Newtown Creek

Quite so... we stopped in there on Tuesday for a long lunch bought fresh in Lymington that morning. A bit breezy but nice and sunny and a lovely spot to laze for a couple of hours. Fairly quiet too, but got nabbed by the NT for six quid as we'd picked up a buoy. How is it these guys always turn up just after we've arrived?
 
Re: your photos I'm not sure we're talking about the same place. The quay we use has boats moored up in the channel and I've never seen it looking like that regardless of the tide. Re: getting the boat in who knows, maybe we didn't andit was another creek /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Once inside, depths get shallow outside the main channel but you can manouver easily using your engines and take it nice and slowly.

This is making the place out to be some sort of über tricky level 17 venue for Master Mariners and it isn't. We have been at anchor there on a number of occasions without problem. In fact I'd say its the perfect place if you wanted to try anchoring up rather than using a marina for the first time. As with all things boating some prudence is required but winds look light this weekend which will simplify things. It's also early in the season so numbers shouldn't be rediculous.

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Re: your photos I'm not sure we're talking about the same place. The quay we use has boats moored up in the channel and I've never seen it looking like that regardless of the tide. Re: getting the boat in who knows, maybe we didn't andit was another creek...

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It's the only quay in the harbour. Have a look Saturday teatime and report back - probably best to wear your wellies just in case.

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I'm not sure we're talking about the same place

[/ QUOTE ] The Angry snail's Google earth picture shows Newtown creek and the long walk from the private jetty to the inn at Shalfleet. It does not show the entrance from the Solent or Clamerkin lake where most boats anchor.

Those are shown below together with a slipway and boat house, almost opposite the jetty mentioned above, which may be confusing the issue.

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I am sure the earlier photos were taken from Shalfleet quay, the snail is local so he should know!

The location of Shalfleet quay is shown below

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This image from Multimap shows Shalfleet Quay at low water

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There another pub IIRC a little to the west of where you join the road

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"a little to the west" is hardly how I would have described the location of the other pub /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif It's actually about half way along the road section of the jaunt from the downstream jetty. It's an OK pub, bigger than the New Inn, but the food is std pub fare, and not a patch on the New Inn.
 
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...I am sure the earlier photos were taken from Shalfleet quay, the snail is local so he should know!

The location of Shalfleet quay is shown below

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That's it Vic. Photo taken stood on the corner of Shalfleet Quay in the direction of the private jetty.
 
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"a little to the west" is hardly how I would have described the location of the other pub

[/ QUOTE ] My recollection is of a pub to the west of where we joined the road leading into Shalflett. A few hundred yards away but within sight. No recollection of passing a pub anywhere though and in fact I dont remember a road section of the walk at all. I think we may have found a bit of a short cut although the route highlighted by the snail looks about right. All quite a few years back so memory could be playing tricks on me. Would not have taken much notice at the time anyway as on the occasions I walked that way I was with a group all heading for the New Inn.

Anyway Newtown is quite unsuitable for large boats. Not suitable for anything over about 24ft except maybe for one or two on the visitors moorings. Far too crowded at weekends, not enough room to swing to an anchor. All it needs is some clown to come in and pay out a couple of miles of rope iinstead of the barest minimum of chain and you are up half the night fending off. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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"a little to the west" is hardly how I would have described the location of the other pub

[/ QUOTE ] My recollection is of a pub to the west of where we joined the road leading into Shalflett. A few hundred yards away but within sight. No recollection of passing a pub anywhere though and in fact I dont remember a road section of the walk at all. I think we may have found a bit of a short cut although the route highlighted by the snail looks about right...

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Your recollection is correct, my route includes the short cut over a bridge and the pub (the name of which escapes me at the moment) is just to the west of where you join the road - x marks the spot below. If you don't take the shortcut the path comes out to the west of the other pub, you then have to walk past it to get to the New Inn.

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Remembered now: The Horse and Groom and as already mentioned it is The New Inn at Shalfleet - both now run by the same company.
 
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Your recollection is correct

[/ QUOTE ] Thanks. Not quite as senile as others would let me think then.
 
Well went in there for first time on Easter Monday. Amazing day, amazing place. Loved it. Cant believe I never went there years ago when I had my first boat. Felt a bit tight to me and I was a bit paranoid about getting stuck but that probably more down to me having to build up some confidence with boat as only the second time I have been out on her.

Fired up the cobb bbq for first time too which I bought on back of thread on this forum. Good bit of kit!!
 
Yes it is a smashing place. Gets horrendously overcrowed at peak holiday weekends though.
 
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