Canals
Auchinstarry Marina
Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Cheapest moorings with a pub or café in Scotland
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.
7 sites · typical £4,050 a year for a 10m boat (£1,758–£5,110 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 2 on canals, 1 on an estuary and 4 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,758 a year (Auchinstarry Marina) to £5,110 a year (Rhu Marina); the middle of 7 is £4,050 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 36m (118ft) at Rhu Marina.
- Of the 7, 6 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Scottish Canals (2).
Canals
Bowling Lower Basin
Bowling, West Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Kerrera Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn
£3,740 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
Clyde Marina
Ardrossan, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,530 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kip Marina
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Pub or restaurant / Café | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchinstarry Marina | Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal | £1,758 | £175.80 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bowling Lower Basin | Bowling, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,108 | £310.79 | Yes | Not reported |
| Kerrera Marina | Oban, Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn | £3,740 | £374 | Yes | Not reported |
| Thomas Telford Corpach Marina | Fort William, Loch Linnhe | £4,050 | £405 | Yes | Not reported |
| Clyde Marina | Ardrossan, Firth of Clyde | £4,530 | £453 | Yes | Not reported |
| Kip Marina | Inverkip, Firth of Clyde | £4,620 | £462 | Yes | Not reported |
| Rhu Marina | Rhu, Firth of Clyde | £5,110 | £511 | Yes | 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 10m boat cost in Scotland?
Across the 7 cheapest moorings with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,758 a year at Auchinstarry Marina to £5,110 a year at Rhu Marina. The middle figure is £4,050 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a pub or café in Scotland?
For a 10m boat, Auchinstarry Marina is cheapest at £1,758 a year in Kilsyth.
Which cheapest moorings with a pub or café in Scotland have space now?
None of the 7 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 cheapest moorings with a pub or café in Scotland?
1 of the 7 say you can: Auchinstarry 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 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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