Long-term moorings in Dartmouth

Dartmouth is on the west bank of the River Dart in south Devon, just inside the river mouth and facing Kingswear. Moorings in Dartmouth are of two kinds: marina berths, now all run by Premier Marinas, and the harbour authority's own pontoons and moorings, which are let from a waiting list.

Moorings in Dartmouth

• Premier Dartmouth Marina: more than 100 berths on Sandquay Road, beside the Higher Ferry. It was Dart Marina until Premier Marinas bought the Dart Marina Group in April 2026 and renamed it that July.
• Noss on Dart Marina: Premier's 232-berth marina on the east bank, a little way above the Higher Ferry, with a 75-tonne travel hoist and a dry stack for over 100 boats.
• Dart Harbour annual moorings: pontoons with water and electricity, trot, swinging and running moorings, and dinghy pontoons and racks, between Dartmouth and Totnes with most in Dartmouth.
• Dart Harbour waiting list: you apply for an area and pay a refundable deposit. Dart Harbour quotes 8 to 10 years for the walk ashore small boat pontoons in Dartmouth.
• Creekside Boatyard: a yard on Old Mill Creek, upriver of the town, with storage ashore and moorings on the creek.

Darthaven Marina is across the river in Kingswear, which has its own page.

On the water

The Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority, a trust port formed in 1975, runs the river up to Totnes. Its office listens on VHF channel 11, call sign DARTNAV.

• Entrance: pilot guides describe it as safe at any state of tide and in nearly any weather, but rough when a strong onshore wind meets the ebb.
• Speed: the limit is 6 knots on the whole river, and wash must be kept down even below that.
• Ferries: two Lower Ferry floats, each towed by a tug, and the chain guided Higher Ferry cross between Dartmouth and Kingswear. Keep clear of the submerged wires near the Higher Ferry.
• Streams: the tide seldom runs at more than 2 knots, but can reach 3.5 knots after heavy rain or strong northerly winds.
• Upriver: at spring tides the river almost dries for two miles below Totnes at low water, so the deep water berths are at the Dartmouth end.