Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m in the South West
Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 12m (40ft): a stated maximum length, or a published price for a boat that size. Canal sites that only take narrowboats are left out; see 70ft narrowboat moorings for those.
48 sites · 7 with space now · 9 with a waiting list · typical £5,280 a year for a 12m boat (£135–£14,580 across 40 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 48 sites: 3 on canals, 1 on a river, 25 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 19 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 48 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour, Monk Meadow, Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure, Port Pendennis Marina, Purton South L1 Leisure, River Dart Moorings, Old Mill Creek and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lake Yard, Malpas Marina, Newquay Harbour, Parkstone Yacht Club, Port of Truro, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and 3 more.
- For a 12m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £14,580 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 40 is £5,280 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 50m (164ft) at Bideford Harbour.
- Of the 48, 32 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out, 16 diesel, 13 a boat hoist and 30 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 48 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (3), Cornwall Council (2), MDL Marinas (4) and Premier Marinas (4).
Canals
Berths available
Monk Meadow
Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Purton South L1 Leisure
Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
River Dart Moorings, Old Mill Creek
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 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
Waiting list
Malpas Marina
Malpas, Cornwall · River Fal
£3,035 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
Parkstone Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 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
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salterns Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 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
Bideford Harbour
Bideford, Devon · River Torridge
£500 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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Darthaven Marina
Kingswear, Devon · River Dart
£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 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
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 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
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
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
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
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
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
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Motor Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Yeoward Boatyards
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe Estuary
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 12m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 12m boat | Berths | Longest boat | Widest beam | Deepest draught | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £1,019 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Monk Meadow | Hempsted, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,474 | pontoon berths | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure | Slimbridge, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,382 | linear moorings | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £5,760 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Purton South L1 Leisure | Berkeley, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,722 | linear moorings, pile moorings | 12.3m (40ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| River Dart Moorings, Old Mill Creek | Dartmouth, River Dart | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | 12m (39ft) | – | – | A few berths left |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £4,550 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £9,000 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Malpas Marina | Malpas, River Fal | £3,642 | pontoon berths | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,495 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 12.2m (40ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | £6,226 | pontoon berths | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £611 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £1,074 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | 15.2m (50ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Bideford Harbour | Bideford, River Torridge | £600 | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | 50m (164ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £4,261 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 21m (69ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £13,018 | pontoon berths | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £14,580 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £10,020 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Darthaven Marina | Kingswear, River Dart | £3,888 | pontoon berths | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £583 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £5,424 | pontoon berths | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £8,986 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £8,220 | pontoon berths | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £6,708 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £7,104 | pontoon berths | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | pontoon berths | 15m (49ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £5,304 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £7,620 | pontoon berths | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Port of Poole Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £13,812 | pontoon berths | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Portishead Marina | Portishead, Bristol Channel | £5,628 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £8,520 | pontoon berths | 17.9m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £11,981 | pontoon berths | 18m (59ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £3,268 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 21.9m (72ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Sutton Harbour Marina | Plymouth, Sutton Harbour | £12,816 | pontoon berths | 13.5m (44ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Torquay Marina | Torquay, Tor Bay | £14,278 | pontoon berths | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,672 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 12m (39ft) | – | – | 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 12m boat cost in the South West?
Across the 40 walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m here that publish a price, a 12m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £14,580 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £5,280 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m in the South West?
For a 12m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
Which walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m in the South West have space now?
7 of the 48 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour, Monk Meadow, Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure, Port Pendennis Marina, Purton South L1 Leisure, River Dart Moorings, Old Mill Creek and Torpoint Yacht Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Where can I keep a boat over 12m (39ft) in the South West?
All 48 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Lydney Harbour (25m (82ft)), Monk Meadow (20m (66ft)), Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure (12m (39ft)), Port Pendennis Marina (25m (82ft)), Purton South L1 Leisure (12.3m (40ft)), River Dart Moorings, Old Mill Creek (12m (39ft)), Torpoint Yacht Harbour (14m (46ft)), Lake Yard (15m (49ft)) and 40 more. Check beam and draught too.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m in the South West?
2 of the 48 say you can: Bristol Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Saltford Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m in the South West, by county
Walk-ashore berths for boats over 12m in other areas
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