Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths on the west coast of Scotland

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

14 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,262 a year for a 6m boat (£336–£2,472 across 13 published tariffs)

At a glance

14 sites, all on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Tobermory Harbour.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £336 a year (Kallin Harbour) to £2,472 a year (Lochaline Harbour); the middle of 13 is £1,262 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30m (98ft) at Tarbert Harbour.
Of the 14, 12 have electric hook-up, 4 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
1 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Stornoway Port Authority (2) and Yacht Havens (2).

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Tobermory Harbour

Tobermory, Argyll and Bute · Tobermory Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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Dubh Thòb Pontoons

Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag

£650 a year for a 10m yacht

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Girvan Harbour

Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde

£807 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

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Holy Loch Marina

Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde

£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht

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Kallin Harbour

Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Kallin Harbour

£413 a year for a 10m yacht

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Kip Marina

Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde

£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht

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Largs Yacht Haven

Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde

£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht

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Lochaline Harbour

Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull

£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht

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Lochboisdale Harbour

Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale

£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht

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Newton Marina

Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour

£1,918 a year for a 10m yacht

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Stornoway Marina

Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour

£1,598 a year for a 10m yacht

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Tarbert Harbour

Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne

£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht

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Troon Yacht Haven

Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde

£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht

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Ulva Ferry Pontoon

Ulva Ferry, Argyll and Bute · Sound of Ulva

£352 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Berths	Space
Tobermory Harbour	Tobermory, Tobermory Bay	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Dubh Thòb Pontoons	Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Loch Roag	£390	pontoon berths	Not reported
Girvan Harbour	Girvan, Firth of Clyde	£484	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Holy Loch Marina	Dunoon, Firth of Clyde	£1,520	pontoon berths	Not reported
Kallin Harbour	Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Kallin Harbour	£336	quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Kip Marina	Inverkip, Firth of Clyde	£1,920	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Largs Yacht Haven	Largs, Firth of Clyde	£1,848	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Lochaline Harbour	Lochaline, Sound of Mull	£2,472	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Lochboisdale Harbour	Lochboisdale, Lochboisdale	£1,262	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Newton Marina	Stornoway, Stornoway Harbour	£1,151	pontoon berths	Not reported
Stornoway Marina	Stornoway, Stornoway Harbour	£959	pontoon berths	Not reported
Tarbert Harbour	Tarbert, Loch Fyne	£1,680	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Troon Yacht Haven	Troon, Firth of Clyde	£1,520	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Ulva Ferry Pontoon	Ulva Ferry, Sound of Ulva	£352	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 6m boat cost on the west coast of Scotland?

Across the 13 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £336 a year at Kallin Harbour to £2,472 a year at Lochaline Harbour. The middle figure is £1,262 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths on the west coast of Scotland?

For a 6m boat, Kallin Harbour is cheapest at £336 a year in Grimsay, Isle of North Uist.

Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths on the west coast of Scotland have space now?

None of the 14 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 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths on the west coast of Scotland?

1 of the 14 say you can: Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths on the west coast of Scotland, by county

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