The Solent

A sheltered deep-water marina in Weevil Creek, with all-tide access and quick reach of Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent.

A sheltered working marina behind a cill gate in Langstone Harbour, with tidal access and a full-service boatyard.

Britain’s most concentrated cruising ground: compact, tidal, crowded with choices and never quite mastered.

A waterfront destination beneath the Spinnaker Tower, with bookable marina berths and immediate access to shops, restaurants and transport.

A practical cruising reference for entering, navigating and choosing a berth on one of Britain’s best-known yachting rivers.

A purposeful marina at the mouth of the Hamble, shaped by quick Solent access, serious marine trades and a famously busy sailing river.

A practical harbour reference for approaching Cowes, choosing a berth and navigating the River Medina’s ferry and commercial traffic.

A practical anchorage reference for approaching Newtown Creek, using its moorings and protecting its sensitive natural setting.

A practical harbour reference for visitor berthing, fuel, facilities and western Solent approaches.

A practical harbour reference for entering Portsmouth, understanding controlled traffic and choosing visitor berthing.

A professional cruising reference for commercial traffic, VTS procedures, marina access and passage planning on Southampton Water.

A practical cruising reference for entering the Beaulieu River, finding visitor moorings and exploring Buckler’s Hard.

A busy lower-river marina with fuel, direct access to Hamble village and a front-row view of one of Britain’s great sailing communities.

A sheltered, wooded River Hamble base whose quieter setting contrasts with the river’s constant sailing traffic.

An upper River Hamble marina with a strong dry-stack identity and a setting that rewards an unhurried river passage.

A substantial upper-Hamble marina where serious boat handling and a broad marine-service community sit beside sheltered river berths.

An intimate Bursledon marina with a useful boatyard and a close connection to the upper River Hamble’s working character.

A large city marina at the head of Southampton Water, combining serious berthing capacity with a lively urban waterfront.

A distinctive locked marina village on Southampton Water, with fuel, a 40-tonne lift and a residential waterside character.

A sheltered Gosport marina with immediate Portsmouth Harbour character and one of the Solent’s most recognisable lightships.

A central Gosport marina with immediate access to Portsmouth Harbour’s naval panorama and active waterfront.

A locked marina deep inside Portsmouth Harbour, pairing sheltered berthing with a large waterside leisure development.

A major western Solent marina close to the river entrance, with 24-hour staff, a substantial boatyard and Lymington within reach.

A family-run shipyard marina where deep maritime capability sits close to Lymington town and the western Solent.

A secluded locked marina upriver from Cowes, with more than 200 berths, a 50-tonne hoist and a genuinely different Isle of Wight mood.

A substantial River Medina marina on the East Cowes shore, well placed for central Solent cruising and the island’s maritime life.

A friendly drying harbour beside Ryde's beaches and town, with a buoyed approach across Ryde Sands and a tidal entrance that demands current local advice.

A characterful tidal harbour at the eastern end of the Isle of Wight, with visitor berthing at Duver Marina and an approach that rewards careful planning around the tide.