Moorings and marinas run by Scottish Canals

Every site we list run by Scottish Canals, compared on price for the same boat and on what each has free. Prices and terms vary from one site to the next, even within a group.

36 sites · typical £3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£273–£8,633 across 31 published tariffs)

At a glance

36 sites: 34 on canals and 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £273 a year (Kelpies Marina) to £8,633 a year (Lochrin Basin); the middle of 31 is £3,352 a year.
Longest boat taken: 45m (148ft) at Banavie.
Of the 36, 30 have electric hook-up, 21 a pump-out, 12 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
15 of the 36 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Canals

Applecross Claypits

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Applecross Wharf

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Ardrishaig Basin

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,761 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£4,513 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Auchinstarry Marina

Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Banavie

Banavie, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£4,356 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Braehead, Linlithgow

Linlithgow, West Lothian · Union Canal

£3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Cadder Wharf

Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£2,389 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Cairnbaan Lock 5

Cairnbaan, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,518 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Causewayend

Broxburn, West Lothian · Union Canal

£3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Dochgarroch East

Dochgarroch, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£4,181 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£4,704 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

Gairlochy

Gairlochy, Highland · Caledonian Canal and Loch Lochy

£2,207 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Kelpies Marina

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Kirkintilloch Linear

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,042 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

Laggan Avenue

Laggan, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£1,705 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Leamington Wharf East

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

£5,898 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Linlithgow East

Linlithgow, West Lothian · Union Canal

£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Lochrin Basin

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

£8,633 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Lock 16 Moorings

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,936 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Oakfield Bridge

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,185 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Panmure Wharf, Firhill

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£2,794 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Ratho Marina

Ratho, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

£4,905 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Reddingmuirhead

Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk · Union Canal

£1,565 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Southbank Marina

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,595 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Speirs Wharf

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Temple Wharf - Lock 27

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,477 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

The Falkirk Wheel Basin

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

The Falkirk Wheel Linear

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,798 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Viewforth Quay

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

£7,450 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Winchburgh Marina

Winchburgh, West Lothian · Union Canal

£4,895 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Bellanoch Marina

Bellanoch, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Bowling Lower Basin

Bowling, West Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Harrison Park

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Kytra

Fort Augustus, Highland · Caledonian Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Seaport Marina

Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Space
Applecross Claypits	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,104	Not reported
Applecross Wharf	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,352	Not reported
Ardrishaig Basin	Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal	£3,761	Not reported
Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock	Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal	£4,513	Not reported
Auchinstarry Marina	Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,054	Not reported
Banavie	Banavie, Caledonian Canal	£4,356	Not reported
Braehead, Linlithgow	Linlithgow, Union Canal	£3,352	Not reported
Cadder Wharf	Bishopbriggs, Forth & Clyde Canal	£2,389	Not reported
Cairnbaan Lock 5	Cairnbaan, Crinan Canal	£3,518	Not reported
Causewayend	Broxburn, Union Canal	£3,352	Not reported
Dochgarroch East	Dochgarroch, Caledonian Canal	£4,181	Not reported
Fort Augustus	Fort Augustus, Caledonian Canal	£4,704	Not reported
Gairlochy	Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal and Loch Lochy	£3,833	Not reported
Kelpies Marina	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£273	Not reported
Kirkintilloch Linear	Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,042	Not reported
Laggan Avenue	Laggan, Caledonian Canal	£2,962	Not reported
Leamington Wharf East	Edinburgh, Union Canal	£5,898	Not reported
Linlithgow East	Linlithgow, Union Canal	£3,725	Not reported
Lochrin Basin	Edinburgh, Union Canal	£8,633	Not reported
Lock 16 Moorings	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,936	Not reported
Oakfield Bridge	Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal	£3,185	Not reported
Panmure Wharf, Firhill	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£2,794	Not reported
Ratho Marina	Ratho, Union Canal	£4,905	Not reported
Reddingmuirhead	Reddingmuirhead, Union Canal	£1,565	Not reported
Southbank Marina	Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,595	Not reported
Speirs Wharf	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,104	Not reported
Temple Wharf - Lock 27	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,477	Not reported
The Falkirk Wheel Basin	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,054	Not reported
The Falkirk Wheel Linear	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,798	Not reported
Viewforth Quay	Edinburgh, Union Canal	£7,450	Not reported
Winchburgh Marina	Winchburgh, Union Canal	£4,895	Not reported
Bellanoch Marina	Bellanoch, Crinan Canal	–	Not reported
Bowling Lower Basin	Bowling, Forth & Clyde Canal	–	Not reported
Harrison Park	Edinburgh, Union Canal	–	Not reported
Kytra	Fort Augustus, Caledonian Canal	On request	Not reported
Seaport Marina	Inverness, Caledonian Canal	–	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 57ft narrowboat cost run by Scottish Canals?

Across the 31 moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £273 a year at Kelpies Marina to £8,633 a year at Lochrin Basin. The middle figure is £3,352 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest moorings and marinas run by Scottish Canals?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Kelpies Marina is cheapest at £273 a year in Falkirk.

Which moorings and marinas run by Scottish Canals have space now?

None of the 36 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at moorings and marinas run by Scottish Canals?

15 of the 36 say you can: Applecross Claypits (residential moorings with planning consent), Applecross Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Auchinstarry Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Braehead, Linlithgow (liveaboards allowed), Causewayend (liveaboards allowed), Kelpies Marina (liveaboards allowed), Leamington Wharf East (liveaboards allowed), Linlithgow East (residential moorings with planning consent) and 7 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 36 need a Scottish Canals licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

What a mooring costs run by Scottish Canals

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