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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 2024 to 2025
Slipway fees for Watchet and Minehead
- annual £198
- weekly £54
- daily £16
- annual kayak launch – junior under 16 £90, full price £120
- daily kayak launch £10
- weekly kayak launch £40
- annual kayak launch (Minehead Sailing and Water Sports Club Members) per kayak £20
Leisure mooring fee per metre or part metre
- annual (permanent mooring only) £60
- annual tender (including designated store/moor) (flat rate) £128
- weekly £21
- flat fee half day £14
- flat full day £21
Commercial mooring fee per metre or part metre
- annual (permanent mooring only) £92
- annual tender (including designated store/moor) (flat rate) £198
- flat administration fee for transfer between moorings £77
Harbour fee per metre or part metre
Vessels under 400 gross registered tonnes
- annual £331
- six monthly £230
- weekly £86
- daily £27
Vessels over 400 gross registered tonnes (excluding hobbling duties)
- per visit £509
Vessels over 400 gross registered tonnes (excluding hobbling duties)
- per cancelled visit £255
Passenger Vessels (including Linesmen)
- per visit (per passenger – boarded or landed) £2
- provision of waste disposal facility (costs passed directly onto vessel)