AIDY
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other than the usual ports of call dartmouth / salc / newton / fowey / falmouth / helford etc. are there any other secret must see places, that can be accessed by a 2 metre draught yacht
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No. Given your draft that is about it for all weather options.
If you have some youngish people in the crew they would like the evening buzz of Plymouth's barbican. Make sure you lock into Sutton Harbour, MDL QAB is a problematic alternative for multiple reasons.
Schedule a visit to the Plymouth Gyn distillery while you are there.
Avoid Brixham.
For anchoring consider, Hope Cove, Cawsand, Mavagissy (your are too deep to get in I think) and Barn Pool as a base for a walk around Mount Edgecombe (Plymouth).
There is an interesting Moroccan restaurant in the NE corner of Sutton Harbour, also see my just posted Salcombe restaurant review, there is a great Dart Valley walk from the Kingswear marina up to Greenway then get the ferry back. See if you can schedule a live evening concert at the Eden Project but take a taxi and don't consider the bus.
If you have some youngish people in the crew they would like the evening buzz of Plymouth's barbican. Make sure you lock into Sutton Harbour, MDL QAB is a problematic alternative for multiple reasons.
Schedule a visit to the Plymouth Gyn distillery while you are there.
Avoid Brixham.
For anchoring consider, Hope Cove, Cawsand, Mavagissy (your are too deep to get in I think) and Barn Pool as a base for a walk around Mount Edgecombe (Plymouth).
There is an interesting Moroccan restaurant in the NE corner of Sutton Harbour, also see my just posted Salcombe restaurant review, there is a great Dart Valley walk from the Kingswear marina up to Greenway then get the ferry back. See if you can schedule a live evening concert at the Eden Project but take a taxi and don't consider the bus.
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
Exemouth, Polperro, Mevagissey, Up river on the Fal, Up the Tamar in Plymouth.....
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Iota
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if you make arrangements in advance and go at springs charlestown is very pleasant with good food at the pub/hotel
http://www.square-sail.com/harbour/harbour_charges.html
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dukes4monny
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Avoid Brixham.
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Why?
Avoid Brixham.
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Why?
calamitys38
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Jonjo
Please advise why avoid Brixham. Was thinking of stopping there myself on my own summer cruise this year. Is there something crucial about the place I should know about?
Please advise why avoid Brixham. Was thinking of stopping there myself on my own summer cruise this year. Is there something crucial about the place I should know about?
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
As n ex Brixham-ite I would avoid the place.... it has very little offer, quite grubby, very little decent food... The Marina (MDL ) is very good , with very good facilities, but the town frankly has little to offer....
I would say that Torquay is probably a better bet, but the whole area is a bit like like a west country Skeggness....
If you want to visit the area I would recommend going into Dartmouth and taking the steam train across to Paignton.... (Easy access to the Golf course from there...)
A bit cruel, and maybe my information is a bit out of date......
I would say that Torquay is probably a better bet, but the whole area is a bit like like a west country Skeggness....
If you want to visit the area I would recommend going into Dartmouth and taking the steam train across to Paignton.... (Easy access to the Golf course from there...)
A bit cruel, and maybe my information is a bit out of date......
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Skyva_2
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Brixham - What's wrong with our home port? Is it us? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Perfectly nice place with a lot to see and a very good meal at the Yacht Club. IMHO.
Perfectly nice place with a lot to see and a very good meal at the Yacht Club. IMHO.
dukes4monny
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well I am planning on taking a shower next month for my birthday /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I think it's a picturesque harbour and the town is lovely and unspoilt. It has a great laid back atmosphere with some really nice pubs and cafes.
Everyone to their own, but I love the place /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
I think it's a picturesque harbour and the town is lovely and unspoilt. It has a great laid back atmosphere with some really nice pubs and cafes.
Everyone to their own, but I love the place /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
ebbtide
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other than the usual ports of call dartmouth / salc / newton / fowey / falmouth / helford etc. are there any other secret must see places, that can be accessed by a 2 metre draught yacht
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Wotta pity you don't enlighten us with useful boat details on your Profile.
But with that draft some of those places will be iffy: Salcombe and Newton Ferrers demand cautious entry on the tide, while others are restricted in how far you can go upriver, all obvious from charts and pilot books of course; Mark Fishwick's West Country Cruising Companion (£13 from Amazon) is the most recent (2008) publication.
other than the usual ports of call dartmouth / salc / newton / fowey / falmouth / helford etc. are there any other secret must see places, that can be accessed by a 2 metre draught yacht
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Wotta pity you don't enlighten us with useful boat details on your Profile.
But with that draft some of those places will be iffy: Salcombe and Newton Ferrers demand cautious entry on the tide, while others are restricted in how far you can go upriver, all obvious from charts and pilot books of course; Mark Fishwick's West Country Cruising Companion (£13 from Amazon) is the most recent (2008) publication.
Chris_Robb
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other than the usual ports of call dartmouth / salc / newton / fowey / falmouth / helford etc. are there any other secret must see places, that can be accessed by a 2 metre draught yacht
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There is a lovely daytime anchorage on the western side of St Austels bay near Black Head - almost due east from Fowey (from the headland south of Fowey). a couple of little beeches of white pebbles backed by cliffs. Last time there were half a dozen seals playing around and I have only ever seen one boat there. Holding is not brillliant as I think the pebbles continue out. So only in light SW to N conditions.
other than the usual ports of call dartmouth / salc / newton / fowey / falmouth / helford etc. are there any other secret must see places, that can be accessed by a 2 metre draught yacht
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There is a lovely daytime anchorage on the western side of St Austels bay near Black Head - almost due east from Fowey (from the headland south of Fowey). a couple of little beeches of white pebbles backed by cliffs. Last time there were half a dozen seals playing around and I have only ever seen one boat there. Holding is not brillliant as I think the pebbles continue out. So only in light SW to N conditions.
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A bit cruel, and maybe my information is a bit out of date......
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No, spot on as of 2008.
You summed up my feelings about the place perfectly. I suppose I should have said "skip Brixham" rather than "avoid". Apart from the grubbyness there is nothing specifically wrong with Brixham but it is outclassed by other West Country options where I would prefer to loiter. Midday and when the sun is out Brixham is worth a 90 minute stroll so it might be worth a 3 hour stop at the public town pontoon when on passage.
The swmbo started our 2008 West Country cruise at Brixham having trained it to Paington. As an East Coast girl she had never visited the Devon and Cornwall coasts and I remember her mood lifting as we arrived in Dartmouth after the first evening in Brixham.
A bit cruel, and maybe my information is a bit out of date......
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No, spot on as of 2008.
You summed up my feelings about the place perfectly. I suppose I should have said "skip Brixham" rather than "avoid". Apart from the grubbyness there is nothing specifically wrong with Brixham but it is outclassed by other West Country options where I would prefer to loiter. Midday and when the sun is out Brixham is worth a 90 minute stroll so it might be worth a 3 hour stop at the public town pontoon when on passage.
The swmbo started our 2008 West Country cruise at Brixham having trained it to Paington. As an East Coast girl she had never visited the Devon and Cornwall coasts and I remember her mood lifting as we arrived in Dartmouth after the first evening in Brixham.
Chris_Robb
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Brixham - What's wrong with our home port? Is it us? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Perfectly nice place with a lot to see and a very good meal at the Yacht Club. IMHO.
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Nothing....
Thank god the place is not spoilt like Salcombe, followed shortly behind by Fowey full of upmarklet crap shops.
Yachtclub is really nice... Always on my list of places to go especially if I cannot lay Dartmouth.....
Brixham - What's wrong with our home port? Is it us? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Perfectly nice place with a lot to see and a very good meal at the Yacht Club. IMHO.
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Nothing....
Thank god the place is not spoilt like Salcombe, followed shortly behind by Fowey full of upmarklet crap shops.
Yachtclub is really nice... Always on my list of places to go especially if I cannot lay Dartmouth.....
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town is lovely and unspoilt.
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Unspoilt!! Ha.
You cannot walk 50 yards without having to stop and pick discarded chips and candy floss off the soles of your deck shoes.
The most charitable thing I could say about Brixham is that it has a certain British seaside charm and the weekend Mobo totty in the MDL marina brightens up the place.
town is lovely and unspoilt.
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Unspoilt!! Ha.
You cannot walk 50 yards without having to stop and pick discarded chips and candy floss off the soles of your deck shoes.
The most charitable thing I could say about Brixham is that it has a certain British seaside charm and the weekend Mobo totty in the MDL marina brightens up the place.
dukes4monny
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If you aren't going to completely miss out Torbay from your itinery based on previous postings, Ansteys Cove is a lovely place to anchor for lunch
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But with that draft some of those places will be iffy: Salcombe and Newton Ferrers demand cautious entry on the tide
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Not really, I visited those with a 2.1m draft. There are no problems that an extra half hour of tidal planning allowance cannot fix.
But with that draft some of those places will be iffy: Salcombe and Newton Ferrers demand cautious entry on the tide
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Not really, I visited those with a 2.1m draft. There are no problems that an extra half hour of tidal planning allowance cannot fix.
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
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Brixham... ah the memories.....
It was a very good place to keep a boat....
There was a nice pub up the back of the Marina with great views.... sitting in there on xmas one of the locals decided to change her babies nappy on the table next to us.... and then disposed of the soiled on on the coal fire.... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
there used to be a nice little restaurant down the little alley that runs back from the harbour front.... IT was pretty new when we were their and was run by a very nice young couple who were trying to lift the place..... One night Swmbo and I were in haveing a good meal, and a very drunk fisherman came in, plunked himself down, and demanded steak... and then proceeded to abuse everyone in the place and insult the owners about being from London, etc etc.... poor lad who was running the place was trying to get him to leave but having no luck.... eventually I was getting fed up with his effing and blinding and I stood up and told him he was leaving now... and then physically ejected him out the door! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Apparently he came back the next day with a big bunch of flowers and full of apologies and even apologised to the American who had helped him leave!
Great people.... but very much when we were there still a local community that was anchored in the fishing industry... and as such a bit rough around the edges...
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Brixham... ah the memories.....
It was a very good place to keep a boat....
There was a nice pub up the back of the Marina with great views.... sitting in there on xmas one of the locals decided to change her babies nappy on the table next to us.... and then disposed of the soiled on on the coal fire.... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
there used to be a nice little restaurant down the little alley that runs back from the harbour front.... IT was pretty new when we were their and was run by a very nice young couple who were trying to lift the place..... One night Swmbo and I were in haveing a good meal, and a very drunk fisherman came in, plunked himself down, and demanded steak... and then proceeded to abuse everyone in the place and insult the owners about being from London, etc etc.... poor lad who was running the place was trying to get him to leave but having no luck.... eventually I was getting fed up with his effing and blinding and I stood up and told him he was leaving now... and then physically ejected him out the door! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Apparently he came back the next day with a big bunch of flowers and full of apologies and even apologised to the American who had helped him leave!
Great people.... but very much when we were there still a local community that was anchored in the fishing industry... and as such a bit rough around the edges...
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hlb
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No one ever goes to Teign Mouth?? Well except me. It's a lovely place and very cheap on a pontoon.
Take no notice of what it says in the almanac. The HM dredges it and theres over 2 M even at low water.
Salcolme, plenty of water. Keep to the left of the fairway for even more.
Brixam, great place on the town pontoon.
Take no notice of what it says in the almanac. The HM dredges it and theres over 2 M even at low water.
Salcolme, plenty of water. Keep to the left of the fairway for even more.
Brixam, great place on the town pontoon.
jimi
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Penzance
Chris_Robb
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No one ever goes to Teign Mouth?? Well except me. It's a lovely place and very cheap on a pontoon.
Take no notice of what it says in the almanac. The HM dredges it and theres over 2 M even at low water.
Salcolme, plenty of water. Keep to the left of the fairway for even more.
Brixam, great place on the town pontoon.
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We go to Teignmouth - Daughter Family live there. Entrance is absolutley no problem, provided you follow advice on entering. On Reeds there is an alternative approach from a more southerly direction (not sure if in current addition) that has not been in use for at least 20 years!!! Plently of current to shwooose you in. Pontoon relatlively cheap, and some great pubs especially the ship. No problem for 2 mtres given rise in tide. I would however take issue with it being dredged to 2mtrs below LAT. at the last springs it almost dried out right accross, Son In law in RIB (GRRR) had to lift the leg to avoid grinding the propellor to fit.....
No one ever goes to Teign Mouth?? Well except me. It's a lovely place and very cheap on a pontoon.
Take no notice of what it says in the almanac. The HM dredges it and theres over 2 M even at low water.
Salcolme, plenty of water. Keep to the left of the fairway for even more.
Brixam, great place on the town pontoon.
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We go to Teignmouth - Daughter Family live there. Entrance is absolutley no problem, provided you follow advice on entering. On Reeds there is an alternative approach from a more southerly direction (not sure if in current addition) that has not been in use for at least 20 years!!! Plently of current to shwooose you in. Pontoon relatlively cheap, and some great pubs especially the ship. No problem for 2 mtres given rise in tide. I would however take issue with it being dredged to 2mtrs below LAT. at the last springs it almost dried out right accross, Son In law in RIB (GRRR) had to lift the leg to avoid grinding the propellor to fit.....