Coast & harbours
Berths available
Belfast Harbour Marina
Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough
£2,745 a year for a 10m yacht
Pontoon berths for boats over 24m
Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 24m (80ft): 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. Large yacht berths are few and often booked well ahead, so ask early.
48 sites · 7 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £14,256 a year for a 24m boat (£414–£48,269 across 34 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 48 sites: 3 on canals, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 31 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 13 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 48 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Belfast Harbour Marina, Dover Marina, Lydney Harbour, Mancetter Marina, Newcastle City Marina, Port Pendennis Marina and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Salterns Marina and Shepards Marina.
- For a 24m boat, published prices run from £414 a year (Newcastle City Marina) to £48,269 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 34 is £14,256 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 100m (328ft) at James Watt Marina.
- Of the 48, 39 have electric hook-up, 11 a pump-out, 22 diesel, 20 a boat hoist and 24 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 48 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), Boatfolk Marinas Ltd (2), MDL Marinas (11) and Scottish Canals (3).
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Mancetter Marina
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Newcastle City Marina
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£276 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
St Katharine Docks Marina
London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salterns Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Shepards Marina
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Blackwall Basin Moorings
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Canals
Ardrishaig Basin
Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal
£3,761 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Campbeltown Marina
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Chatham Maritime Marina
Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary
£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Clyde Marina
Ardrossan, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,530 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
Conwy Marina
Conwy, Conwy · River Conwy
£6,150 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Fort Augustus
Fort Augustus, Highland · Caledonian Canal
£4,704 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Gairlochy
Gairlochy, Highland · Caledonian Canal and Loch Lochy
£2,207 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
James Watt Marina
Greenock, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£3,180 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
Kip Marina
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portishead Marina
Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel
£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saxon Wharf
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shamrock Quay
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Tarbert Harbour
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Chiswick Pier
Chiswick, London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Highway Marine
Sandwich, Kent · River Stour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hull Waterside & Marina
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · Humber Estuary
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Medway Marina
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sandpoint Marina
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire · River Leven
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 24m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 24m boat | Berths | Longest boat | Widest beam | Deepest draught | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Harbour Marina | Belfast, Belfast Lough | £6,588 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £8,280 | pontoon berths | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £3,000 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Mancetter Marina | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 33.5m (110ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Newcastle City Marina | Newcastle upon Tyne, River Tyne | £414 | pontoon berths | 26m (85ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £14,400 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| St Katharine Docks Marina | London, River Thames | – | pontoon berths | 40m (131ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Shepards Marina | Cowes, River Medina | £15,426 | pontoon berths | 40m (131ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | pontoon berths, pile moorings | 38m (125ft) | – | – | Full |
| Ardrishaig Basin | Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal | £5,197 | pontoon berths | 26.8m (88ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Berthon Lymington Marina | Lymington, Lymington River | £27,113 | pontoon berths | 30.5m (100ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Campbeltown Marina | Campbeltown, Campbeltown Loch | £14,400 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 33m (108ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Chatham Maritime Marina | Chatham, River Medway Estuary | £19,296 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Clyde Marina | Ardrossan, Firth of Clyde | £10,872 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £32,976 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Conwy Marina | Conwy, River Conwy | £14,760 | pontoon berths | 26m (85ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Fort Augustus | Fort Augustus, Caledonian Canal | £6,500 | pontoon berths | 45m (148ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £8,816 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Gairlochy | Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal and Loch Lochy | £5,296 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 45m (148ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Gunwharf Quays Marina | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £19,200 | pontoon berths | 80m (262ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £6,840 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 50m (164ft) | – | 5m | Not reported |
| James Watt Marina | Greenock, Firth of Clyde | £7,632 | pontoon berths | 100m (328ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| King Point Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound, Millbay | £13,416 | pontoon berths | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Kip Marina | Inverkip, Firth of Clyde | £14,112 | pontoon berths, hard standing | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Mercury Yacht Harbour | Southampton, River Hamble | £40,795 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Northney Marina | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £33,869 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Ocean Quay Marina | Southampton, River Itchen | – | pontoon berths | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Ocean Village Marina | Southampton, Southampton Water | £43,402 | pontoon berths | 80m (262ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Port Hamble Marina | Hamble, River Hamble | £48,269 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Port Solent Marina | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £21,360 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Portishead Marina | Portishead, Bristol Channel | £11,256 | pontoon berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Rhu Marina | Rhu, Firth of Clyde | £12,264 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 36m (118ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | – | pontoon berths | 30.5m (100ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Saxon Wharf | Southampton, River Itchen | £35,352 | pontoon berths, dry stack | 40m (131ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Shamrock Quay | Southampton, River Itchen | £37,656 | pontoon berths | 70m (230ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Tarbert Harbour | Tarbert, Loch Fyne | £7,656 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Torquay Marina | Torquay, Tor Bay | £33,451 | pontoon berths | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | £7,373 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 65m (213ft) | – | 5m | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £23,558 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 24m (79ft) | – | – | 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 24m boat cost in the UK?
Across the 34 pontoon berths for boats over 24m here that publish a price, a 24m boat costs from £414 a year at Newcastle City Marina to £48,269 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £14,256 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest pontoon berths for boats over 24m in the UK?
For a 24m boat, Newcastle City Marina is cheapest at £414 a year in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Which pontoon berths for boats over 24m in the UK have space now?
7 of the 48 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Belfast Harbour Marina, Dover Marina, Lydney Harbour, Mancetter Marina, Newcastle City Marina, Port Pendennis Marina and St Katharine Docks Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Where can I keep a boat over 24m (79ft) in the UK?
All 48 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Belfast Harbour Marina (25m (82ft)), Dover Marina (30m (98ft)), Lydney Harbour (25m (82ft)), Mancetter Marina (33.5m (110ft)), Newcastle City Marina (26m (85ft)), Port Pendennis Marina (25m (82ft)), St Katharine Docks Marina (40m (131ft)), Salterns Marina (25m (82ft)) and 40 more. Check beam and draught too.
Can you live aboard at pontoon berths for boats over 24m in the UK?
4 of the 48 say you can: Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Ocean Quay Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Hull Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need a Scottish Canals licence and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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