Coast & harbours
Berths available
Wick Marina
Wick, Highland · North Sea
Prices not published
Visitor moorings in Highland
Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
8 sites · 1 with space now · typical £25.75 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£37 across 6 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 8 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on an estuary and 6 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 8 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Wick Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £15 a night (Portree Harbour) to £37 a night (Inverness Marina); the middle of 6 is £25.75 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Wick Marina.
- Of the 8, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Coast & harbours
Gairloch Harbour
Gairloch, Highland · Loch Gairloch
£403 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Inverness Marina
Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal / Inverness Firth
£3,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Lochaline Harbour
Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull
£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mallaig Yachting Marina
Mallaig, Highland · Mallaig Harbour
£1,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Thomas Telford Corpach Marina
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portree Harbour
Portree, Highland · Loch Portree
Prices not published
Canals
Seaport Marina
Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wick Marina | Wick, North Sea | £32 | Berths available |
| Gairloch Harbour | Gairloch, Loch Gairloch | – | Not reported |
| Inverness Marina | Inverness, Caledonian Canal / Inverness Firth | £37 | Not reported |
| Lochaline Harbour | Lochaline, Sound of Mull | £19.50 | Not reported |
| Mallaig Yachting Marina | Mallaig, Mallaig Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Thomas Telford Corpach Marina | Fort William, Loch Linnhe | £33 | Not reported |
| Portree Harbour | Portree, Loch Portree | £15 | Not reported |
| Seaport Marina | Inverness, Caledonian Canal | £16 | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in Highland?
Across the 6 visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Portree Harbour to £37 a night at Inverness Marina. The middle figure is £25.75 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings in Highland?
For a 10m boat, Portree Harbour is cheapest at £15 a night.
Which visitor moorings in Highland have space now?
1 of the 8 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Wick Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings in Highland?
1 of the 8 say you can: Seaport Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 2 need a Scottish Canals licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Visitor moorings in nearby counties
Visitor moorings near towns in Highland
- Nairn 4
Visitor moorings in the wider area
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