Drying berths with walk-ashore berths in Scotland

A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground. 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.

5 sites · typical £400 a year for a 10m boat (£400–£400 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

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

Coast & harbours

Gourdon Harbour

Gourdon, Aberdeenshire · North Sea, Gourdon Harbour

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Helmsdale Harbour

Helmsdale, Highland · Moray Firth

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Solway Yacht Club

Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway · Urr Water

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA year, 10m boatBerthsSpace
Fisherrow HarbourMusselburgh, Firth of Forth£400drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Port Edgar MarinaSouth Queensferry, Firth of Forth–pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Gourdon HarbourGourdon, North Sea, Gourdon Harbour–drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Helmsdale HarbourHelmsdale, Moray FirthOn requestdrying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Solway Yacht ClubKippford, Urr Water–pontoon berths, drying berthsNot reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which drying berths with walk-ashore berths 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.

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 walk-ashore berths in other areas

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