Cheapest hard standing in Scotland

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard.

5 sites · typical £717 a year for a 10m boat (£480–£4,620 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 1 on an estuary and 4 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £480 a year (Cockenzie Harbour) to £4,620 a year (Kip Marina); the middle of 5 is £717 a year.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Kip Marina.
Of the 5, 1 has electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Moray Council (2).

Coast & harbours

Cockenzie Harbour

Cockenzie, East Lothian · Firth of Forth

£480 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Hopeman Harbour

Hopeman, Moray · Moray Firth

£717 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portknockie Harbour

Portknockie, Moray · Moray Firth

£717 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Edgar Marina

South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth

£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Kip Marina

Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde

£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Cockenzie Harbour	Cockenzie, Firth of Forth	£480	£48	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Hopeman Harbour	Hopeman, Moray Firth	£717	£71.66	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing	Not reported
Portknockie Harbour	Portknockie, Moray Firth	£717	£71.66	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing	Not reported
Port Edgar Marina	South Queensferry, Firth of Forth	£3,156	£315.60	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Kip Marina	Inverkip, Firth of Clyde	£4,620	£462	pontoon berths, hard standing	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 5 cheapest hard standing here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £480 a year at Cockenzie Harbour to £4,620 a year at Kip Marina. The middle figure is £717 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest hard standing in Scotland?

For a 10m boat, Cockenzie Harbour is cheapest at £480 a year.

Which cheapest hard standing in Scotland have space now?

None of the 5 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Broader

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