Coast & harbours
Berths available
Craighouse Moorings
Craighouse, Argyll and Bute · Small Isles Bay
Prices not published
Coastal moorings with visitor berths in Argyll and Bute
Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. 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 · 3 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £26.50 a night for a 10m boat (£10–£42.50 across 15 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 17 sites: 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 15 on the open coast.
- 3 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings, Kilmelford Yacht Haven and Port Bannatyne Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine and Tobermory Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £10 a night (Ardoran Marine) to £42.50 a night (Holy Loch Marina); the middle of 15 is £26.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 36m (118ft) at Rhu Marina.
- Of the 17, 14 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 10 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Kilmelford Yacht Haven
Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute · Loch Melfort
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Port Bannatyne Marina
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Ardfern Yacht Centre
Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish
£3,020 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Campbeltown Marina
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rhu Marina
Rhu, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£5,110 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Rothesay Marina
Rothesay, Argyll and Bute · Rothesay Harbour
£3,420 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
Ulva Ferry Pontoon
Ulva Ferry, Argyll and Bute · Sound of Ulva
£352 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Crinan Boatyard
Crinan, Argyll and Bute · Loch Crinan
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Port Ellen Marina
Port Ellen, Argyll and Bute · Port Ellen Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craighouse Moorings | Craighouse, Small Isles Bay | £12 | Berths available |
| Kilmelford Yacht Haven | Kilmelford, Loch Melfort | £27.50 | Berths available |
| Port Bannatyne Marina | Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute | £35 | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £10 | Waiting list |
| Tobermory Harbour | Tobermory, Tobermory Bay | £21 | Waiting list |
| Ardfern Yacht Centre | Ardfern, Loch Craignish | £26.50 | Not reported |
| Campbeltown Marina | Campbeltown, Campbeltown Loch | £30 | Not reported |
| Craobh Marina | Lochgilphead, Craobh Haven | £40 | Not reported |
| Holy Loch Marina | Dunoon, Firth of Clyde | £42.50 | Not reported |
| Kerrera Marina | Oban, Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn | £21 | Not reported |
| Rhu Marina | Rhu, Firth of Clyde | £35.50 | Not reported |
| Rothesay Marina | Rothesay, Rothesay Harbour | – | Not reported |
| Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club | Helensburgh, Gare Loch | £18 | Not reported |
| Tarbert Harbour | Tarbert, Loch Fyne | £22 | Not reported |
| Ulva Ferry Pontoon | Ulva Ferry, Sound of Ulva | £37 | Not reported |
| Crinan Boatyard | Crinan, Loch Crinan | £20 | Not reported |
| Port Ellen Marina | Port Ellen, Port Ellen Harbour | – | 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 Argyll and Bute?
Across the 15 coastal moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £10 a night at Ardoran Marine to £42.50 a night at Holy Loch Marina. The middle figure is £26.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest coastal moorings with visitor berths in Argyll and Bute?
For a 10m boat, Ardoran Marine is cheapest at £10 a night in Oban.
Which coastal moorings with visitor berths in Argyll and Bute have space now?
3 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Craighouse Moorings, Kilmelford Yacht Haven and Port Bannatyne 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, 7 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Coastal moorings with visitor berths in nearby counties
- Antrim 4
- Highland 7
- Down 5
- Lancashire 3
- Greater London 7
- Suffolk 9
- Essex 9
- Dorset 12
Coastal moorings with visitor berths in the wider area
- Scotland 56
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