Most Expensive Visitor moorings 2024

[Koeketiene]

36' - Barcelona - 256 Euro / night

Skipped Barcelona

 

[onesea]

Not impressed with Falmouth Haven. £36/ night on a buoy at the far end of all moorings - a long row!
£51 if I had got a space on the marina. All for 11m loa.

And uncomfortable on Monday night too...

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Seems like a decent anchor is cheap after all.

 

[lustyd]

Seems like a decent anchor is cheap after all.

That, unfortunately, would depend on the harbour. Falmouth isn’t cheap to anchor, for instance.

 

[GEM43]

Not impressed with Falmouth Haven. £36/ night on a buoy at the far end of all moorings - a long row!
£51 if I had got a space on the marina. All for 11m loa.

That is utterly mad, we used to patronise those facilities frequently and regularly but just couldn’t bear that cost now. As ever it’s fine for a boat with six on board to share that cost but as a cruising couple it’s intolerable. Anchor up the river and walk to Truro.

 

[benjenbav]

Are you actually charged to walk ashore in the Solent? Talk about exploiting revenue streams. Do they charge for the air you breath as well.

Some years ago - just after a refurb of Yarmouth’s facilities - I tied up and hailed the water taxi, as I had done on previous occasions.

Came the reply: “You do realise that you are on a walk-ashore pontoon?”

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Some years ago - just after a refurb of Yarmouth’s facilities - I tied up and hailed the water taxi, as I had done on previous occasions.

Came the reply: “You do realise that you are on a walk-ashore pontoon?”

And if you weren’t, you’d still be free to use your own tender. Theres a fair bit of dedicated tender parking in Yarmouth, the most useful being next to the lifeboat. Theres an almost fjord like gap between the pontoons there, pop it in there and it’s the shortest walk to the town, and the Royal Solent. Incidentally, the club has some deep water moorings, there might be e or 4 free at any time. They don’t charge a lot for them. Best not try it on a Wednesday evening though come to think of it, this weekend would be a seriously bad idea too. In fact, this weekend avoid Yarmouth completely unless you’re coming for the Taittinger Regatta. 200 visiting boats stretches Yarmouth’s capacity, both the harbour and the town.

 

[LiftyK]

Returning to south coast UK marina prices after a tour of the Netherlands reminds how our marina prices are out of control.

The same goes for electricity prices here. On the rare occasion that electricity was not included in the Dutch berthing price, it was between 50 cents and €2 per night. Compare that to £8 or so at Cowes Shepards Wharf two years ago. It may have changed since.

 

[LiftyK]

Returning to south coast UK marina prices after a tour of the Netherlands reminds how our marina prices are out of control.

The same goes for electricity prices here. On the rare occasion that electricity was not included in the Dutch berthing price, it was between 50 cents and €2 per night. Compare that to £8 or so at Cowes Shepards Wharf two years ago. It may have changed since.

By the way, in Brighton Premier Marina you get £10 of electricity credit for each visit. This is a good arrangement as the credit easily lasted during my four night stay.

 

[doug748]

That is utterly mad, we used to patronise those facilities frequently and regularly but just couldn’t bear that cost now. As ever it’s fine for a boat with six on board to share that cost but as a cruising couple it’s intolerable. Anchor up the river and walk to Truro.

Yes, I noticed last year that there was a launch grubbing for money in the anchorage off Trefusis Point, a thing that never happened in the past. Sail on to St Mawes is my tip.

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[DJE]

We've been wandering round Holland for the last month or so paying €25 to €30 per night for a 12m boat. Electricity included and sometimes free use of bicycles.

 

[DJE]

And how does the Langstone Harbour charge-by-AIS system work? Would they send an invoice to my home address?

 

[KeithMD]

As an antidote, I can only offer this.
Dandy Hole, up the Lynher towards St.Germans, off of the Tamar,
£ zero per night for five nights.
Dingy or kayak up to St.Germans and the community shop for supplies.



As recommended by Visit My Harbour.

It would be wise to stock up well in Plymouth or Saltash if planning to spend some time exploring this area, as provisioning could be difficult. You will however be cheered to learn that anchoring in these areas will not result in some irritating little man arriving in his launch demanding money..... anchoring is free. As it always should be.

It doesn't look too promising on the chart, but even deep draft craft can find peaceful anchorages, and lay afloat as far as Dandy Hole, a deeper patch with over 5 m at LAT. Shoal draft craft that can take the ground can make it up to St Germans.

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