Newtown creek anchoring charge

alahol2 said:
We are in there many times a year and always hand over a fiver. We were gifted a lifetime NT membership so I wouldn't have a problem refusing to donate but I'm very relaxed about spending. The warden will usually only visit you once, no matter how long you remain. The warden is a very laid back and civilised guy who enjoys a chat.
Keyhaven, on the other hand, I never fail to point out to the warden that his river is now the most expensive place to anchor in the Solent, even outstripping the Beaulieu river. I have even complained to NFDC about the level of charges, apparently the RYA are looking for a legal case against anchoring charges to support. They were instrumental in getting the compulsory charges in Newtown dropped.
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What are they charging to anchor in Keyhaven?
 
we too happy to make donation as such a lovely spot to anchor and happy to support we hope the NT in maintaining the harbour- equally have been happy to spend night on beaulieu moorings £10, as regard that as a perfectly reasonable overnight charge for provision of a maintained mooring in lovely spot - agree with others that £11 for anchoring in keyhaven would put me off (presumably can still anchor outside without charge). The recent changes to beaulieu/lymington/bembridge to reduce/remove the rafting pontoons and replace them with (we feel fearsomely expensive) finger berths have put us off visiting each of those which previously were our favourite overnight spots.
 
PaulR said:
we too happy to make donation as such a lovely spot to anchor and happy to support we hope the NT in maintaining the harbour- equally have been happy to spend night on beaulieu moorings £10, as regard that as a perfectly reasonable overnight charge for provision of a maintained mooring in lovely spot - agree with others that £11 for anchoring in keyhaven would put me off (presumably can still anchor outside without charge). The recent changes to beaulieu/lymington/bembridge to reduce/remove the rafting pontoons and replace them with (we feel fearsomely expensive) finger berths have put us off visiting each of those which previously were our favourite overnight spots.
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Yes I agree, Lymington was always a favorite destination and we were regular visitors. As a result of the changes have only been once this year and the towns businesses have lost around £1k revenue from me as a result. A great shame for everyone.
 
I used to have the boat in Southampton until three years ago and sailed often to Newtown Creek, nice and quite, but I never seen a harbour master and never paid any fees. Perhaps things have changed in the last three years. Nowadays, I put money in the Parking Meter when I moor up in Cardiff Bay Mermaid Quay.
 
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I think it's fair to pay a fee for using newtown creek. Leading lines for chanel entry and well buoyed inside. Visitors mooring buoys inside.
I was there 2 nights ago. Entered at low water and got grounded ? first time in 30 yrs !
Was off again in half an hr. Realised just how narrow it is and was thankfull of the visitors mooring to keep me away from the sides.
It really blew up and was nearly colliding with an awb on the next mooring as I laid to tide but he laid to wind.
Was incredibly dark that night.
Around 12 visiting boats but no sign of any harbour master.
 
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dancrane said:
This low-tide fly-over is quite interesting.

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This clip shows the degradation of the eastern part of the spit, just opposite the turn into Clamerkin at 2.50 to 3.00. The ebb tide now flows out this way for a few hours and I think that this will continue to contribute to the shoaling of the anchorage. I am told that Natural England will not allow any intervention, although the charts used to show a groyne on the seaward aspect of this part of the spit. Without a few barge loads of rock armour, I fear that Newtown will quickly end up like Pagham Harbour.
 
I wonder whether the refusal to engineer any improvements to the depth (and usefulness to yachtsmen) of this natural harbour will actually favour the flapping and swimming inhabitants and visitors.

I can imagine a big training wall creating a faster-moving, deeper narrower channel, but it's hard to picture the current expanse of shallow mud that is below the high water mark, somehow rising or drying out and losing its benefit to birds, fish and other critters.
 
Nice clip and can see our boat there on one of the mooring buoys at the bottom of this screenshot, and yes we do have a shallow draught!Screenshot 2020-11-23 at 14.47.04.png
 
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