Ratho Marina sits on the Union Canal approximately eight miles west of Edinburgh, near the village of Ratho and not far from Edinburgh Airport.

It serves as a well-established access point and mooring hub on the canal, offering over 30 berths alongside boatyard facilities and a marine store.

The marina is a practical base for exploring the Union Canal by narrowboat, with the towpath providing onward connections toward Falkirk and the Falkirk Wheel.

Scottish Canals lists it among the Union Canal's long-term mooring sites, and it is one of the more comprehensively equipped stops along this historic waterway.