Small boat moorings with pontoon berths in Wales

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.

10 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £670 a year for a 6m boat (£30–£2,720 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin, Porthcawl Marina and Rhyl Harbour.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £30 a year (Rhyl Harbour) to £2,720 a year (Deganwy Marina); the middle of 7 is £670 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Milford Marina.
Of the 10, 8 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 6 visitor berths.
1 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Yacht Havens (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin

Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

£336 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Porthcawl Marina

Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel

£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Rhyl Harbour

Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd

£30 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Conwy Harbour Moorings

Conwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary

£1,117 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deganwy Marina

Deganwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary

£6,171 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Hafan Pwllheli

Pwllheli, Gwynedd · Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour

£5,033 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin

Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

£403 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Aberaeron Harbour

Aberaeron, Ceredigion · Cardigan Bay

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Graving Dock Pay & Display

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · Cardiff Bay

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Milford Marina

Milford Haven, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Berths	Space
Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£215	pontoon berths	Waiting list
Porthcawl Marina	Porthcawl, Bristol Channel	£1,574	pontoon berths	Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£30	pontoon berths, drying berths	Waiting list
Conwy Harbour Moorings	Conwy, Conwy Estuary	£670	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Deganwy Marina	Deganwy, Conwy Estuary	£2,720	pontoon berths	Not reported
Hafan Pwllheli	Pwllheli, Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour	£2,497	pontoon berths	Not reported
Neyland Yacht Haven - Lower Basin	Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway	£258	pontoon berths	Not reported
Aberaeron Harbour	Aberaeron, Cardigan Bay	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Graving Dock Pay & Display	Cardiff, Cardiff Bay	–	pontoon berths	Not reported
Milford Marina	Milford Haven, Milford Haven Waterway	On request	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 6m boat cost in Wales?

Across the 7 small boat moorings with pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £2,720 a year at Deganwy Marina. The middle figure is £670 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with pontoon berths in Wales?

For a 6m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.

Which small boat moorings with pontoon berths in Wales have space now?

None of the 10 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with pontoon berths in Wales?

1 of the 10 say you can: Milford Marina (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

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