Whitby Harbour fees and charges

Whitby Harbour dues and charges effective from 1 April 2025.

Harbour Act 1964

All dues payable within 24 hours of entry or demand. Failure to comply may result in charges for administration. Overall length will be inclusive of fixtures and fittings.

All measurements will be to the nearest highest 0.10 metre.

Car parking

Marina users car park

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Bona fide visitors and slipway launches only. Car parking is subject to availability of space at the discretion of the Harbour Master - daily charge £10.50
Bona fide berth holders on our pontoons - annual £258.77
Bona fide crew permit - additional car per berth - annual - in conjunction with berth holders permit £258.77

Fish Quay

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Annual permit - harbour users £309.02
Annual permit - non-harbour users £702.19

Endeavour Wharf

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Annual permit - harbour users - first and second permit £244.12
Annual permit - harbour users - third permit £359.01
Annual permit - harbour users - fourth permit £551.43
Annual permit - harbour users - fifth permit onward £686.42
Annual permit - non-harbour users £638.35
Endeavour Wharf - visiting commercial vessels Gross
Weekly charge £36.53
Parking of boat trailer - day £10.50

Miscellaneous fees

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Key deposit for security gates £25.80
Mooring/partnership application fee £25.80
Administration fee (per change including but not limited to amendments to partnership details, change of address, change of vessel name etc.) £25.80
Arrest fee £232.20

Marina/pontoon electricity supply is available in denominations of £5 and £10.

Marina amenity block - washing machine/dryer is coin operated - price as displayed.

Day boat launch rate

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Daily rate for launch, including harbour dues (excluding car parking) £17.50
Annual rate for unlimited number of launches £423.12
Park and launch £28.00

Fishing boats

Annual charges for commercial fishing vessels will only be applied where evidence of regular fish landings can be produced.  This evidence will be based on a comparison of fish landings with boats of similar size and type. Acceptance of evidence will be at the Harbour Master's discretion but must demonstrate a full-time fishing effort into the port.

Annual dues cover the year from 1 April to 31 March and cannot be charged pro rata.

Details Gross
Salmon cobles - per year £131.69
Fishing vessels up to 10 metres in overall length per year £494.40
Additional charge for vessels in excess of 10 metres in overall length per metre over 10 metres per year £54.33

Scarborough fishing vessels which have paid annual dues and are landing into Whitby may remain in port for a maximum of 48 hours without further harbour dues being levied. This is on the proviso that these landings are of a reasonable quantity which is relative to the size and capability of the vessel involved. Ad valorem charges will be applicable to these landings.

Visiting fishing vessels

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Per month £283.28
Per week £113.32
Per visiting day (or part thereof) £27.84

Any visiting fishing vessel landing into the port for periods in excess of three consecutive months may be considered for annual harbour dues, on request, and at the Harbour Master’s discretion.

Fishing/Guard vessel layover charge

In addition to harbour dues excluding vessels utilising Eskside Wharf.

The vessel will be allowed seven days after a significant landing before a layover charge is applied.

Details Gross
Vessels less than 20 metre - per week or part thereof £89.86
Additional charge for vessels in excess of 20 metres in overall length -
per metre over 20 metres, per week or part thereof		 £8.99

Miscellaneous

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Coble grid - per day £25.76
Fish buyer’s licence (VAT not applicable) £205.10
Fish buyer’s employee permit (VAT not applicable) £23.68
Use of harbour staff for movement of vessels (including recovery of tenders/dinghies etc.) - minimum charge per hour or part thereof £123.84
Unscheduled bridge opening - minimum charge per hour or part thereof £164.09
Use of power points: Single phase - per day or part thereof £20.21
Use of power points: Three phase – per day or part thereof £56.88
Use of fish market and/or chillers for storing any product - per 24 hour period or part thereof £74.31
Craneage rate (visiting vessels) - per lift £49.54
Use of raft - per day £18.58
Use of forklift truck - per hour or part thereof (minimum two hours) - not applicable to
local vessels		 £37.16
Workboat per hour or part thereof £179.87
Workboat for the boarding and landing of persons, per person £39.87

Harbour dues - private motor boats, yachts, pleasure boats and houseboats

All vessels must display a name. Plus 25% for multi-hulled craft over three metres beam. All measurements will be to the nearest highest 0.10 metre. Annual dues cover the year 1 April to 31 March and cannot be charged pro rata. Overall length includes all fittings such as fixed bowsprits, pulpits, outboard motors and rubbing strakes.

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Per month (per metre of overall length) (only in exceptional circumstances and at the Harbour Master's discretion) £43.76
Per year (per metre of overall length) £79.79
Rowing boats - excluding yacht tenders per year £130.00

Licensed vessels - per metre per year - 5% reduction on annual rate

Berthing and mooring fees for the period 1 April to 31 October

In addition to harbour dues. Plus 25% for multi-hulled craft over 3 metres beam except that any vessel with a beam in excess of 4.5 metres will occupy only one berth and be charged at double the mooring fee and harbour dues.

All measurements will be to the nearest highest 0.10 metre.

Additional charge for persons utilising private vessels as their main residence or living on board vessels for more than 14 consecutive nights.  

Additional 12% on harbour dues and mooring fees.

West Side - single berths

Details Gross
Per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £239.02
Minimum charge £1,819.74

Main Pontoon

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Outside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £159.30
Minimum charge £1,451.23
Inside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £159.30
Minimum charge £1,213.23

Church Street and East Side Pontoon Moorings

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Outside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £143.78
Minimum charge £1,319.24
Inside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £143.78
Minimum charge £1,092.55

Drying Pontoons

Details Gross
Per metre of overall length £104.78
Minimum charge £731.00

Inside moorings are at the Harbour Master's discretion at half the normal rate.

Drying Moorings

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Upper and lower harbour - lower from 1 April to 31 October £436.08
Upper and lower harbour - upper (full year) £316.94
Dock End Jetty - 1 April to 31 March £718.10

Licensed vessels on moorings - 5% reduction on above rates.

Fishing Vessel Pontoons

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Endeavour Wharf from 1 April to 31 March £755.25
Church Street Jetty from 1 April to 31 March £673.37

Berthing and mooring fees for the period 1 November to 31 March

West Side – Trident single berths

Details Gross
Per metre of overall length incl fixtures and fittings £34.92
Minimum charge £268.63

Main Pontoon and West Side singles

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Outside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £23.41
Minimum charge £213.17
Inside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £23.41
Minimum charge £180.00

Church Street and East Side Pontoon moorings

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Outside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £18.80
Minimum charge £169.85
Inside berths per metre of overall length including fixtures and fittings £18.80
Minimum charge £142.90

Drying Pontoons

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Per metre of overall length £13.94
Minimum charge £96.01

Licensed vessels on moorings - 5% reduction on the above rates

 

Storage of craft for period 1 November to 14 April

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Per metre of overall length per day £1.49
Minimum charge £11.82
Per metre of overall length per week £3.28
Minimum charge £26.25
Per metre of overall length per month £10.67
Minimum charge £85.33
Per metre of overall length per full period £49.23
Minimum charge £393.81

For storage of non-local craft (as determined by the Harbour Master) - additional 50%

Storage of tenders

Details Gross
Storage of tenders - period 1 April to 31 October £49.12
Storage of tenders - period 1 November to 31 March
(storage adjacent to slipway for dinghies tending craft on moorings – berth holders only)		 £49.12
St. Ann's Staith Pontoon Moorings - period 1 April to 31 October £55.90

Sailing dinghies other than tenders

Details Gross
Period 1 April to 31 October: includes storage, harbour dues unlimited
launches on slipway		 £539.71
Period 1 November to 31 March additional storage £49.91
Parking of boat trailer per day £11.69
Pump out facilities £15.52
Educational and charitable trust organisations: Harbour dues, block fee per annum £487.98

Quay dues - storage

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For each square metre per 24 hours or part thereof £0.96
Pot storage 1 November to 31 May in a designated area - at the discretion of the Harbour Master or their deputy £224.65
Pot Storage 1 June to 31 October in a designated area
- at the discretion of the harbour master or their deputy		 £449.27

Rates on persons landing or embarking within the harbour

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For persons landing or embarking within the Harbour inclusive of baggage. One charge only per cruise passenger landing and embarking on the same day £4.38

Passenger vessels (carrying more than 12 passengers) Dues (includes harbour dues and charges).

Passenger dues for vessels carrying not more than 12 passengers in addition to harbour dues. Annual dues charges cannot be charged pro rata. Vessels must be appropriately licensed for passenger operations.

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Vessels licensed to carry not more than four passengers (full year) £253.66
Vessels licensed to carry not more than eight passengers (full year) £507.29
Vessels licensed to carry not more than 12 passengers (full year) £883.96

Bona fide fisherman: 10% reduction on rates

A bona fide fisherman is a person whose principal occupation is that of fishing commercially and whose catch is landed on the Whitby Fish Market and on which fish landing dues are levied.

Passenger vessels (carrying more than 12 passengers) Dues (includes harbour dues and charges).

Passenger dues for vessels carrying not more than 12 passengers in addition to harbour dues.

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Vessels licensed to carry not more than 50 passengers (full year) £1,737.36
Vessels licensed to carry not more than 105 passengers (full year) £2,736.01
Designated passenger departure point scheme (upper harbour only)
in addition to passenger dues		 £1,312.70
Designated passenger departure point scheme (lower harbour only) in addition to passenger dues £1,969.06

Visiting craft including harbour dues

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Visitor charges for non-pontoon mooring is less 25% discount.
Per entry, per day - per metre of overall length		 £3.48
Minimum charge - approximately 8 metres £27.86

Association race and event charge is at the discretion of the Portfolio Holder or Harbour Master, all rates must be agreed at least 14 days in advance.

Applicable to vessels competing in prescheduled advertised races and major town events. 50% reduction on the daily rate.

Emergency entry

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Any vessel entering the harbour in circumstances which, in the opinion of the Harbour Master, constitute an emergency, shall be charged a minimum entry fee of £45 together with the actual cost of attendance on that vessel £49.54

Per nett registered ton

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Vessels with cargo from or to any place in or outside the UK - per entry £2.33
Other vessels putting in for shelter - per entry £2.33
Vessels remaining in harbour for more than one week - per week
additional		 £2.33

Wharfage rates on goods shipped or unshipped or transhipped within the harbour or otherwise imported or exported therefrom

Fish

The dues on white fish, shellfish, herrings and all other kinds of fish when sold by auction or otherwise to be deducted from amount for sale by auctioneer or other buyer/salesman who shall pay the same over to the Collector of Rates and Dues on the total quantity of fish as shown by their sale book, which said book shall be open to the inspection of the Collector of Rates and Dues at all reasonable times.

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All kinds of fish including shellfish, scallops and herrings whether sold by auction or not - in the £ £0.03
Overland fish sold on Whitby Fish Market - in the £ £0.02
Nephrops whether sold by auction or not - in the £ £0.02
Scallops landed by local vessel owners/skippers who have paid
annual harbour dues for a minimum of five years whether sold by auction or not - in the £		 £0.03

Timber

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In the round and/or deals, boards and battens square sawn – per cubic metre £1.20

Water no VAT

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Fresh - charges relate to vessels supplied excluding wharf - per order £77.94

     

Fuel oil

Details Gross
Delivered by tanker - in the £ £0.02

All other goods, produce, articles or things not particularly enumerated above (except for special cargoes.

In charging wharfage rates on goods, Mates' receipts, bills of lading and other documents relating to weight and/or volume of cargo shall be open for the inspection of the Collector of Rates and Dues at all reasonable times.

Details Gross
Light goods - per cubic metre  £1.65
Heavy goods - per tonne weight £2.18

Fee for berthing, mooring and shifting vessels

Berthing and Unberthing (inclusive)        

These rates shall apply to all cargo vessels using Harbour Authority berths

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Vessels less than 600 tons GRT £171.58
Vessels more than 600 GRT £275.75

Shifting and standby 50% of the rates quoted above

Standby - this fee is to be charged on cargo vessels in port, if Harbour staff are actually in attendance, following a Master's request for same, and the movement is subsequently cancelled.

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ISPS charge £185.76

Security measures for the embarkation and disembarkation of cruise ship passengers and handling vessels over 500 GRT for ISPS-compliant vessels.

Cargo carrying vessels excluding fishing vessels

Fairway dues

Details Gross
Vessels less than 750GRT £17.34
Vessels greater than 750 GRT £20.15

Non cargo carrying commercial vessels

Such category of vessel to be determined in each case at the discretion of the Harbour Master 

Vessels exceeding two hours within the Harbour Authority's jurisdiction will be charged.

Details Gross
Per metre of overall length - per day £4.61
Per metre of overall length - per week £20.73
Per metre of overall length - per month £68.88

Addition harbour dues if utilising a pontoon berth plus 25% to harbour dues

Renewable energy related commercial vessels

Such category of vessel to be determined in each case at the discretion of the Harbour Master.

Details Gross
Per metre of overall length - per day £4.61
Per metre of overall length - per week £20.73
Per metre of overall length - per month £68.88

Addition harbour dues if utilising a pontoon berth plus 25% to harbour dues

Please note that any item or service not covered by these fees and charges will be assessed by the Harbour Service/Director and the Portfolio Holder who shall have the power to set an appropriate fee for that item or service.

It must be further noted that any legitimate cost incurred by the Harbours Service associated with any vessel, skipper, owner, or agent whether requested or not by that person/vessel shall be recharged to that person/vessel including any administrative or service cost.

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