Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Pile moorings with a slipway
Fore-and-aft between piles driven into the river bed; tender needed. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
5 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,010 a year for a 10m boat (£393–£2,500 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 5 sites: 1 on a river, 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club and Thames Boat House.
- Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £393 a year (Orwell Yacht Club) to £2,500 a year (Thames Boat House); the middle of 3 is £1,010 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 11m (36ft) at Wilson's Boatyard.
- Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
Rivers
Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Portchester Sailing Club
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £393 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Thames Boat House | Shepperton, River Thames | £2,500 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Portchester Sailing Club | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | On request | swinging moorings, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Wilson's Boatyard | Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | 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 UK?
Across the 3 pile moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £393 a year at Orwell Yacht Club to £2,500 a year at Thames Boat House. The middle figure is £1,010 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest pile moorings with a slipway in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Orwell Yacht Club is cheapest at £393 a year in Ipswich.
Which pile moorings with a slipway in the UK have space now?
2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club and Thames Boat House. 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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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