Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Saundersfoot Harbour
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire · Carmarthen Bay
Prices not published
Swinging moorings with visitor berths in Wales
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. 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.
7 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £12.50 a night for a 10m boat (£2.50–£25 across 5 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 4 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Saundersfoot Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2.50 a night (Burry Port Marina) to £25 a night (Rudders Boatyard); the middle of 5 is £12.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 15.2m (50ft) at Rudders Boatyard.
- Of the 7, 2 have electric hook-up and 1 diesel.
Coast & harbours
Burry Port Marina
Burry Port, Dyfed · Carmarthen Bay
£361 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings
Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont
£1,131 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Conwy Harbour Moorings
Conwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary
£1,117 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Jenkins Point Moorings
Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau
£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rudders Boatyard
Burton, Pembrokeshire · Milford Haven Waterway
£1,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Solva Harbour
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saundersfoot Harbour | Saundersfoot, Carmarthen Bay | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Burry Port Marina | Burry Port, Carmarthen Bay | £2.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings | Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont | £12.50 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Conwy Harbour Moorings | Conwy, Conwy Estuary | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Jenkins Point Moorings | Lawrenny, Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau | £10 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Rudders Boatyard | Burton, Milford Haven Waterway | £25 | swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Solva Harbour | Solva, Solva Harbour | £19 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 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 Wales?
Across the 5 swinging moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2.50 a night at Burry Port Marina to £25 a night at Rudders Boatyard. The middle figure is £12.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings with visitor berths in Wales?
For a 10m boat, Burry Port Marina is cheapest at £2.50 a night.
Which swinging moorings with visitor berths in Wales have space now?
None of the 7 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Broader
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