Coast & harbours
Berths available
Craighouse Moorings
Craighouse, Argyll and Bute · Small Isles Bay
Prices not published
Swinging moorings with visitor berths in Scotland
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. 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.
17 sites · 4 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £20 a night for a 10m boat (£10–£35.50 across 13 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 17 sites: 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 12 on the open coast.
- 4 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings, Dysart Harbour, Kilmelford Yacht Haven and Taymouth Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine, Tobermory Harbour and Victoria Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £10 a night (Ardoran Marine) to £35.50 a night (Rhu Marina); the middle of 13 is £20 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 36m (118ft) at Rhu Marina.
- Of the 17, 11 have electric hook-up, 10 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Dysart Harbour
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Kilmelford Yacht Haven
Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute · Loch Melfort
Prices not published
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
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
Ardfern Yacht Centre
Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish
£3,020 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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute · Gare Loch
£2,592 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
Crinan Boatyard
Crinan, Argyll and Bute · Loch Crinan
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Linnhe Marina
Appin, Argyll and Bute · Loch Linnhe
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Portree Harbour
Portree, Highland · Loch Portree
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craighouse Moorings | Craighouse, Small Isles Bay | £12 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | A few berths left |
| Kilmelford Yacht Haven | Kilmelford, Loch Melfort | £27.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Taymouth Marina | Kenmore, Loch Tay | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £10 | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Tobermory Harbour | Tobermory, Tobermory Bay | £21 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Ardfern Yacht Centre | Ardfern, Loch Craignish | £26.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Kerrera Marina | Oban, Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn | £21 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Lochaline Harbour | Lochaline, Sound of Mull | £19.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Mallaig Yachting Marina | Mallaig, Mallaig Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Rhu Marina | Rhu, Firth of Clyde | £35.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club | Helensburgh, Gare Loch | £18 | swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Tarbert Harbour | Tarbert, Loch Fyne | £22 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Crinan Boatyard | Crinan, Loch Crinan | £20 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Linnhe Marina | Appin, Loch Linnhe | £12 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Portree Harbour | Portree, Loch Portree | £15 | swinging moorings | 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 Scotland?
Across the 13 swinging moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £10 a night at Ardoran Marine to £35.50 a night at Rhu Marina. The middle figure is £20 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings with visitor berths in Scotland?
For a 10m boat, Ardoran Marine is cheapest at £10 a night in Oban.
Which swinging moorings with visitor berths in Scotland have space now?
4 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings, Dysart Harbour, Kilmelford Yacht Haven and Taymouth Marina. 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, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
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