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Ferries, Excursions, Ports, Piers - Header Page
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This page gives links to pages showing postcards and photographs of the ferries, excursion boats, ports and piers of the counties of East and West Sussex. This page also gives an overview of current and historic excursion vessels in the area. The piers of Sussex are shown at:-
Sussex Piers
.
Boats operating in 2009 are:-
Danny Lee
,
Itchy Bosom Ferry
,
Swallow
and
William Allchorn
Sections on this Page:-
Bewl Water
Brighton
Eastbourne
Itchenor Ferry
Kingfisher Cruises
Littlehampton
River Arun
River Rother
Vessels on this Page:-
Britannia
- Littlehampton
Danny Lee
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Bodiam Ferry Company
Freedom
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Kingfisher Cruises
Itchy Bosom Ferry
- Itchenor Ferry
Lady Nancy
- Littlehampton
Maid of Kent
- Brighton
Nancy Lee
- Littlehampton
Regency Belle
- Brighton
The Robert
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Allchorn Pleasure Boats
Swallow
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Bewl Water
William Allchorn
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Allchorn Pleasure Boats
Sussex Shipping Pages:-
Sussex Header Page
- links to all Sussex pages
- this page
Allchorn Pleasure Boats
- Eastbourne-Beachy Head Services
Arundel Boatyard
- Arundel boat trips and boat hire
Bodiam Ferry Company
- Newenden Bridge-Bodiam Castle service
British Railways/Sealink - Page 6
- Newhaven Services
Chichester Header Page
Chichester Canal
- More images of Chichester Canal Trust vessels
Chichester Harbour Tours
- More images of Chichester Harbour Tours
Kingfisher Cruises
- Littlehampton-Arundel services on the River Arun - suspended
Littlehampton
- Ferries, Excursions, Piers and Port of Littlehampton on the River Arun
London Brighton & South Coast Railway
- LBSC Newhaven-Dieppe Services
Southern Railway - Page 2
- Newhaven Services
Transmanche Ferries
- Newhaven-Dieppe Services
Sussex Pier Pages:-
Sussex Header Page
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- this page
Sussex Piers
- the seaside piers of Sussex
Bognor Pier
Brighton Piers
- The three Brighton Piers
Eastbourne Pier
Littlehampton
- Ferries, Excursions, Piers and Port of Littlehampton on the River Arun
Worthing Pier
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Bewl Water
The
Swallow
operates cruises on Bewl Water straddling the boundary between Kent and East Sussex. Between April and September,
Swallow
runs hourly cruises of 45 minutes duration between 11am and 4pm. She can carry 88 passengers and has a bar on board (but no toilet). Cost is a reasonable £4, but there is also an admission charge to Bewl Water of £6 per car. The operator is referred to as both Bewl Cruises and Swallow Cruises on different notices. Phone:- 01892 890171
Swallow
Excellent company postcard of
Swallow
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Swallow
leaving on a cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th June 2007
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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th June 2007
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Brighton
Queen of the South
(Channel Excursion Steamers: 1922-1924)
Queen of the South
was built as
Woolwich Belle
for
Belle Steamers
by William Denny & Bros in 1891. Actual ownership of
Woolwich Belle
was the London, Woolwich & Clacton-on-Sea Steamboat Co (1891), Belle Steamers (1897), Coast Development Company (1898) and Coast Development Corporation (1905).
Woolwich Belle
was the smallest of the
Belle Steamers
, and was used mainly on feeder services from Ipswich and Harwich to Clacton, connecting with the London boats. The Coast Development Corporation failed in 1915, and after her war service,
Woolwich Belle
was acquired by her builders Denny's for refurbishment at their works to provide employment. She was not ready until the spring of 1922, and she was used by Channel Excursion Steamers as
Queen of the South
for excursions from Brighton, a year in which P&A Campbell could not spare vessels for south coast services. P&A Campbell were back the following year, and
Queen of the South
was withdrawn and laid up in September 1923. She was bought by
The New Medway SP Co
in November 1924, entering service the following summer, mainly on Strood-Southend services, but also general excursion work.
Queen of the South
was laid up at the end of the 1931 season and sold for scrap the following July.
D,M&W postcard of
Queen of the South
(ex-
Woolwich Belle
) at Brighton
Note the stump mainmast fitted for Brighton service
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Regency Belle
Regency Belle
ran at Brighton in 1951. She moved to Scarborough in 1952. In 1954 the
Regal Lady
had joined the Round's fleet at Scarborough, which then had four excursion ships for this season only.
Regency Belle
moved to Torquay for the 1955 season, leaving three ships
Coronia (1)
,
Yorkshire Lady
and
Regal Lady
at Scarborough.
Postcard of
Regency Belle
Maid of Kent
(Channel Cruises)
Maid of Kent
was operating from the Palace Pier in Brighton in 1964. Departures from the Palace Pier were at 11:30 (1 hr), 14:15 (1 hr) and 15:30 (2 hrs). She berthed overnight at Newhaven and a single trip back was offered at 17:30. She had previously run for George Wheeler on the Thames to Gravesend between 1951 and 1961.
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Eastbourne
William Allchorn
(Allchorn Pleasure Boats - built: 1950)
The
William Allchorn
of
Allchorn Pleasure Boats
is 54 feet in length, weighs 36 tons, is constructed of wood using double-diagonal planking, and is almost certainly the largest beach-launched pleasure boat in service today. She was purpose built as a pleasure boat in 1950, in Newhaven, East Sussex, by E. Cantell & Son.
William Allchorn
is licensed to carry 100 passengers. For details of excursion see:-
www.allchornpleasureboats.co.uk
More images of
William Allchorn
Official postcard of
William Allchorn
when new c.1950
This is a modern reproduction printed by The Postcard Company
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Official postcard of
William Allchorn
- still with yellow funnel
Printed by The Postcard Company
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William Allchorn
at the Eastbourne mobile jetty, 3rd July 2006
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards
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The Robert
(Allchorn Pleasure Boats - ex-RNLI Lifeboat)
For details of excursion see:-
www.allchornpleasureboats.co.uk
Official postcard of
the Robert
Printed by The Postcard Company
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Itchenor Ferry
A ferry runs from Itchenor jetty to Smugglers Lane, Bosham linking public footpaths. Trips can also be made to and from moorings from Deep End to Birdham. Enlarging the images shows that the ferry is called the
Itchy Bosom Ferry.
Smugglers Lane Ferry Hard is the site of a ferry crossing which dates back to the 17th Century. For generations foot passengers have made their way across the channel between Itchenor and Bosham saving them a journey of 13 miles around the harbour edge. Over the years fewer people needed to go back and forth to Bosham. In 1964 the ferryman applied to the House of Lords to discontinue the ferry service, which until then had been operated 24 hours a day. In 1976 the ferry service was brought back into service by Chichester Harbour Conservancy to join the footpath network and to provide a taxi service for yachtsmen. Today the seasonal ferry takes passengers and bikes between Smugglers Hard and Itchenor Jetty, linking the public footpaths and allowing for a circular walk via Bosham and Fishbourne.
Running times: 0900-1800. Daily 16 May - 30 September. Weekends and bank holidays only 25 March - 11 May and 1 October - 31 October.
For more information see the website:-
www.itchenorferry.co.uk
- Phone 07970 378350
The Itchenor Ferry at Itchenor
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 2007
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The Itchenor Ferry at Itchenor
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 2007
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The Itchenor Ferry at Itchenor
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 24th July 2007
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Littlehampton & River Arun
Britannia
Valentine's Postcard of
Britannia
at Littlehampton, loading for a trip to Arundel
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Lady Nancy
Photographic postcard of passengers on
Lady Nancy
at Littlehampton
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Postcard of Littlehampton with
Lady Nancy
, posted 1932
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Nancy Lee
Valentine's Postcard of
Nancy Lee
at Littlehampton, loading for a 10:30am River Arun cruise
At 2:30pm she is running a trip to Amberley - Two other boats are loading in the background - This card was posted in 1927
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Freedom
(Kingfisher Cruises: 2003-2008)