
Arriving by sea
Pilotage

As a guide
From the Nass Beacon, follow the red and green cans westwards towards Tollesbury Leavings, where yacht moorings mark the centre of the channel. Follow the channel until you see further red and green cans to port, marking the entrance to Woodrolfe Creek. A tide gauge at the creek entrance shows the height of tide over the marina sill — do not enter unless you have enough water to clear it.

Entrance
On average a boat with a draft of 3ft can enter just under 2 hours before HW and 1 hour after HW.
Waiting buoys
Arriving early or late? Our waiting buoys sit just outside Woodrolfe Creek, marked “Tollesbury Marina”.

Mersea Quarters and approach to Tollesbury
Chart by kind permission of Roger Gaspar, crossingthethamesestuary.com

Approach channel to Tollesbury
Chart by kind permission of Roger Gaspar, crossingthethamesestuary.com

Tollesbury Leavings & waiting buoys
Chart by kind permission of Roger Gaspar, crossingthethamesestuary.com
