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We're thinking about spending a few days at Teignmouth from this Wed onwards. Hopefully on one of the two visitor pontoons.
Boat is a 43' Nordhavn with 1.5m draft.
I've read the pilotage, but would welcome any local hints and suggestions.
Thanks Andrew
 
The sand banks constantly move, I’d look to arrive an hour or so before high water. The pontoons are only about 400m into the river. Definitely moor facing upstream, the tide can be fierce on a big spring. You’ll also need your dinghy to get ashore, all of about 20 metres or so away!

There’s a few decent pubs within 50m or so. If it’s a sunny evening, the sun setting over Dartmoor straight up the river is spectacular and not to be missed. If you fancy a longer trip in your dinghy, about a mile or so upstream is the Coombe Cellars pub with good beer and food, well worth a visit. You can’t take your Nordhavn up there as just upstream from the visitors pontoons there’s a very low roadbridge.

Enjoy your stay, we love it there.
 
NForgot to say, don’t try and enter or leave in a strong E or SE wind, particularly on the ebb. It can get very nasty. And look out for large ships moving, it’s still a working port, which makes it interesting. And do have a look around Shaldon, either catch the ferry or take your tender across the river.

Also whilst in the area, Babbacombe is well worth a visit. There are mooring buoys, but anchoring is easy. The Carey Arms does good food, and the views are superb.

And if you enjoy a very quiet anchorage, Ansteys Cove it’s about half a mile away from Babbacombe, on the way to Torbay, is a lovely spot, and will be very calm in any wind from the West.
 
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Just to add to LJS recommendations, if you do anchor up at Babbacombe Bay and don't fancy the Cary Arms, try the Three Degrees West Bar and Bistro on Oddicombe Beach, excellent food.
 
longjohnsilver said:
The sand banks constantly move, I’d look to arrive an hour or so before high water. The pontoons are only about 400m into the river. Definitely moor facing upstream, the tide can be fierce on a big spring. You’ll also need your dinghy to get ashore, all of about 20 metres or so away!

There’s a few decent pubs within 50m or so. If it’s a sunny evening, the sun setting over Dartmoor straight up the river is spectacular and not to be missed. If you fancy a longer trip in your dinghy, about a mile or so upstream is the Coombe Cellars pub with good beer and food, well worth a visit. You can’t take your Nordhavn up there as just upstream from the visitors pontoons there’s a very low roadbridge.
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We had a very pleasant lunch in Coombe Cellars about a year ago. Worth booking a table near the window so that you can watch the tide come in and out.
 
trialframe said:
We're thinking about spending a few days at Teignmouth from this Wed onwards. Hopefully on one of the two visitor pontoons.
Boat is a 43' Nordhavn with 1.5m draft.
I've read the pilotage, but would welcome any local hints and suggestions.
Thanks Andrew
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Hi Andrew, I keep a boat moored on the river Teign, though mine is only 24 feet. The Teign is a lovely spot and worth taking a trip along in a dinghy. As has been said above the visitor pontoons are exposed to the tide, but once you are berthed you should be fine. Probably worth calling the harbour office beforehand to make sure there is space, I would expect there to be space though mid-week.

Lots of good places to eat have opened over the last few years. On Teignmouth back beach the Crab Shack is great for a high quality sit down sea food meal (more a restaurant than a shack). Teign Canteen/the blue hut on Teignmouth back beach is good for a lunch on the go. Over in Shaldon Cafe Ode in the Ness car park above Shaldon has great locally sourced food, great for a lunch or breakfast and worth combining with a trip down the 'smugglers tunnel' to Ness beach. Plenty of pubs doing food on both sides of the river too. Enjoy!
 
longjohnsilver said:
NForgot to say, don’t try and enter or leave in a strong E or SE wind, particularly on the ebb. It can get very nasty. And look out for large ships moving, it’s still a working port, which makes it interesting. And do have a look around Shaldon, either catch the ferry or take your tender across the river.

Also whilst in the area, Babbacombe is well worth a visit. There are mooring buoys, but anchoring is easy. The Carey Arms does good food, and the views are superb.

And if you enjoy a very quiet anchorage, Ansteys Cove it’s about half a mile away from Babbacombe, on the way to Torbay, is a lovely spot, and will be very calm in any wind from the West.
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Last time I anchored in babbacombe a very friendly seal escorted us ashore. He was a proper show off and gained quite an audience on the sea wall. Had a delightful day.
 
Elessar said:
Last time I anchored in babbacombe a very friendly seal escorted us ashore. He was a proper show off and gained quite an audience on the sea wall. Had a delightful day.
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If I could post photos it would be of probably the same seal playing around my sons tender at Babbacombe last summer. I guess he’s an almost permanent fixture there. I’ve also seen a fair few dolphins in the same area.
 
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