Name of the Launch Location: St. Mary’s Village Public Slipway
Dinghy Trails from here:
Flotta and Round Flotta
St Margaret’s Hope
Other Trails from St. Mary’s Village Public Slipway
About the Area: Just inside the first of the Churchill Barriers is St Mary’s, the village, and Holm, the geographic area. (The pronunciation of Holm in this instance is ‘Ham’).
Safety Note: One of the risks to be aware of in this area is a thick fog, locally known as the haar, which is a cold, dense fog that can arrive quickly and without warning from the North Sea. Paper charts won’t help you get home if the fog clamps down, so an electronic chart is an optional but could be vital safety device to help you find your way home.
Launch Point Latitude and Longitude: 58.8960598972238, -2.911417965443988
Launch Point What3Words: https://w3w.co/intrigues.affords.deflated
Launch Information:
Costs to launch: Free. This is a public slipway.
Tidal information: The concrete ramp transitions at low water to a hard, very gently shelving beach.
Launch facilities: There is just a concrete slipway with a concreted area at the top for sorting out the dinghy before launching. There is a rope and eyes to tie your boat to while recovering or fetching the trolley.
Towing Vehicle Parking and Trailer Parking:
There is abundant, free on-street and off street parking in the vicinity of the public slipway.
Toilets:
There is a serviced public toilet block on the pier.
Toilets What3Words: https://w3w.co/satin.village.heightens
Page Month Published: May 2026