Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Motor yacht moorings with pontoon berths in the South West
Places that take motor yachts. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
34 sites · 2 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £9,652 a year for a 14m motor yacht (£135–£19,236 across 24 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 34 sites: 18 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 16 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 34 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Port Pendennis Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Dart Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Lake Yard, Penzance Harbour, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre, Salcombe Harbour Moorings and 1 more.
- For a 14m motor yacht, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £19,236 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 24 is £9,652 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Torquay Marina.
- Of the 34, 27 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 14 diesel, 12 a boat hoist and 25 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (4) and Premier Marinas (4).
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 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
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 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
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 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
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 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
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
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 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
Avon Marina
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Christchurch Sailing Club
Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Elkins Boatyard
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lincombe Boatyard
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Parkstone Bay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Motor Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 14m motor yacht | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £6,720 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £2,200 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £620 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £11,250 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | pontoon berths, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £6,736 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £15,187 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £19,236 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £11,690 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £6,328 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £9,714 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £9,590 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £7,826 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £11,214 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £6,188 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £8,890 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Port of Poole Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £16,114 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £9,968 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £13,978 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Sutton Harbour Marina | Plymouth, Sutton Harbour | £16,800 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Torquay Marina | Torquay, Tor Bay | £16,657 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Weymouth Harbour | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour | £6,132 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Weymouth Marina | Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay) | £10,458 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Avon Marina | Christchurch, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Christchurch Sailing Club | Christchurch, Christchurch Harbour | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Elkins Boatyard | Christchurch, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Lincombe Boatyard | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Parkstone Bay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Royal Motor Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | Portland, Portland Harbour | – | pontoon berths | 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 14m motor yacht cost in the South West?
Across the 24 motor yacht moorings with pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 14m motor yacht costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £19,236 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £9,652 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest motor yacht moorings with pontoon berths in the South West?
For a 14m motor yacht, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
Which motor yacht moorings with pontoon berths in the South West have space now?
2 of the 34 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Port Pendennis Marina and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Motor yacht moorings with pontoon berths in the South West, by county
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