Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Walk-ashore berths with a pub or café 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. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.
14 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £5,920 a year for a 10m boat (£255–£11,232 across 13 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites: 1 on a river, 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 8 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £255 a year (Bude Harbour) to £11,232 a year (Torquay Marina); the middle of 13 is £5,920 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Torquay Marina.
- Of the 14, 12 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 8 diesel, 6 a boat hoist and 10 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: MDL Marinas (3) and Premier Marinas (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 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 Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 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
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Portavon Waterside & Marina
Keynsham, Gloucestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Pub or restaurant / Café | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £849 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £10,536 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Exmouth Marina | Exmouth, Lyme Bay | £4,520 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Falmouth Marina | Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River | £6,850 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £5,920 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Plymouth Yacht Haven | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £6,350 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Portland Marina | Portland, Portland Harbour | £7,090 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Queen Anne's Battery | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £9,984 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Torquay Marina | Torquay, Tor Bay | £11,232 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Portavon Waterside & Marina | Keynsham, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths | 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 13 walk-ashore berths with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £255 a year at Bude Harbour to £11,232 a year at Torquay Marina. The middle figure is £5,920 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in the South West?
For a 10m boat, Bude Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.
Which walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in the South West have space now?
1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney 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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in other areas
- North West 12
- West Midlands 10
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