Pembroke Dock to Lawrenny Quay kayak 12 Sept 2021

This video is of my 8 mile circular kayak on the River Cleddau from Pembroke Dock to Lawrenny Quay on the 12 September 2021.
Is is part of our undertaking to kayak every section of the River Cleddau and its tributaries. The River Cleddau in Pembrokeshire offers numerous options for kayaking routes and the Kayak Crew plan to explore the entire river system over series of about 14 or so kayaks and we will be vlogging and blogging all of our journeys.
Our videos chronicle our journies along the River Cleddau and its tributaries and also contain super usefil information about practical issues such as launching and landing points, parking, transport and of course pubs!
LINKS:
The Kayak Crew website:
www.kayakcrew.co.uk
Our blog post for this kayak trip:
kayakcrew.co.u...
Facebook Group for the Lawrenny Arms:
/ 360372813749
The Jolly Sailor pub, Burton Ferry:
www.jollysailo...
Facebook page for the Ferry Inn, Near Pembroke Dock:
/ theferryinn

[@MickSolidian]

Lawrenny Quay -Access.
There is a general public right of navigation (PRN) on all UK tidal waters, which can only be extinguished by Act of Parliament. In some cases, an Act of Parliament might prohibit private navigation altogether (e.g. in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, or the open sea by Castlemartin firing range). In other cases, an Act of Parliament might create a harbour authority, empowering that authority to control navigation with bye-laws and also allowing them to levy charges for launching, landing, mooring etc.
Where there is a PRN, there also a right to use the foreshore (the area between high water mark and low water mark). This includes launching, landing and mooring. The foreshore zone belongs to the Crown, not to the owner of the land above HWM.
I’m not aware of any Act of Parliament affecting the upper Cleddau. Providing that there isn’t, no-one can legally prevent you from using the foreshore at Lawrenny - as long as you don’t trespass above the high water mark. In my view, the instructions on that officious notice are meaningless, and could not be enforced.
I’ve also heard stories of anglers on the upper Cleddau advising paddlers that it’s private water, and that canoeing is not allowed. There is absolutely no legal basis for such claims - providing that you stay below the high water mark. Not only that, where a PRN does exist, it’s superior to all other waterway rights. So, if a fisherman (albeit fishing legally) is obstructing a navigation with rod and line, they should retract their gear to allow you to pass.

[@TheKayakCrew]

Thanks, what you have said is my understanding of the position too. As you say, as long as you do not trespass over private land, you can land/launch anywhere on the foreshore zone.
At Lawrenny, I'm unsure if there was a path through the gateway with the signage on. If so then there would clearly be a right of access onto the foreshore there. I'm sure it's used by the public to access the beach there for walking along the beach. I would have launched from there and argued my point but for the fact that I found the car park and the pontoon to launch from at the Lawrenny Arms.