Boatyards!

There has been a Public Consultation in Bere Alston yesterday and this morning on the future for Weir Quay. There is some speculation that the organisers, the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Service, have some sort of hidden agenda with the boatyard about future development.
I have spoken briefly with AONB who flatly deny the rumours. I will find out more this coming week.
 
OK - the choice is limited. Beginning down in Devonport there is The Swan which is a bit of a dive and is almost, but not quite, part of the dockyard. Not much in Torpoint, or Saltash except Saltash Sailing Club on the waterfront. The Spaniards at Cargreen has retrieved some of its lost reputation I hear, but I haven't checked it out lately. JJ will know more. After that there isn't much until you get to Calstock village where there are a couple of pubs which have a reasonable reputation but are nothing special. Don't be foooled by The Edgcumbe Arms at Cotehele Quay - it is only a tea room.
Without doubt the best water side pub on the Tamar is the Royal Inn at Horsebridge, but this is some miles inland and not approachable by boat, there being two weirs and a couple of low bridges as well as much shallow water after the head of the estuary. I guess that is not what you are seeking, is it?
 
We like the Olde Ploughe in Bere Ferrers but you won't be able to sail up because of the railway bridge. If you go up Tamar there are a few in Calstock. Not sure about Morwelham Quay, I only remember the ice cream shop /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif A good inland pub further away is the Who'd Have Thought It at Milton Combe, bit of a classic.

I've also been reading the boatyard blog. We have many happy memories of Weir Quay, racing and cruising our GP14 down there most years during the 90's. Cruised all up and down the Tamar and Sound area from there. We were down there snooping around a couple of months ago. When we get our beloved IP over from the States this is one place we were thinking of keeping her, as an alternative to one of the Plymouth marinas. It's a beautiful area and very quiet.
 
Actually, I'm putting together a SOLAS Passage Plan.....

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The Ferry Inn at Salcombe
http://www.kingsbridge.info/hhsalpub.html

The Hope and Anchor at Hope Cove
http://www.hopeandanchor.co.uk/webcam.html

The Pilchard Inn at Burgh Island
http://www.burghisland.com/aboutus.html#

The Swan and Ship Inns at Noss Mayo and The Dolphin at Newton Ferrers
http://www.newtonnoss.co.uk/picture_gallery.asp

The Odd Wheel at Wembury ( on second thoughts, I'll leave this one well to starboard )

The Cross Keys Inn at Cawsand
http://www.crosskeyscawsand.co.uk/

The Devonport Inn at Kingsand
http://www.pubinnguide.com/pubdetailsidx2637.asp

The Carbeile Inn at Torpoint
http://www.staustellbrewery.co.uk/st-austell-brewery-pubs/carbeile-inn---torpoint.html

The Boatman ( and Belles ) at Saltash
http://www.warrenderringtonevans.co.uk/info.html

The Spaniards Inn ( and V moorings ) at Cargreen
http://www.thespaniards.co.uk/index.htm


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What d'you think.....?

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There is another Who'd Have Thought It at St Dominick a couple of miles up the hill through Bohetherick from Cotehele Quay. You can also approach it from Halton Quay, but berthing there is not easy.
 
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You could always pull in to Plimuff for a more urban experience - there's the trusty Boringdon Arms at Turnchapel if you don't mind a night in the marina (and the other pub just down the street but can't remember the name) or snuggle in to Sutton harbour and sample the evening delights of the Barbican. We found an excellent relatively new Chinese restaurant there recently but that may be wandering outside the remit of your passage plan somewhat /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
To this list I would add the Edgecumbe Arms at Cremyll. It's right on the waterfront but access by boat means anchoring up river clear of the moorings or berthing in the Mayflower Marina and taking the ferry. Its busy in season and for meals its best to book.

At Saltash there are the Union (The one with the union flag frontage) which I am told is a god watering hole though I have never been in there, and The Boatman which does good food.

The Spanniard was excellent until the end of the summer but the owners have b*llsed-up again and the place is currently without a manager and closed Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday. Food is OK and beer good except on Wednesday night when the remains of the previous weekend can be a little...
 
A helpful, nay, knowledgeable contribution from our fave Consulting Editor. But what about the Edgecumbe Arms at Cotehele? Is that worth a visit by boat?

I've several fond but hazy memories of afternoons and evenings in the Edgecombe Arms at Cremyll, before Mayflower Marina developed out of Mashfords; d'you think someone could be persuaded to put a handful of V moorings in there? And I've anchored overnight in Barn Pool on occasions - but not recently, for a friend 'hooked' his anchor there, in the debris on the bottom, and the demented eedjit LET IT GO!

The plonker even had my copy of Mark Fishwick's 'West Country Cruising' on board, which clearly advises "A trip line is recommended as there are many underwater obstructions and the southern end of the bay is foul....". So if anyone feels like snorkelling around there next summer, there's a hefty CQR ( not mine! ) and some chain going begging!

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As Cornishman says in a post somewhere above, the Edgecumbe Arms at Cotehele is really nothing more than a tearoom, although I did get a reasonable roast lunch washed down with a glass or two of red wine there the other day.

There's a great link from the Weir Quay website posted above to an Open Country Radio 4 listen again programme (originally broadcast at the beginning of last year) on the Tamar Valley, which revolves mainly around Allan the Eel man.

As for pubs, if you are feeling adventurous, you could have a look into Kingsmill Creek, just North of Saltash. Anchor off the entrance to the creek and take the dinghy. If you can take the ground and are shoal draft you could take the mothership, but look out for dragons because it's off the chart, so probably best to go by dinghy for the first trip at least.
At the head of the creek is an old quay, Moditonham. Take a quick 10 minute stroll up the lane, and, hey presto, you're at the best pub in South East Cornwall, the Rising Sun in Botus Fleming.
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