Cheapest moorings and marinas on the Crinan Canal

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.

4 sites · typical £3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,185–£4,513 across 4 published tariffs)

Licence: Scottish Canals. About licences

At a glance

4 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £3,185 a year (Oakfield Bridge) to £4,513 a year (Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock); the middle of 4 is £3,639 a year.
Longest boat taken: 26.8m (88ft) at Ardrishaig Basin.
Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up.
Groups running more than one: Scottish Canals (4).

Canals

Oakfield Bridge

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,185 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Cairnbaan Lock 5

Cairnbaan, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,518 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Ardrishaig Basin

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,761 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£4,513 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Per metre a year	Space
Oakfield Bridge	Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal	£3,185	£183.36	Not reported
Cairnbaan Lock 5	Cairnbaan, Crinan Canal	£3,518	£202.51	Not reported
Ardrishaig Basin	Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal	£3,761	£216.53	Not reported
Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock	Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal	£4,513	£259.83	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 57ft narrowboat cost on the Crinan Canal?

Across the 4 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £3,185 a year at Oakfield Bridge to £4,513 a year at Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock. The middle figure is £3,639 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas on the Crinan Canal?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Oakfield Bridge is cheapest at £3,185 a year in Ardrishaig.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas on the Crinan Canal 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, 4 need a Scottish Canals licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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