Faversham Creek. Town Wharf.Dredger.

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Fancy a visit to Faversham this weekend with boat but last time we drove there, an old dredger was taking up all the available wharf space.
Its 4 hour trip from Rochester and fair trek to find nowhere to park at the end of the journey and the real prospect of a unwanted quick exit out with the tide.
Anybody know in anything has been sorted about booking the wharf or if anything is already moored there. ?
 
We took 8 boats to Faversham from Leigh on the bank holiday just gone.

The dredger was there then, but we stayed at Iron Wharf, which is about a 10 minute stroll into town if that helps
 
steve62 said:
We took 8 boats to Faversham from Leigh on the bank holiday just gone.

The dredger was there then, but we stayed at Iron Wharf, which is about a 10 minute stroll into town if that helps
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Do you know if any power?
Def. remember attempting to ring them a year or two ago with intent to book ,nobody answering phone so gave up.:( Fred

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That looks like the right number.

For some reason, I thought that the management had changed. They couldn't have been more helpful when we were trying to move boats to make sure we could get out on the night tide. They even dragged a couple of boats through the mud to a better berth.

Not sure about power but the boat we moored next to had shore power to allow salvage/bilge pumps to run:eek:

Hope this helps

Steve
 
oldgit said:
Fancy a visit to Faversham this weekend with boat but last time we drove there, an old dredger was taking up all the available wharf space.
Its 4 hour trip from Rochester and fair trek to find nowhere to park at the end of the journey and the real prospect of a unwanted quick exit out with the tide.
Anybody know in anything has been sorted about booking the wharf or if anything is already moored there. ?
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Been trying to find out about this already. Will renew my efforts!
 
Right.....
I have followed this up and have been assured that the situation should not happen again.
No craft, commercial or leisure, have any rights to prevent others from using the town Quay, or remain there permanently.
I have been told that In future skippers finding the quay blocked should contact the Town Council, direct. - Phone: 01795 503286/7/8.
Hopefully now sorted!
 
Cantata said:
Right.....
I have followed this up and have been assured that the situation should not happen again.
No craft, commercial or leisure, have any rights to prevent others from using the town Quay, or remain there permanently.
I have been told that In future skippers finding the quay blocked should contact the Town Council, direct. - Phone: 01795 503286/7/8.
Hopefully now sorted!
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Cheers for that.May well get a three or four of our mob and arrange a weekend visit before the weather conks out completely.
Faversham is a wonderful destination with all its attractions and pubs and if they can eventually provide access and moorings beyond the old bridge can well imagine it would become a real success story regards being a worthwhile "destination"
Provided they do keep a few berths for visitors and do not fill up the place with livaboards and long term moorers as has happened just about everywhere else such as Limehouse and St Kats,simply to maximise income.
Mind you the challenge of getting in and out may well put off a few lightweights.
:)
 
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Come to Faversham yes! There are town quay spaces and in the future there will be the basin. For now it is town quay or Iron Wharf but well worth a visit. Some excellent pubs and places to eat. And good boats to see including mine.
 
When the sluices used to open
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Have been in few times and we even sat upright once or twice. :)
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Humm, re berthing / docking in Faversham creek

Does not Wilkinson Sails still operate there on the Bankside?

If so do they have Mooring Rights along the warf /bankside abutting their premises?

Would have thought that they do as I recall a few years ago a regular poster on here had his boat alongside awaiting repairs to his sails.

Might be another mooring opportunity to explore?

Perhaps contact with Cindy, of Wilkinson Sails, (a regular poster on here), would reveal all?

In fact I recall that the large dark building of picture right above is indeed Wilkinson Sails premises.
 
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Have pressganged a boat or four from RCC, now merely need to select a "sensible" tide suitable for those of us incapable of early starts and a F1 moderating forecast.
 
The dredger has been moved up closer to the bridge ,and there is space alongside on Town Quay for a couple of boats .
If it's a squeeze contact me .
 
Thanks for your interest.
Faversham has always been a favorite of mine wether driving or visiting by boat.Have sampled the beer in many the hosteleries in the the town and dined in most of the eating places,at both ends of the spectrum.
Last year arranged for the minibus from the Phoenix pub to collect 40 club members from a culinery and cultural wasteland nearbye,(aka Conyer) and to feed and water them
Used to come down on Sunday eves to the Anchor (and Three Mariners) when a band was playing.
It is suprising just how many Kent locals are simply unaware of the place.
Do hope that something comes of the plans to sort out the pool beyond the bridge. Several members of RCC, remain convinced that at some time in the dim and distant past, club trips did involve mooring above the gates and remaining afloat.
As many in our club have a definate phobia about drying out,we could interest a lot more people in going.
Unlike yachties,Moboers have no problem spending money and are unlikely to spend their weekend skulking in the cabin eeking out a four pack of supermarket type beer and savouring some sausage rolls leftover from their last trip. :)
 
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oldgit said:
Thanks for your interest.
Faversham has always been a favorite of mine wether driving or visiting by boat.Have sampled the beer in many the hosteleries in the the town and dined in most of the eating places,at both ends of the spectrum.
Last year arranged for the minibus from the Phoenix pub to collect 40 club members from a culinery and cultural wasteland nearbye,(aka Conyer) and to feed and water them
Used to come down on Sunday eves to the Anchor (and Three Mariners) when a band was playing.
It is suprising just how many Kent locals are simply unaware of the place.
Do hope that something comes of the plans to sort out the pool beyond the bridge. Several members of RCC, remain convinced that at some time in the dim and distant past, club trips did involve mooring above the gates and remaining afloat.
As many in our club have a definate phobia about drying out,we could interest a lot more people in going.
Unlike yachties,Moboers have no problem spending money and are unlikely to spend their weekend skulking in the cabin eeking out a four pack of supermarket type beer and savouring some sausage rolls leftover from their last trip. :)
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Humm quite agree with you Sir

Conyer area always seemed like a place on the edge of the world somehow, I often drove along a sort of narrow road out to a Pub at the mouth of Conyer Creek, and felt unease at the sight of the relics of a 'listening device' made it appeared out of concrete that was designed to pick the slightest sounds of an enemy aircraft approaching our shores.
Despite its apparent 'end of civilization /world' appearance Conyer has its appeals, thats if one can get away from it when one wants to!
 
Capt Popeye said:
Humm quite agree with you Sir

Conyer area always seemed like a place on the edge of the world somehow, I often drove along a sort of narrow road out to a Pub at the mouth of Conyer Creek, and felt unease at the sight of the relics of a 'listening device' made it appeared out of concrete that was designed to pick the slightest sounds of an enemy aircraft approaching our shores.
Despite its apparent 'end of civilization /world' appearance Conyer has its appeals, thats if one can get away from it when one wants to!
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I think you may be referring to Hollowshore, the Shipwrights Arms, at the end of Oare Creek / junction with Faversham Creek. You pass the concrete thing on the way there.
Conyer's pub has gone a bit gastro, not at the end of the creek but by the newer housing on the site of the old boatyard.
 
intend to drive down and take a quick look see at the amount of available (dredger free) space before finding out how many boats want to go.
We can raft out a bit
 
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