Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings with a slipway
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. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
108 sites · 10 with space now · 19 with a waiting list · typical £24 a night for a 10m boat (£3.90–£55.50 across 77 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 108 sites: 10 on canals, 21 on rivers, 7 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 40 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 30 on the open coast.
- 10 of the 108 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Beeston Marina, Bill Fen Marina, Dysart Harbour, Old Harbour, Port Bannatyne Marina and 4 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine, Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Dart Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Lechlade Marina and 13 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £3.90 a night (Portglenone Marina) to £55.50 a night (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 77 is £24 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 75m (246ft) at Minehead Harbour.
- Of the 108, 89 have electric hook-up, 37 a pump-out, 50 diesel and 32 a boat hoist.
- 9 of the 108 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Cartbridge Marina (2), Dorset Council (2), Huggins Bros Marina Group (2), MDL Marinas (8), Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (2), Tingdene Marinas (10) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Dysart Harbour
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Old Harbour
Aberystwyth, Dyfed · Cardigan Bay
£4,720 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Port Bannatyne Marina
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Seaham Harbour Marina
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ardoran Marine
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Lechlade Marina
Lechlade, Gloucestershire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Portglenone Marina
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Porthcawl Marina
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Saundersfoot Harbour
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire · Carmarthen Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Tayport Harbour
Tayport, Fife · River Tay estuary
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Blackwater Meadow Marina
Ellesmere, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Burton Waters Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation
£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Campbeltown Marina
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Carrickfergus Marina
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 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
Coast & harbours
Craobh Marina
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Douglas Boatyard
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Emsworth Yacht Harbour
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Holy Loch Marina
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Island Harbour Marina
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 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
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Leicester Marina
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Lochboisdale Harbour
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 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
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 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
Newport Harbour
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
North Sunderland Harbour
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Penton Hook Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Edgar Marina
South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Thomas Telford Corpach Marina
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 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
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 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
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Buckler's Hard Yacht Harbour
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Carbeile Wharf Marina
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Rivers
Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Rivers
Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Rivers
Caversham Boat Services
Reading, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dell Quay Marine
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Findhorn Marina
Findhorn, Moray · Findhorn Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hamble Point Marina
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Linnhe Marina
Appin, Argyll and Bute · Loch Linnhe
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Manor House Marine
Killadeas, Fermanagh · Lower Lough Erne
Prices on request
Canals
Milton Keynes Marina
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Ness Boating Club Marina
Virkie, Shetland Islands · Pool of Virkie
Prices not published
Rivers
Northampton Boat Club
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Rivers
Oundle Marina Village
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Quoile Yacht Club
Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Air Force Yacht Club
Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sandwich Marina
Sandwich, Kent · River Stour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Solva Harbour
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Canals
Willowtree Marina
Hayes, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
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 night, 10m boat | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Yes | Berths available |
| Beeston Marina | Beeston, Nottingham, River Trent | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Yes | Berths available |
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| Old Harbour | Aberystwyth, Cardigan Bay | £21 | Yes | Berths available |
| Port Bannatyne Marina | Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute | £35 | Yes | Berths available |
| Seaham Harbour Marina | Seaham, North Sea | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | £15 | Yes | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £10 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £12.10 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £16 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lechlade Marina | Lechlade, River Thames | £24 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £28 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £3.90 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Porthcawl Marina | Porthcawl, Bristol Channel | £29.60 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £24 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £23 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Saundersfoot Harbour | Saundersfoot, Carmarthen Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tayport Harbour | Tayport, River Tay estuary | £35 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £40 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Meadow Marina | Ellesmere, Llangollen Canal | £14.85 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Burton Waters Marina | Lincoln, Fossdyke Navigation | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Campbeltown Marina | Campbeltown, Campbeltown Loch | £30 | Yes | Not reported |
| Carrickfergus Marina | Carrickfergus, Belfast Lough | £39 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cobb's Quay Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | £55.50 | Yes | 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 the UK?
Across the 77 visitor moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £3.90 a night at Portglenone Marina to £55.50 a night at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £24 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a slipway in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Portglenone Marina is cheapest at £3.90 a night.
Which visitor moorings with a slipway in the UK have space now?
10 of the 108 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Beeston Marina, Bill Fen Marina, Dysart Harbour, Old Harbour, Port Bannatyne Marina, Seaham Harbour Marina, Selby Boat Centre and 2 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings with a slipway in the UK?
9 of the 108 say you can: Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Blackwater Meadow Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Leicester Marina (liveaboards allowed), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Sandwich Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and 1 more. 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, 11 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 11 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 5 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 13 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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