Ayamonte is easy and safe, it is rather expensive, nearly the double than Vila real de San Antonio. When we came there was a lot of space available while Vila Réale marina was almost full. The later seems to be less confortable due to the current and the boats in the river, but it is more lively.

Ayamonte Marina has been dredged in 2016 according to my pilot book and we’ve had no problems getting in there yesterday after coming back down the river under the bridge two hours after low water. First two pontoons (I and H) definitely have enough water for a 2m draft boat too and there was plenty of space. Some cross tide at the entrance but none inside. Friendly marina staff speaking good English. No fuel, laundry or wifi. Water and electricity on pontoons, security gates with card access, showers and toilets in office block. Paid €20 per night in early October for a 12.4m monohull.

Town offers several supermercados (Supersol a short walk away, Lidl in reach too), a well-stocked chandlery, a couple ferreterias and plenty of restaurants, bars and ice cream vendors.

We visited Ayamonte in January 2015. Still of little use to most yachts due to limited depths. No evidence of any on-going or imminent dredging. Some yachts anchor over the shallows SE of the entrance, behind the green channel marker.