Canals Marina Scottish Canals

Auchinstarry Marina

Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · on the Forth & Clyde Canal

Availability

Not yet reported

We've asked Auchinstarry Marina what berths they have free and will show the answer here with the date. Until then, call them on 0141 332 6936.

Prices for 2026/27

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

WhatPriceYour boat
Pontoon berth
Leisure mooring, charged on pontoon length (most are 10m)
£183.09 per metre a year
Pontoon berth
Summer rate, April to September, minimum 3 months
£21.97 per metre a month
Pontoon berth
Winter rate, October to March, minimum 3 months
£14.65 per metre a month
Linear mooring
Residential mooring, annual fee, boats 16m to 19m
£3,539 a year

Prices include VAT. Prices 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Leisure fees are the per-metre rate times the pontoon length. Summer (April to September) and winter (October to March) rates are per metre per calendar month with a minimum three-month contract. A long-term navigation licence (£272.63) is also needed. From their published tariff, checked October 2026. Confirm before you book.

About Auchinstarry Marina

A Scottish Canals marina on the Forth & Clyde Canal between Croy and Kilsyth with over 50 leisure and residential moorings for narrowboats, widebeams and cruisers.

Auchinstarry Marina is on the Forth & Clyde Canal between Kilsyth and Croy, close to Croy station and the M80. It has more than 50 moorings and a restaurant and gallery on site.

Leisure berths are on pontoons for boats 5m to 16m long and up to 3.5m beam; residential berths are on linear pontoons at the west and east ends for boats 16m to 19m long. Spaces for widebeams are limited. Fees are worked out from the per-metre rate and the pontoon length, most pontoons being 10m.

Facilities include 16 amp electricity, water, diesel, pump-out, Elsan, showers and toilets, laundry, refuse disposal and parking, with some storage units for residential berth holders. A Scottish Canals licence is needed as well.

Berths

  • Kinds: pontoon berth, linear mooring
  • Takes: narrowboats, widebeams, cruisers, sailing yachts
  • Berths: 50
  • Longest boat: 19m (62ft)
  • Widest beam: 3.5m
  • Deepest draft: 1.6m
  • Residential moorings with planning consent: Scottish Canals lists residential moorings on the linear pontoons at Auchinstarry

Facilities

On the berth

  • Electric hook-up
  • Water on the berth

Services

  • Pump-out
  • Elsan disposal
  • Diesel
  • Rubbish and recycling

Shore

  • Showers
  • Toilets
  • Laundry
  • Parking

Nearby

  • Pub or restaurant