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Above Cargreen the river twists and turns through the valley but, if you take the rising tide and keep to the outside of the bends (or follow the channel on your chartplotter) you should have no problems. There are several suitable anchorages on route where you will stay afloat but the tide, notably on springs, runs quite fast. At Cotehele (a National Trust property) there is an old quay. At the time of writing (June 2025) it would be difficult to moor alongside and dry out. However, the NT shipright, is currently clearing the mud and obstacles at the base of the quay and plans to install vertical wooden strutts against the wall (which is slightly angled out towards the base) so that boats can moor along side in the future – no idea of timescale. You would need a fender board. We anchored in 4.5m at H/W just downstream of the quay. The chartplotter and pilots note a 'hole' about 4m deep at LAT here. However, we have been warned that these 'holes' tend to accumulate debris, notably sunken tree trunks, so it may be a bit of a gamble to anchor in one. Their near-vertical sides also make it difficult for the anchor to hold. We chose a mid-stream spot just to one side of the 'hole' so that as we turned with the tide we swung over it and never actually dried out (on a neap tide). Good holding in wonderfully sticky mud! Tide ran quite hard at half-tide and would be more significant on springs – quoted in pilot at 3 knots. Only 100m and a short row from the quay with a good slipway. We were asked not to leave our tender actually on the slip as it is used regularly by gigs. Gives access to NT property. Toilets available ashore. Cafe at the NT house and you may be able to fill a water bottle. We had no Wifi signal in this spot. A pleasant quiet night away from the hussle and bustle.