Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Victoria Harbour
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Drying berths with visitor berths in Scotland
A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground. 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.
4 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £20 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£43 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Victoria Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £15 a night (Fisherrow Harbour) to £43 a night (Port Edgar Marina); the middle of 3 is £20 a night.
- Of the 4, 1 has electric hook-up and 1 diesel.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fisherrow Harbour
Musselburgh, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£400 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Solway Yacht Club
Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway · Urr Water
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | – | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fisherrow Harbour | Musselburgh, Firth of Forth | £15 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Port Edgar Marina | South Queensferry, Firth of Forth | £43 | pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Solway Yacht Club | Kippford, Urr Water | £20 | pontoon berths, drying berths | 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 3 drying berths with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Fisherrow Harbour to £43 a night at Port Edgar Marina. The middle figure is £20 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest drying berths with visitor berths in Scotland?
For a 10m boat, Fisherrow Harbour is cheapest at £15 a night in Musselburgh.
Which drying berths with visitor berths in Scotland have space now?
None of the 4 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Drying berths with visitor berths in other areas
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