Paglesham landing

[MikeBz]

I was talking to a chap who is based at Brandy Hole a few weeks ago - asked him whether there was any change in the situation at Paglesham re. landing in your dinghy to go to the pub, and he reckoned that it was OK these days. Has anyone tried it? Any Roach SA folk on here care to comment?

 

[Dan Tribe]

I would be interesting to know if it has improved. The last time I tried, i was made very unwelcome. We eventually landed in Paglesham Pool and walked to the Plough & Sail who wanted to know if we had booked [I thought it was a pub] They grudgingly let us have a table but expected us to order a full meal. All this was about 3 or 4 years ago, not been back since.

 

[jon and michie]

the plough and sail is an excellent pub my wife and I have been going on and off for 3 years now never had a bad meal or service.
jon

 

[Dan Tribe]

the plough and sail is an excellent pub my wife and I have been going on and off for 3 years now never had a bad meal or service.
jon

That's good to know, I'll give it another go soon.
BTW, I wasn't complaining about the meal or service once we were in, but about the presumption that we should have made a reservation and the sense that they were doing us a favour by allowing us to be a customer.

 

[jon and michie]

It is advisable to book as it gets busy - which is a good thing meaning the quality is excellent.
Jon

 

[Cantata]

I was talking to a chap who is based at Brandy Hole a few weeks ago - asked him whether there was any change in the situation at Paglesham re. landing in your dinghy to go to the pub, and he reckoned that it was OK these days. Has anyone tried it? Any Roach SA folk on here care to comment?

It's OK, but perhaps not on the pontoon which was looking pretty unmaintained when I saw it last August.

 

[MikeBz]

Thankyou. Perhaps if anyone gets to try it before we do they will report back.

 

[Tomahawk]

It is advisable to book as it gets busy - which is a good thing meaning the quality is excellent.
Jon

The local MacDonalds is also very busy.

 

[Cantata]

There is another spot to land, just upstream of the black shed, on a short stretch of shore managed by our friends in the RSA. There's a shortish jetty near the forward end of an old boat, bows pointing upwards.

 

[Plum]

There is another spot to land, just upstream of the black shed, on a short stretch of shore managed by our friends in the RSA. There's a shortish jetty near the forward end of an old boat, bows pointing upwards.

That's interesting, thanks. Can you land at low water?

Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[MikeBz]

From Google Maps satellite view I would say not:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5935881,0.8103326,130m/data=!3m1!1e3

It would be interesting to know what the window either side of HW is.

 

[Cantata]

I wouldn’t think so, the walkway (shouldn’t have called it a jetty) doesn’t extend that far across the mud.