Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Visitor moorings with diesel in the South West
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 that sell diesel on site, at a fuel berth or from the boatyard.
16 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £40 a night for a 10m boat (£13.10–£55.50 across 11 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 16 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on a river, 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 9 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Penzance Harbour and Tor Bay Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £13.10 a night (Queen Anne's Battery) to £55.50 a night (Brixham Marina); the middle of 11 is £40 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
- Of the 16, 14 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out and 8 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (3).
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
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
Canals
Hilperton Marina
Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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
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
Rivers
Tewkesbury Marina
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Diesel | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £40 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £55.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £55.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £32 | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Hilperton Marina | Trowbridge, Kennet & Avon Canal | £14.85 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Portishead Marina | Portishead, Bristol Channel | £30 | Yes | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £13.10 | Yes | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £26 | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Harbour Marina | Plymouth, Sutton Harbour | £55 | Yes | Not reported |
| Tewkesbury Marina | Tewkesbury, River Avon | On request | 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 West?
Across the 11 visitor moorings with diesel here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £13.10 a night at Queen Anne's Battery to £55.50 a night at Brixham Marina. The middle figure is £40 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings with diesel in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Queen Anne's Battery is cheapest at £13.10 a night in Plymouth.
Which visitor moorings with diesel in the South West have space now?
None of the 16 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Visitor moorings with diesel in the South West, by county
Visitor moorings with diesel in other areas
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