Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Swinging moorings for boats over 24m
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. 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.
9 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,038 a year for a 24m boat (£1,546–£8,266 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 9 sites: 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Minehead Harbour and Salterns Marina.
- For a 24m boat, published prices run from £1,546 a year (Minehead Harbour) to £8,266 a year (Woolverstone Marina); the middle of 3 is £2,038 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 9, 5 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 4 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salterns Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Tarbert Harbour
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £2,038 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £1,546 | swinging moorings, drying berths | 75m (246ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Rhu Marina | Rhu, Firth of Clyde | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 36m (118ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | – | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Tarbert Harbour | Tarbert, Loch Fyne | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 30m (98ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £8,266 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing | 45.7m (150ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | 24.4m (80ft) | – | – | 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 3 swinging moorings for boats over 24m here that publish a price, a 24m boat costs from £1,546 a year at Minehead Harbour to £8,266 a year at Woolverstone Marina. The middle figure is £2,038 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings for boats over 24m in the UK?
For a 24m boat, Minehead Harbour is cheapest at £1,546 a year.
Which swinging moorings for boats over 24m in the UK have space now?
1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour. 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 9 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Lydney Harbour (25m (82ft)), Minehead Harbour (75m (246ft)), Salterns Marina (25m (82ft)), Rhu Marina (36m (118ft)), St Mary's Harbour (24m (79ft)), Tarbert Harbour (30m (98ft)), Woolverstone Marina (24m (79ft)), Sutton Wharf Boatyard (45.7m (150ft)) and 1 more. Check beam and draught too.
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 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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