List of ports in Great Britain
This is a list of the seaports of Great Britain.
Major operators
[edit]Five companies own many of the largest of UK ports: Associated British Ports (ABP), Forth Ports, Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), Peel Group and PD Ports’ meanwhile the largest independent trust ports are Aberdeen, Belfast, Blyth, Dover, London and Milford Haven.[1][2]
All of these port operators are members of the British Ports Association, the national trade body for ports and harbours,[3] and publish trade statistics for HM Revenue and Customs.[4]
Some of these ports will be converted to Free-ports: special economic zones where customs rules such as taxes do not apply until goods leave the port.[5]
Cargo handled ports in England
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| No.[clarification needed] | Name | Established | Image | Town/city | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Felixstowe | 1875 | 
|
Felixstowe | Hutchison Port Holdings |
| 2 | Port of Southampton | 1843 | 
|
Southampton | Associated British Ports |
| 3 | Port of Tilbury | 1908 | 
|
London | Forth Ports |
| 4 | Port of London | 2013 | 
|
London | DP World |
| 5 | Port of Immingham | 1912 | 
|
Immingham | Associated British Ports |
| 6 | Port of Liverpool | 1971 | 
|
Liverpool | The Peel Group |
| 7 | Port of Tees | 1992 | 
|
Middlesbrough | PD Ports |
| 8 | Port of Tyne | 1968 | 
|
Tyne and Wear | Port of Tyne Authority |
| 9 | Port of Bristol | 1978 | 
|
Bristol | The Bristol Port Company |
Major ports
[edit]Ports are listed clockwise from the Scottish border.
North-eastern England
[edit]- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Warkworth
- Blyth
- Port of Tyne, South Shields
- Sunderland Docks, Sunderland
- Seaham
- Hartlepool
- Teesport, Middlesbrough
- Redcar
- Middlesbrough
- Whitby
- Scarborough
- Bridlington
- Port of Hull, Kingston upon Hull
- Port of Goole, Goole
- Grimsby
- Port of Immingham, Immingham
- Boston
- Fosdyke
- Port of Wisbech, Wisbech
- Sutton Bridge
- King's Lynn
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour, Great Yarmouth
- Port of Lowestoft, Lowestoft
- Southwold
- Port of Felixstowe, Felixstowe
- Port of Ipswich, Ipswich
- Mistley
- Harwich International Port, Harwich
Thames Estuary and Kent
[edit]- Brightlingsea
- Rochford, River Roach, Wallasea Island
- Port of London (includes Port of Tilbury)
- Sheerness
- Whitstable
- Sandwich
- Port of Ramsgate
- Port of Dover, Dover
- Folkestone
- Rye Harbour
South Coast (including Isle of Wight)
[edit]- Newhaven
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Portsmouth International Port, Portsmouth
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Port of Southampton, Southampton
- Cowes
- Lymington
West Country
[edit]- Port of Poole
- Portland Harbour
- Bridport Harbour, Bridport
- Exmouth
- Teignmouth
- Torquay
- Brixham
- Dartmouth
- Plymouth
- Fowey
- Par
- Charlestown
- Penryn
- Falmouth Docks, Falmouth
- Newlyn
- Penzance
- Hugh Town
- St Ives, Cornwall
- Padstow
- Appledore, Torridge, Devon
Bristol Channel (England)
[edit]- Bideford
- Barnstaple
- Watchet
- Port of Bridgwater, Bridgwater
- Port of Bristol, Bristol
- Avonmouth Docks, Avonmouth
- Sharpness
- Gloucester
Bristol Channel (Wales)
[edit]- Newport Docks, Newport
- Cardiff Docks, Cardiff
- Barry Docks, Barry
- Port of Port Talbot, Port Talbot
- Swansea Docks, Swansea
- Burry Port
Wales (west and north)
[edit]- Milford Haven Port, Milford Haven
- Fishguard Harbour, Fishguard
- Caernarfon harbour
- Port of Holyhead, Holyhead
- Mostyn
- Shotton
Northwest England
[edit]- Birkenhead
- Port of Manchester, Manchester
- Port Salford, Salford
- Port of Garston, Garston
- Port of Liverpool, see also List of Liverpool Docks
- Preston
- Fleetwood
- Heysham Port, Heysham
- Lancaster
- Port of Barrow, Barrow-in-Furness
- Whitehaven
- Workington
- Maryport
- Silloth
Southwest Scotland
[edit]Northwest Scotland
[edit]Northeast Scotland
[edit]- Scrabster
- Stromness
- Lerwick
- Kirkwall
- Scalloway
- Invergordon
- Inverness
- Wick
- Lossiemouth
- Macduff
- Peterhead
Southeast Scotland
[edit]- Kirkcaldy
- Inverkeithing
- Tayport
- Grangemouth
- Hound Point Terminal
- Leith
- Montrose
- Methil
- Rosyth
- Dundee
- Burntisland
- Kirkcaldy
- Perth
See also
[edit]- List of ports and harbours in Scotland
- List of ports and harbours in Wales
- List of ports and harbours in Northern Ireland
- List of RNLI stations
- List of free ports § United Kingdom
- the Cinque Ports, and their Lord Warden
- List of vice-admirals of the coast
- List of Panamax ports § Great Britain
- List of busiest ports in Europe
- List of ferry operators § Europe
- List of ports
- List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean
- Canal & River Trust
References
[edit]- ^ Tendring District Council, http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/planning/planning%20policy/AssessmentofMistleyPort.pdf
- ^ "Assessment of Mistley Port for Tendring District Council" (PDF). Tendring District Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Our Members". British Ports Association. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Freight location codes". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Government policy on freeports".