Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Dysart Harbour
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Scotland
Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. 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.
22 sites · 2 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £23.50 a night for a 10m cruiser (£10–£42.50 across 16 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 22 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 18 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 22 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dysart Harbour and Taymouth Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine, Tayport Harbour, Tobermory Harbour and Victoria Harbour.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £10 a night (Ardoran Marine) to £42.50 a night (Holy Loch Marina); the middle of 16 is £23.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Tarbert Harbour.
- Of the 22, 18 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 11 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 22 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Taymouth Marina
Kenmore, Perth and Kinross · Loch Tay
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ardoran Marine
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Tayport Harbour
Tayport, Fife · River Tay estuary
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tobermory Harbour
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute · Tobermory Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Victoria Harbour
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Craobh Marina
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Dubh Thòb Pontoons
Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag
£650 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Holy Loch Marina
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kerrera Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn
£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kirkwall Marina
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands · Kirkwall Harbour
£6,204 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
Lochboisdale Harbour
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Lochmaddy Marina
Lochmaddy, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochmaddy
£750 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
Peterhead Bay Marina
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire · Peterhead Bay, North Sea
£1,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Tarbert Harbour
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Castlebay Marina
Castlebay, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Castlebay Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Cullen Harbour
Cullen, Moray · Cullen Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Edinburgh Marina
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Granton Harbour
Prices not published
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 cruiser
| Site | Where | A night, 10m cruiser | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | A few berths left |
| Taymouth Marina | Kenmore, Loch Tay | On request | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £10 | Waiting list |
| Tayport Harbour | Tayport, River Tay estuary | £35 | Waiting list |
| Tobermory Harbour | Tobermory, Tobermory Bay | £21 | Waiting list |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | – | Waiting list |
| Craobh Marina | Lochgilphead, Craobh Haven | £40 | Not reported |
| Dubh Thòb Pontoons | Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Loch Roag | £25 | Not reported |
| Holy Loch Marina | Dunoon, Firth of Clyde | £42.50 | Not reported |
| Kerrera Marina | Oban, Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn | £21 | Not reported |
| Kirkwall Marina | Kirkwall, Kirkwall Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Lochaline Harbour | Lochaline, Sound of Mull | £19.50 | Not reported |
| Lochboisdale Harbour | Lochboisdale, Lochboisdale | £33.30 | Not reported |
| Lochmaddy Marina | Lochmaddy, Lochmaddy | £20 | Not reported |
| Mallaig Yachting Marina | Mallaig, Mallaig Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Peterhead Bay Marina | Peterhead, Peterhead Bay, North Sea | £26 | Not reported |
| Tarbert Harbour | Tarbert, Loch Fyne | £22 | Not reported |
| Castlebay Marina | Castlebay, Castlebay Harbour | £30 | Not reported |
| Cullen Harbour | Cullen, Cullen Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Edinburgh Marina | Edinburgh, Granton Harbour | £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 cruiser in Scotland?
Across the 16 cruiser moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £10 a night at Ardoran Marine to £42.50 a night at Holy Loch Marina. The middle figure is £23.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Scotland?
For a 10m cruiser, Ardoran Marine is cheapest at £10 a night in Oban.
Which cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Scotland have space now?
2 of the 22 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dysart Harbour and Taymouth Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Scotland?
1 of the 22 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, 1 need a Scottish Canals licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cruiser moorings with visitor berths in Scotland, by county
Cruiser moorings with visitor berths in other areas
- England 119
- Northern Ireland 7
- Wales 8
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