Parking up for the night and launching at South Sands Salcombe latest info wanted.

[daijinks]

Howdy,
I'm about to go on a 2 week campervan road trip along with my daughter and with my 3.2m sib and Yam 8 strapped all on the back of a tow-hitch carry platform. So almost fully independent for inshore sea, river and land.
I plan to go south west Eng then a short stop in Hayle, then up the west coast and finally over to West Wales before going back east to London.
(Wish I had a month really).

First up, I would like to launch at South Sands Salcombe for a few days but stay parked in the car park there, which I understand is or was privately owner (by the waterfront hotel).
There is no mention on-line of this being one of the Council run carparks in the Salcombe area (with thier various restrictions, etc).

I've read if you buy a drink at the hotel, you can use this carpark and also leave your boat under thier front veranda. Also, in all the various beach guides, it says there is free parking but limited spaces for beach users.

So, can anyone with recent experience of how things rolls there shine light on the situation?

I wouldn't want to rack up there in the early morning to get the best corner space only.to find i have to move on or leave before night fall.

I know there's a good campsite Higher Rew nearby, which is a fall back option.

I wasthen really hoping to move on to Penmarlam and Mixtow slipway on the Fowey. Alas, the camping and caravan park very close to there has closed and its only nice expensive lodges now.

Has anyone found an alternative place to stay parked up near the Mixtow slipway etc? The river looking really nice from around there.

Can you think of other options for this easy in and out, then rest up spots that I may have missed in all the previous topics on the subject of dreamy and easy slipways or beaches.

We will go on to West Wales for the second week and I'm all sorted there with its many free and easy options.

OK, thanks, will send in pics and report is even some of it falls into place.

[tinker]

Can't help with Salcombe but mixtow used to have a car park for the ferry higher up the road. Not sure on any restrictions there, you could park up further up the river , have to be high tide. I have been to Lostwithiel and Lerryn in a small Rib at high tide.

Stick a pic up of your van set up /boat storage, sounds interesting.

[daijinks]

Sure will do soon. Still packing the mothership to the max inch and gram permitted.

Mylor looks easy going on the web. Anyone hung out there for a few days?

[daijinks]

Last time I had a 2.4m tender and a yam 4 with the usual inboard crate - box/seat. The rest is inflatable kayak and lumps of needed stuff. The platform is a Thule bike tow hitch rack converted to a flat bed with ratchet holes to the frame. Rated 50 kg but with added downward diagonal ali box frame into an angle steel bolted horizontally below the tow hitch mount into the lower second option holes on such a towhitch plate ( some decent towhitch back plates have a two hieght option for the ball hitch).

Anyway, loads more wieght can then be added to this good 60 x 120 tube frame.

The rest above it, is on the Fammia classic bike rack rated at 60 kg with alsorts of tie off options and stacking up the back.

So this time I'm up rating the boat and engine and needed gear but still will take the push bike for obvious local ease.

[Steve509926]

Originally Posted by daijinks

Sure will do soon. Still packing the mothership to the max inch and gram permitted.

Mylor looks easy going on the web. Anyone hung out there for a few days?

Mylor is great, but I think they will want to charge for parking up overnight.
Have a word with the office/reception. If they do let you park up and charge, you may even have access to the wc/showers etc.

[tinker]

Nice set up, maximising the space there that's for sure. Have a great time, let us know how you get on with leaving the van overnight, I'm in the same position as you with the campervan but mine fits in the garage area under the bed.

[treerat]

Porthkerris is another option for you - great beach side location for campers, easy beach launch for a sib.

There is a camp site at Mylor - just at the end of the bay road. Will need to ring them though I think.

Have you looked at britstop - I don't use them but family members do. There are a coupel fo others out there too doing the same thing, https://www.campercation.com/place/map

https://www.britstops.com/buy-now?gc...RoCA7QQAvD_BwE