Kingsand and Cawsand

Wide bay facing East just inside Plymouth Sound. It is an ideal place to stop over on passage, short weekend trip for the locals, or for an early start, when there is no wind from the East.  It is quite large and the holding is variable: sometimes sand (good) sometime shingle (less good).
If there is swell (can be a problem if there is sea running in from the S), it pays to tuck in close to the S-side of the bay where the holding is quite good. Best places get taken up fast in these conditions.
Beware of the rocky shore on the N-side of the bay, there have been some celebrity unintended  dry-outs there!
It can be crowded in good weather because of the day trippers, but usually gets quiet in the evenings and there is plenty of space to go around. Some private moorings for small boats close inshore but nothing that interferes with free anchoring. No charges levied (yet!), and I am sure that many of the visitors staying here spend some of their hard earned cash in the local establishments. There are many very friendly places to stock up (including small convenience stores), to eat out (Moran’s Bistro is delicious), or just buy and ice-cream/pasty…
Excellent walks across to Mt Edgecumbe or round the corner to Rame Head.