Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Places that take sailing yachts. 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.
200 sites · 20 with space now · 29 with a waiting list · typical £28.55 a night for a 10m yacht (£3.90–£55.50 across 142 published tariffs)
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough
£2,745 a year for a 10m yacht
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Grimsby, Lincolnshire · River Humber
£1,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Helford, Cornwall · Helford River
Prices not published
Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute · Loch Melfort
Prices not published
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£276 a year for a 10m yacht
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Kenmore, Perth and Kinross · Loch Tay
Prices on request
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Wick, Highland · North Sea
Prices not published
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
£336 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Portaferry, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
Stoke Gabriel, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Tayport, Fife · River Tay estuary
Prices not published
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute · Tobermory Bay
Prices not published
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Newry, Down · Newry Ship Canal
£527 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish
£3,020 a year for a 10m yacht
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Bangor, Down · Belfast Lough
£3,030 a year for a 10m yacht
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Brentford, Greater London · River Thames
£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont
£1,131 a year for a 10m yacht
Cardiff, South Glamorgan · River Ely
£4,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Conwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary
£1,117 a year for a 10m yacht
Conwy, Conwy · River Conwy
£6,150 a year for a 10m yacht
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Deganwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary
£6,171 a year for a 10m yacht
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag
£650 a year for a 10m yacht
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Pwllheli, Gwynedd · Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour
£5,033 a year for a 10m yacht
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn
£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands · Kirkwall Harbour
£6,204 a year for a 10m yacht
Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull
£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochmaddy, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochmaddy
£750 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
Mallaig, Highland · Mallaig Harbour
£1,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,918 a year for a 10m yacht
Neyland, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
£403 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire · Peterhead Bay, North Sea
£1,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Y Felinheli, Gwynedd · Menai Strait
£3,350 a year for a 10m yacht
South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Ramsgate, Kent · Ramsgate Royal Harbour
£4,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute · Gare Loch
£2,592 a year for a 10m yacht
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Burton, Pembrokeshire · Milford Haven Waterway
£1,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,598 a year for a 10m yacht
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Ulva Ferry, Argyll and Bute · Sound of Ulva
£352 a year for a 10m yacht
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea
Prices not published
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Castlebay, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Castlebay Harbour
Prices not published
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater
Prices not published
Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour
Prices not published
Coleraine, Londonderry · River Bann
Prices not published
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
Prices on request
Cullen, Moray · Cullen Harbour
Prices not published
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Granton Harbour
Prices not published
Findhorn, Moray · Findhorn Bay
Prices not published
Findochty, Moray · Moray Firth
Prices not published
Galgate, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Glasson Dock, Lancashire · River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Cardiff, South Glamorgan · Cardiff Bay
Prices not published
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Appin, Argyll and Bute · Loch Linnhe
Prices not published
Milford Haven, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
Prices on request
Virkie, Shetland Islands · Pool of Virkie
Prices not published
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Port Ellen, Argyll and Bute · Port Ellen Harbour
Prices not published
Portree, Highland · Loch Portree
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Helston, Cornwall · Gillan Creek
Prices not published
Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal
Prices not published
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway · Urr Water
Prices not published
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
| Site | Where | A night, 10m yacht | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amble Marina | Amble, River Coquet | £39 | A few berths left |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Berths available |
| Belfast Harbour Marina | Belfast, Belfast Lough | £34.80 | Berths available |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | – | Berths available |
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | A few berths left |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | – | Berths available |
| Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club | Grimsby, River Humber | – | Berths available |
| Helford River Moorings | Helford, Helford River | £5 | Berths available |
| Kilmelford Yacht Haven | Kilmelford, Loch Melfort | £27.50 | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | – | Berths available |
| Newcastle City Marina | Newcastle upon Tyne, River Tyne | £46 | Berths available |
| Port Bannatyne Marina | Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute | £35 | Berths available |
| Port Pendennis Marina | Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour | £47 | Berths available |
| Shepperton Marina | Shepperton, River Thames | £30 | Berths available |
| St Katharine Docks Marina | London, River Thames | – | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | – | A few berths left |
| Taymouth Marina | Kenmore, Loch Tay | On request | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | – | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | – | Berths available |
| Wick Marina | Wick, North Sea | £32 | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £10 | Waiting list |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £24.50 | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £12.10 | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £16 | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £25 | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | – | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £28 | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | – | Waiting list |
| Neyland Yacht Haven - Upper Basin | Neyland, Milford Haven Waterway | £40 | Waiting list |
| Parkstone Yacht Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | £51.10 | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £18 | Waiting list |
| Portaferry Marina | Portaferry, Strangford Lough | £29 | Waiting list |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £3.90 | Waiting list |
| Porthcawl Marina | Porthcawl, Bristol Channel | £29.60 | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £22 | Waiting list |
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £24 | Waiting list |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | £15 | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £23 | Waiting list |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 142 sailing yacht moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £3.90 a night at Portglenone Marina to £55.50 a night at Brixham Marina. The middle figure is £28.55 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m yacht, Portglenone Marina is cheapest at £3.90 a night.
20 of the 200 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Beccles Quay, Belfast Harbour Marina, Dover Marina, Dysart Harbour, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Grimsby & Cleethorpes Yacht Club, Helford River Moorings and 12 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
10 of the 200 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Ocean Quay Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Galgate Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed), Limehouse Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and 2 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 7 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need a Scottish Canals licence, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 17 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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