Severn | £50 | £5 | swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | £22 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £245 | £24.49 | swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Penryn Harbour | Penryn, Fal Estuary | £335 | £33.50 | 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 |
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | £60 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Kingsbridge Harbour | Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £620 | £61.99 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £644 | £64.40 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Ilfracombe Harbour | Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel | £715 | £71.53 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £849 | £84.90 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £895 | £89.46 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £907 | £90.66 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £951 | £95.10 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £1,099 | £109.88 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Galmpton | Galmpton, River Dart | £1,099 | £109.88 | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,246 | £124.61 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | £342 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £4,560 | £456 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| 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 23 cheapest swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £7,465 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £849 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest swinging moorings in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.
Which cheapest swinging moorings in the South West have space now?
3 of the 23 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings and Lydney Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest swinging moorings in the South West?
1 of the 23 say you can: Dart Harbour, Galmpton (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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