Walk-ashore berths on the Forth and Clyde Canal

Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.

8 sites · typical £3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,798–£3,595 across 7 published tariffs)

Licence: Scottish Canals. About licences

At a glance

8 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,798 a year (The Falkirk Wheel Linear) to £3,595 a year (Southbank Marina); the middle of 7 is £3,054 a year.
Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Applecross Claypits.
Of the 8, 8 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out and 6 diesel.
3 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Scottish Canals (8).

Canals

Applecross Claypits

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Auchinstarry Marina

Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Kirkintilloch Linear

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,042 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Lock 16 Moorings

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,936 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Southbank Marina

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,595 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

The Falkirk Wheel Basin

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

The Falkirk Wheel Linear

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,798 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Bowling Lower Basin

Bowling, West Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Space
Applecross Claypits	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,104	pontoon berths	Not reported
Auchinstarry Marina	Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,054	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Kirkintilloch Linear	Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,042	linear moorings	Not reported
Lock 16 Moorings	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,936	pontoon berths	Not reported
Southbank Marina	Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,595	pontoon berths	Not reported
The Falkirk Wheel Basin	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,054	pontoon berths	Not reported
The Falkirk Wheel Linear	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,798	linear moorings	Not reported
Bowling Lower Basin	Bowling, Forth & Clyde Canal	–	pontoon berths	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 57ft narrowboat cost on the Forth and Clyde Canal?

Across the 7 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,798 a year at The Falkirk Wheel Linear to £3,595 a year at Southbank Marina. The middle figure is £3,054 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths on the Forth and Clyde Canal?

For a 57ft narrowboat, The Falkirk Wheel Linear is cheapest at £1,798 a year.

Which walk-ashore berths on the Forth and Clyde Canal have space now?

None of the 8 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 walk-ashore berths on the Forth and Clyde Canal?

3 of the 8 say you can: Applecross Claypits (residential moorings with planning consent), Auchinstarry Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Southbank 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, 8 need a Scottish Canals licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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