Dog-friendly anchorages

[bromleybysea]

I'm planning a trip with the dog this week, leaving Tollesbury at HW -1 on Tuesday, so about 1600, and planning to head to the Orwell/Stour. If I reach Harwich that evening it will be getting towards dark and of course low water, so with my draft of 1.8m the Backwaters are probably not an option and my usual alternative anchorage in the Orwell just above Shotley doesn't allow for low-tide landing as far as I know. By that time the poor dog will be desperate to get ashore! Can anyone suggest any alternatives?

 

[Koeketiene]

Wrabness?

 

[Hadenough]

I go into the Backwaters regularly with 1.8 draft (and a dog) but always at the top of a rising tide. There is also an anchorage just East of Pin Mill which has a beach with mud free access as long as you have 1.4m of tide.

 

[thegasmannick]

wrabness as above if wind is good or pin mill as above if not as well sheltered
don't think you will get better places than previous post`s both are dog friendly mooring places
have a good trip

 

[Debenair]

Wot about Halfpenny pier for an hour?

 

[Hadenough]

Halfpenny Pier has a cheese grater grid pontoon. If you can carry the dog for 50m it's doable :encouragement:

 

[Leighb]

We were there last week, if you are on the outside the "cheese-grater" is boarded over for some of its length, at least the bit where the Ferry lands.

I saw dogs trotting over it anyway without much bother, perhaps they had big paws?

 

[Boz]

I speak from a dog free boat, but as I recall, not a lot of Grass near Halfpenny pier

 

[Serin]

There is an old hard beside the beacon at Erwarton Ness that is usable (but muddy) at most states of the tide. Reasonable holding there too, although it is quite steep to, so not advisable when there is a lot of south in the wind.

 

[Leighb]

I speak from a dog free boat, but as I recall, not a lot of Grass near Halfpenny pier

You would have to walk a little way it is true.