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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2020, 08:24:48 » |
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Perhaps some of these are slightly larger ... but in our area, I also think of
Dartmouth to Kingswear Southampton to Hythe Portsmouth Harbour to Gosport Falmouth to St Mawes Padstow to Rock Bristol Harbour Weymouth Harbour Sandbanks Cremyll Ferry Torpoint Ferry Penzance to Scillies Ferry to Lundy
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2020, 08:48:35 » |
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Some more to add: Polruan Pedestrian Ferry Bodinnick Car Ferry (Looe to Fowey) East Looe to West Looe Cawsand (Plymouth)
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2020, 09:00:37 » |
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in ex GWR▸ territory.
The Symonds Yat ferry which swings acroos the Wye on a cable using the current. Carbon free!
Aren't there a coiuple of ferries near Severn Valley stations?
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2020, 09:17:05 » |
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East Cowes to West Cowes
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2020, 09:29:18 » |
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East Cowes to West Cowes
Sorry - couldn't resist. Thank you to the Pioneer Woman for making this image available
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2020, 09:30:29 » |
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I searched for a photograph for East Looe to West Looe but couldn't find one...... If you do find one, please, please don't post it here
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2020, 13:11:49 » |
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add - Exmouth to Starcross and Topsham to Exminster Marshes. When I last used the latter, we had to wait because the ferryman suspended the service to rescue a yacht that had broken free from its mooring and was drifting down river!
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2020, 13:26:27 » |
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Lower Lode ferry, just outside Tewkesbury: https://www.tewkesbury.town/tewkesbury-ferry-lower-lode/index.htmJust to note Bristol Harbour has two regular ferry services: one runs up and down the river and harbour, while the other runs across the harbour more or less opposite the SS Great Britain.
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2020, 13:32:12 » |
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Depending how far back you want to go, there are loads of places where the road layout indicates there must have been a small ferry at one point. For instance this one, also not far from Tewkesbury. No idea when it last ran: https://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?X=390672&Y=236601&A=Y&Z=120&lm=1
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2020, 14:26:23 » |
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A few more lesser known ones: Instow to Appledore (Torridge Estuary) Gillan to St Anthony (Gillan Creek) Helford River St Mawes to Place Creek Plymouth Sutton Harbour to Mount Batten Park Wembury Point to Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo (River Yealm) Shaldon to Teignmouth (River Teign) (This is England's longest-running passenger ferry, with written records of the ferry dating back to 1296) Turf/Topsham (River Exe) Weymouth Harbour
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2020, 15:25:17 » |
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There must be numerous small ones, particularly those of pedestrians such as that at Christchurch. The definition of small appears here to be crossing a river or estuary where there is an alternative land route. Looking at the lists that have been identified, there are significant ones that are unlikely to fail, mainly those for vehicles. To the lists above I might add the Woolwich ferry, one that I know well, and of course the Ferry cross the Mersey!
Smaller ones like the Weymouth ferry are really not essential, but if it keeps someone occupied with very little overheads then good.
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