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Pontoon Moorings
Pontoon Moorings can be of various types. The boats are tied fore and aft to pontoons and may be packed in several layers deep. Pontoons can be single or may have ‘finger’ pontoons coming off them. It is common for large pontoons that have heavy vessels on them to be ‘piled’ i.e. secured by steel piles driven into the riverbed. To allow for the rise and fall of the tide these piles have to be at least 6-7 metres above the low tide level of the river and they therefore can be quite obtrusive in sensitive locations. Some pontoons are connected to the shore and are known as ‘walk ashore’ pontoons.
Pontoon berths are available at the southern (from Whitsun until early September) and northern (all year) ends of the Embankment and offer easy access to the town and facilities such as restaurants, shops and the Dartmouth Yacht Club. In addition limited berthing is permitted on a large floating service jetty situated at the town centre. Berthing on these facilities is under the direction of the River Officer VHF Channel 11 call sign “Dart Nav”. In their absence contact the Harbour Office.
Please note:
- Harbour Authority mooring buoys are blue.
- Visitors’ pontoons are marked by blue flags
- Visitors’ dinghy moorings are marked with a blue flag with a black cross
To apply for a mooring
Find out more about our moorings's charges and prices.
Please note that Waiting Lists and Transfer Lists are in operation.
‘Down River’ means the area that lies below an imaginary line drawn south west to north east, from the Higher Ferry to Higher Noss Creek. ‘Up River’ means the area above that imaginary line.
There are no pontoon moorings up river.
‘Down River’ Pontoon Moorings are:
- Dart Harbour Dartmouth DA Island Pontoon deep water
- Dart Harbour Dartmouth DB Walk-Ashore Pontoon deep water
- Dart Harbour Kingswear deep water (without water and electric facilities) (including Day Angling Vessels)
- Dart Harbour Kingswear deep water (with water and electric facilities) (including Day Angling Vessels)
- Dart Harbour Kingswear deep water (Fishing Vessels)
Application Forms
To download the application forms to hire a Dart Harbour mooring up or down river as pdf files click the link below.
Waiting Lists and Transfer Lists
Winter Seasonal Moorings
(October - March). Apply to the Harbour Office before the end of August.
The following private contractors offer pontoon moorings down river:
- Dart Marina Deep Water Pontoons Contact: Dart Marina Ltd, Sandquay, Dartmouth, South Devon TQ6 9PH tel: 01803 833351
- Noss Marina - Deep Water Pontoons & Deep Water Moorings Contact: Noss-on-Dart Marina, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 OEA Tel: 01803 839087
- Darthaven Marina - Deep Water Pontoons. Contact: Darthaven Marina, Kingswear, Devon, TQ6 OBL Tel: 01803 752242 fax: 01803 752722