Inland moorings near Dumbarton

Across the 6 inland moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,389 a year at Cadder Wharf to £3,477 a year at Temple Wharf - Lock 27. The middle figure is £3,104 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

For a 57ft narrowboat, Cadder Wharf is cheapest at £2,389 a year in Bishopbriggs.

None of the 9 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Bowling Lower Basin, 5.8km east of the centre of Dumbarton, on the Forth & Clyde Canal.

5 of the 9 say you can: Temple Wharf - Lock 27 (residential moorings with planning consent), Panmure Wharf, Firhill (liveaboards allowed), Applecross Claypits (residential moorings with planning consent), Applecross Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent) and Speirs Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 7 need a Scottish Canals licence and 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.