Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Dysart Harbour
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Swinging moorings with a slipway in Scotland
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
6 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,780 a year for a 10m boat (£1,210–£2,350 across 2 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 6 sites: 1 on the Broads or a lake, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dysart Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine and Stonehaven Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,210 a year (Portpatrick Harbour) to £2,350 a year (Ardoran Marine); the middle of 2 is £1,780 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Stonehaven Harbour.
- Of the 6, 3 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ardoran Marine
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Stonehaven Harbour
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire · North Sea, Stonehaven Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Portpatrick Harbour
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick
£880 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackness Boat Club
Linlithgow, Falkirk · River Forth
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Linnhe Marina
Appin, Argyll and Bute · Loch Linnhe
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | A few berths left |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £2,350 | swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Stonehaven Harbour | Stonehaven, North Sea, Stonehaven Harbour | – | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Portpatrick Harbour | Portpatrick, Irish Sea, Portpatrick | £1,210 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackness Boat Club | Linlithgow, River Forth | On request | swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Linnhe Marina | Appin, Loch Linnhe | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 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 2 swinging moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,210 a year at Portpatrick Harbour to £2,350 a year at Ardoran Marine. The middle figure is £1,780 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings with a slipway in Scotland?
For a 10m boat, Portpatrick Harbour is cheapest at £1,210 a year.
Which swinging moorings with a slipway in Scotland have space now?
1 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dysart Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Swinging moorings with a slipway in other areas
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