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Painting of Mevagissey harbour with Victoria Pier lighthouse and hillside houses.
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Mevagissey

Halfway along the Cornish coast between Fowey and Falmouth, Mevagissey is a working fishing harbour with an outer basin that never dries — Victoria Pier, a white lighthouse, and hillside houses stacked above the piers.

Harbour · West Country

Welcome to Mevagissey

Halfway along the Cornish coast between Fowey and Falmouth, Mevagissey is a working fishing harbour with an outer basin that never dries — Victoria Pier, a white lighthouse, and hillside houses stacked above the piers. Visitors are welcome in the outer harbour; the inner working harbour is not for visiting yachts.

Harbour authorityMevagissey Harbour Trustees
Harbour officeNorth Pier (white building), Mevagissey PL26 6QQ
Telephone01726 843305 · Out of hours: 07442 968878
Email[email protected]
VHFCh 16 calling, working Ch 14 — summer listen typically 09:00–21:00
Visitor berthsInside outer end of Victoria Pier; cylindrical visitor trots near North & South Piers
Short stayUp to 2 hours free; longer at overnight rate
Overnight£28 including VAT (2026 Scale of Charges)
No anchoring inside the harbourNo anchoring inside the harbour
No fuel for non-commercial vesselsNo fuel for non-commercial vessels
Speed5 kn outer/approach; 3 kn inner

Setting & Character

A classic Cornish fishing village harbour: commercial boats on Lighthouse Quay, visitors in the outer harbour, aquarium in the old RNLI house. Town and shops are immediate once you step ashore at East Quay.

Arrival by Sea

Pass east of Gwineas Rock unless you have local knowledge and a large-scale chart. Approach with the Victoria Pier lighthouse bearing west to clear unmarked Black Rock north-east of the North Pier. Enter between the piers; North Pier foundations cover at half tide. Orientation only — Admiralty 147 / 148. Call on VHF 14 before arrival if you can.

Choosing a Berth

Usual visitor berth is the inside of the outer Victoria Pier — fender well; the office can lend a fender board. Visitor trots take fore-and-aft mooring. Do not enter the inner working harbour without permission (water is there — ask first). In easterlies over about force 3 the harbour strongly recommends an alternative port; South Pier berths are exposed when the wind is east.

Fuel & Facilities

No fuel for leisure visitors. Shower and toilet — key from the Harbour Office. Bring vessel waste to the office; no sewage pump-out — use holding tanks until clear of the harbour. Chandlery / boatbuilder on East Wharf.

Tides

Use the free official tide tables linked below — this guide does not copy tide heights.

Harbour cites HW about 6 hours before Dover

BBC Weather — Mevagissey ADMIRALTY EasyTide

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The pretty mid-Cornwall stop between Fowey and Falmouth — fishing harbour character without needing a marina booking.

Skipper's Notes

Quick notes before arrival.

  • Outer harbour only — stay out of the inner working basin unless the HM says otherwise.
  • Easterlies: have a plan B.
  • Overnight £28 (2026 tariff) — pay at the office.
  • No fuel ashore for yachts.
  • Call Ch 14 in season; phone if outside watch.

Information checked against official sources

The practical information in this Guide was checked against the source records below on 28 October 2026. Operational details can change — confirm with the harbour office before arrival.

  • mevagisseyharbour.co.uk/navigation-details
  • mevagisseyharbour.co.uk/visiting-craft
  • mevagisseyharbour.co.uk/mooring-prices
  • mevagisseyharbour.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MevaScaleofCharges2026.pdf
  • bbc.co.uk/weather/coast-and-sea/tide-tables/10/7

Conditions

Tide and wind

A quick look at the water around Mevagissey before you set off. Always check the full forecast and tide tables.

Tide times official tables

Official tide tables via BBC / UKHO and ADMIRALTY EasyTide. Confirm local advice with the harbour office.

BBC Weather tide tables — Mevagissey

Wind knots

Now
SE 15, gusts 18
Sat
E 12, gusts 16
Sun
NE 8, gusts 12
Mon
ENE 13, gusts 20

Powered by Met Office data. Day figures are for midday. Updated 15:54.

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Cruise On

Where the water leads next

Falmouth

Carrick Roads’ Atlantic gateway harbour — Falmouth Haven visitors’ marina and green/yellow swinging moorings under the town, with commercial docks still very much in the mix.

Fowey

A deep Cornish river harbour between Fowey and Polruan — blue visitor moorings on the east side, Harbour Patrol on Channel 12, and a fuel pontoon that works all tides.

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Cruising Area

West Country

Devon and Cornwall’s south coast — deep river harbours and the long hop west from Portland Bill, from Tor Bay and Dartmouth to Falmouth, Newlyn and Padstow.

Painting of Fowey harbour entrance with Polruan and boats in the lower harbour.

Harbour

Fowey

A deep Cornish river harbour between Fowey and Polruan — blue visitor moorings on the east side, Harbour Patrol on Channel 12, and a fuel pontoon that works all tides.

Painting of Falmouth Haven and the town waterfront with visiting yachts.

Harbour

Falmouth

Carrick Roads’ Atlantic gateway harbour — Falmouth Haven visitors’ marina and green/yellow swinging moorings under the town, with commercial docks still very much in the mix.

Local knowledge

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