Coastal moorings with diesel in the South West

Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Sites that sell diesel on site, at a fuel berth or from the boatyard.

19 sites · 4 with a waiting list · typical £4,690 a year for a 10m boat (£135–£11,454 across 17 published tariffs)

At a glance

19 sites: 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 10 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Penzance Harbour, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre, Salterns Marina and Tor Bay Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £11,454 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 17 is £4,690 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
Of the 19, 16 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 12 a boat hoist and 13 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (3) and Premier Marinas (2).

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Penzance Harbour

Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salterns Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Tor Bay Harbour

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£135 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 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

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Kingsbridge Harbour

Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£390 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Mayflower Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£5,920 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

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portishead Marina

Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel

£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 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

St Mary's Harbour

Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour

£302 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Trout's Boatyard

Topsham, Devon · River Exe

£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Diesel	Space
Penzance Harbour	Penzance, Mount's Bay	–	Yes	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	Yes	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	Yes	Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour	Torquay, Tor Bay	£135	Yes	Waiting list
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£10,536	Yes	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	Yes	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£4,520	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£7,465	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Marina	Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River	£6,850	Yes	Not reported
Kingsbridge Harbour	Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary	£390	Yes	Not reported
Mayflower Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£5,920	Yes	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£3,420	Yes	Not reported
Noss on Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£4,420	Yes	Not reported
Portishead Marina	Portishead, Bristol Channel	£4,690	Yes	Not reported
Portland Marina	Portland, Portland Harbour	£7,090	Yes	Not reported
Queen Anne's Battery	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£9,984	Yes	Not reported
St Mary's Harbour	Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour	£302	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Harbour Marina	Plymouth, Sutton Harbour	£10,680	Yes	Not reported
Trout's Boatyard	Topsham, River Exe	£3,060	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 West?

Across the 17 coastal moorings with diesel here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £11,454 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £4,690 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest coastal moorings with diesel in the South West?

For a 10m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.

Which coastal moorings with diesel in the South West 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.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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