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Newman's Cruises
This page is still under construction!
This page shows the ferries and excursion boats of the Newman family of Tolverne, on the River Fal.
Sections on This Page:-
Newman's Cruises Fleet List
Vessels on This Page:-
Champion
Cornish Belle
Look Ahead II
Queen of the Fal
Skylark
Skylark II
Skylark of Tolverne
Other Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Pages:-
Cornwall Header Page
Falmouth 2008 Overview
Falmouth Pleasure Cruises
Falmouth - Pill Family
Isles of Scilly SS
Flushing Ferry
Newman's Cruises
- this page
Scilly Inter-island Boats
St Mawes Ferry
Associated Pages:-
UK Excursion Ships and Ports
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
Associated Pages:-
Trip Out Guides
- Written and published by G.P.Hamer
- editions from 1977 to 2007
Trip Out Guides are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH
Passenger Steamers of the Rover Fal
- Alan Kittridge
- Twelveheads Press, 1988
Steamers & Ferries of Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
- Alan Kittridge
- Tempus, 2004
My thanks to Graham Thorne, Geoff Hamer, John Hendy and John Pill for assistance with this page
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Newman's Cruises
Skylark
Skylark
was ex-Admiralty and ran with Newman, Tolverne. Sold privately 1961 and renamed
Mariner
. Came back to Fal with Cornwall Ferries 2003 and renamed
Lady Julia
. For sale 2004, Now running at Stourport-on-Severn as
Skylark II
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Skylark II
Skylark II
was ex-Admiralty and ran with Newman, Tolverne. To Green Boats 1961 and Rogers in the 1970s, then Pill. With Elworthy, Millbrook 1984
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Skylark of Tolverne
Skylark of Tolverne
ran with Newman, Tolverne 1954 to 1961. Originally
Worcester Castle
at Aberystwyth. Later
Beach Belle
on the Dart and
Tenby Queen
at Tenby
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Cornish Belle
Built: 1951 - 51 feet long- 25 gross tons - 99 passengers
Cornish Belle
was built by Frazer of Mevagissey for Harry Johns of Falmouth as his
Queen of the Fal
. He later founded
Enterprise Boats
who are still going strong. In 1963 she left Falmouth and went to St. Ives where she became the
Cornish Belle
and ran first for Paynter and then for Wilson. She returned to the Fal in 1996 with Peter Newman of Tolverne, retaining her
Cornish Belle
name. In 2007 he sold her to Brixham and replaced her with the
Alice-Marie
from Poole, which he then renamed
Queen of the Fal
.
Cornish Belle
now sports the 'CPS' flag on her funnel (Carol and Peter Scott). They bought the old
Brixham Belle
(now with
Dolphin World (Gibraltar)
) when Ernie Cudd retired, then had
Brixham Belle II
(which has had many names but has now become
Western Lady VII
) and now run the
Torbay Belle
.
Cornish Belle
on Torquay/Brixham service after sale by Newman's
Photo: © Steve Powell
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Cornish Belle
on Torquay/Brixham service
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Cornish Belle
on Torquay/Brixham service
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Cornish Belle
on Torquay/Brixham service
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Cornish Belle
on Torquay/Brixham service
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Queen of the Fal
Queen of the Fal
was built in 1938 by Noble of Fraserburgh and worked at Rothesay for many years as the
Gay Queen
. She later became the
Alice-Marie
at Poole. She has been in the Newman fleet, at Tolverne, since 2005, named Queen of the Fal. She was available for sale in November 2007, and has been replaced by the smaller vessel
Look Ahead II
. She is the sister of
Queen of Falmouth
, originally
Maid of Bute
, which also served at Rothesay.
Queen of the Fal
laid up at Tolverne
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 2008
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Look Ahead II
Built: 1960 - ?? gross tons - 42 ft long - 53 passengers
Look Ahead II
is another vessel from the celebrated yard of Blackmore, Bideford. 42 ft long and built of wood, she came new to St Mawes in 1960. In 1977 she was running excursions from St Mawes, licensed for 53 passengers and owned by Messrs. Penrose & Davies. By 1989 her operator was the F & B Boat Co., later Balcomb Boat Co.
Around 1998
Look Ahead II
went to Plymouth where she joined the fleet of
Tamar Cruising
and took the name of
Tamar Belle (1)
, remaining there until 2004.That year she left for Tewkesbury where she was the
Avon Belle II
. Following the disastrous floods of 2007 she was put up for sale and was bought by the Newman family, returned to the River Fal and had her original name restored.
In order to secure her Rhos Newman had to buy another vessel from her owners, named
Champion
.
Champion
is for sale, as is the Newmans' previous vessel,
Queen of the Fal
, advertised in late 2007.
Queen of the Fal
was the
Alice-Marie
at Poole and originally
Gay Queen
at Rothesay. She came to the Fal in 2006 and replaced the
Cornish Belle
, which is now at Torbay.
The Newman fleet pre-season at Tolverne in March 2008 -
Queen of the Fal, Look Ahead II
and
Champion
Look Ahead II
was refitted for the 2008 season (see below) -
Queen of the Fal
and
Champion
are for sale
Photo: © John Hendy, March 2008
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Look Ahead II
on her Falmouth to Tolverne run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 2008
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Look Ahead II
on her Falmouth to Tolverne run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 2008
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Look Ahead II
on her Falmouth to Tolverne run
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 2008
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Champion
Champion
was acquired with the
Look Ahead II
in 2008, but has not been used and is for sale.
The Newman fleet pre-season at Tolverne in March 2008 -
Queen of the Fal, Look Ahead II
and
Champion
Look Ahead II
was refitted for the 2008 season (see below) -
Queen of the Fal
and
Champion
are for sale
Photo: © John Hendy, March 2008
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Champion
at Tolverne
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 2008
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Champion
at Tolverne
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 23rd July 2008
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