Cruiser moorings on the Forth and Clyde Canal

Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers.

9 sites · typical £1,755 a year for a 10m cruiser (£273–£3,108 across 8 published tariffs)

Licence: Scottish Canals. About licences

At a glance

9 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £273 a year (Kelpies Marina) to £3,108 a year (Bowling Lower Basin); the middle of 8 is £1,755 a year.
Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Auchinstarry Marina.
Of the 9, 9 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out and 6 diesel.
4 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Scottish Canals (9).

Canals

Auchinstarry Marina

Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Cadder Wharf

Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£2,389 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Kelpies Marina

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Kirkintilloch Linear

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,042 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Lock 16 Moorings

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,936 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Southbank Marina

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,595 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Speirs Wharf

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

The Falkirk Wheel Linear

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,798 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Bowling Lower Basin

Bowling, West Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser

Site	Where	A year, 10m cruiser	Space
Auchinstarry Marina	Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,758	Not reported
Cadder Wharf	Bishopbriggs, Forth & Clyde Canal	–	Not reported
Kelpies Marina	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£273	Not reported
Kirkintilloch Linear	Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,751	Not reported
Lock 16 Moorings	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,115	Not reported
Southbank Marina	Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal	£2,070	Not reported
Speirs Wharf	Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,104	Not reported
The Falkirk Wheel Linear	Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal	£1,035	Not reported
Bowling Lower Basin	Bowling, Forth & Clyde Canal	£3,108	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 cruiser cost on the Forth and Clyde Canal?

Across the 8 cruiser moorings here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £273 a year at Kelpies Marina to £3,108 a year at Bowling Lower Basin. The middle figure is £1,755 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cruiser moorings on the Forth and Clyde Canal?

For a 10m cruiser, Kelpies Marina is cheapest at £273 a year in Falkirk.

Which cruiser moorings on the Forth and Clyde Canal have space now?

None of the 9 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 cruiser moorings on the Forth and Clyde Canal?

4 of the 9 say you can: Auchinstarry Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Kelpies Marina (liveaboards allowed), Southbank Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Speirs Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 9 need a Scottish Canals licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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