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Somerset has various ports and harbours that require charges to be paid for when entering or using the ports, harbours, or pilotage services.
Fees and charges 2025 to 2026
Slipway fees for Watchet and Minehead
Minehead Sailing Club new charge – This charge is for the sailing club. It allows members of Minehead Sailing Club to use the slipway in Minehead for the purpose of launching unmotorised vessels – £400
- annual £204
- weekly £56
- daily £16.50
- annual kayak launch – junior under 16 £93, full price £124
- daily kayak launch £10.50
- weekly kayak launch £41.50
Leisure mooring fee per metre or part metre
- annual (permanent mooring only) £62
- annual tender (including designated store/moor) (flat rate) £132
- weekly £22
- flat fee half day £14.50
- flat full day £22
Commercial mooring fee per metre or part metre
- annual (permanent mooring only) £95
- annual tender (including designated store/moor) (flat rate) £204
- flat administration fee for transfer between moorings £79.50
Harbour fee per metre or part metre
Vessels under 400 gross registered tonnes
- annual £341
- six monthly £237
- weekly £89
- daily £28
Vessels over 400 gross registered tonnes (excluding hobbling duties)
- per visit £524.50
Vessels over 400 gross registered tonnes (excluding hobbling duties)
- per cancelled visit £263
Passenger Vessels (including Linesmen)
- per visit (per passenger – boarded or landed) £2
- provision of waste disposal facility (costs passed directly onto vessel)