Swinging moorings with wi-fi

A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Sites with wi-fi on the berths or in the facilities block.

26 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £3,060 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£7,465 across 13 published tariffs)

At a glance

26 sites: 2 on rivers, 15 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 9 on the open coast.
1 of the 26 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings.
Keeping a waiting list: Redclyffe Yacht Club, Salterns Marina and Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £7,465 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 13 is £3,060 a year.
Longest boat taken: 36m (118ft) at Rhu Marina.
Of the 26, 22 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 13 diesel, 8 a boat hoist and 14 visitor berths.
1 of the 26 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Coast & harbours Berths available

Craighouse Moorings

Craighouse, Argyll and Bute · Small Isles Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Redclyffe Yacht Club

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salterns Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Ardfern Yacht Centre

Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish

£3,020 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Avon Sailing Club

Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn

£50 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Kerrera Marina

Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn

£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Lochaline Harbour

Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull

£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Mallaig Yachting Marina

Mallaig, Highland · Mallaig Harbour

£1,285 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 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

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 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

Thornham Marina

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Trout's Boatyard

Topsham, Devon · River Exe

£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 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

Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour

Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Calstock Boatyard

Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Crinan Boatyard

Crinan, Argyll and Bute · Loch Crinan

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Parkstone Bay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Wi-fi	Space
Craighouse Moorings	Craighouse, Small Isles Bay	–	swinging moorings	Yes	Berths available
Redclyffe Yacht Club	Wareham, River Frome	£4,560	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Ardfern Yacht Centre	Ardfern, Loch Craignish	£3,020	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Avon Sailing Club	Chaceley, River Severn	£50	swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Haven Marina	Falmouth, River Fal	£7,465	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£1,970	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Kerrera Marina	Oban, Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn	£3,740	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Lochaline Harbour	Lochaline, Sound of Mull	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Mallaig Yachting Marina	Mallaig, Mallaig Harbour	£1,285	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£505	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£3,420	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Rhu Marina	Rhu, Firth of Clyde	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Suffolk Yacht Harbour	Levington, River Orwell	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Tarbert Harbour	Tarbert, Loch Fyne	£1,680	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Thornham Marina	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Trout's Boatyard	Topsham, River Exe	£3,060	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
WicorMarine Yacht Haven	Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour	£3,520	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack	Yes	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£3,444	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour	Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu River	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Calstock Boatyard	Calstock, River Tamar	–	swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Crinan Boatyard	Crinan, Loch Crinan	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Parkstone Bay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	pontoon berths, swinging 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 13 swinging moorings with wi-fi here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £7,465 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £3,060 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest swinging moorings with wi-fi in the UK?

For a 10m boat, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.

Which swinging moorings with wi-fi in the UK have space now?

1 of the 26 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at swinging moorings with wi-fi in the UK?

1 of the 26 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Swinging moorings with wi-fi by county

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