Dinghy Trails from this location
Weir Quay to Cremyl
Weir Quay to Cotehele/Calstock
Weir Quay to Morwellan Quay (Overnighter)
Name of the Launch Location: Weir Quay Public Slipway
About the Area: Weir Quay is about 8 miles North of Plymouth, Devon, and the launch point is the most northerly useful slipway on the Tamar. There are other publis slipways to the North, and they are narrow and steep. Weir Quay has an all-tide, wide slipway with good facilities.
The Public Slipway is used by the Weir Quay Community Watersports Hub Club, which hosts Weir Quay Sailing Club and the Tamar and Tavy Gig Club. https://wqwatersports.org.uk
There is an excellent cafe at the boatyard, check for opening times on their website https://www.weir-quay.co.uk/the-yard-cafe
Please be sensitive to the local users of this public slipway – rowing gigs are frequently launched and recovered throughout the day, and Weir Quay Sailing Club use this for their launching and recovery.
Launch Point Latitude and Longitude:
Decimal Latitude: 50.46066801426465
Decimal Longitude: -4.2073561915805335
Launch Point What3Words: ///galloped.weekday.spouting
Launch Information:
Costs to launch – free
Launch Facilities – a wide and long gravel hard to low water springs, with on-road parking and a larger carpark 120m South of the slipway.
The tide at half tide is very strong on both the ebb and the flood.
Towing Vehicle Parking:
On the road, preferably away from the slipway in the larger carpark to the South of the slipway. Do not park on the slipway or the beach. Visitors are asked not to park immediately opposite the slipway as the regular attendees of the Hub Club typically park there on a short-term basis – if you are parking here all day or for a couple of days please park in the bigger carpark to the South.
Towing vehicle Parking What3Words:
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Towing vehicle Parking Information:
Parking is free.
Trailer Parking:
As above.
Toilets:
There are no public toilets at this launch location.
Page Month Published: April 2026