Shipwright’s Arms, Faversham/Oare Creek

[CalicoJack]

Two questions please.
1). What are the tidal restrictions on reaching the pub by dinghy, from say a buoy at HartyFerry, ECP mentions that it is possible to reach it but doesn’t say whether this is limited to HW +-?
2). Is it worth the effort?

Thanks

 

[seivadnehpets]

Two questions please.
1). What are the tidal restrictions on reaching the pub by dinghy, from say a buoy at HartyFerry, ECP mentions that it is possible to reach it but doesn’t say whether this is limited to HW +-?
2). Is it worth the effort?

Thanks

Getting there is easy. Getting ashore is a drama.

 

[seivadnehpets]

Lovely pub though!

 

[FulmarJeddo]

I’m not sure about + or - timings. I would guess about + or - 1.5 hrs, although whe I phoned the pub once I was told the slip at the yard on the corner of Oare Creek don’t mind you landing there which is easier than getting to the pub steps. The one time I landed on the slip I couldn’t find anyone to ask at the yard apart from two lads fishing who said they were from the yard and it was fine. A little concerned I returned to the dinghy when the tide rose a little and moved it to the steps. I have just seen on Facebook that they have had to close today due to a power cut. It’s Often better to check they are open before making the journey into the creek.

 

[Misterbreeze]

Closed for a power cut! When did they get mains electricity? Always used to be an old genny thumping away.

 

[R.Ems]

Definitely worth the effort for the beer.

 

[RivalRedwing]

See:
The Shipwright's Arms

No wifi if that is your poison ;-)

 

[CalicoJack]

Interesting that getting ashore is a drama. Am I to assume that after a couple of beers, for Dutch Courage, it seems so much easier?

 

[Capt Popeye]

Interesting that getting ashore is a drama. Am I to assume that after a couple of beers, for Dutch Courage, it seems so much easier?

Well easier you say !

Well certainly be much 'quicker' sliding down the Mud n Water slope /steps

One could moor up ight up the top of the creek , Young Boats it used to be , on a 'proper job mooring ' but the walk is enjoyable all along the Bank ; There is a pat /track to follow along the way

 

[Boathook]

Parents first yacht was at Hollowshore in the late 60's. Started to drink 'sludge' age 10 or 11 at the Shipwrights then, and a person known as Lorry owned and ran the boat yard. The gents toilet was outside and as children we took great delight in reading the latest 'poems' penned on the walls and then repeating them back to parents chatting in the pub.
Used to launch the plywood dinghy, with me in it by sliding it down the mud into the first of the flood and drifting towards Ore. I hated the row back against the tide to ensure that the dinghy was back on the bank.
Good days and a lot of freedom. I think my parents only worried when I was late for a meal which was possibly rare !

 

[MGsailor]

I've found it easy to use the Shipwrights steps, a gentle row of about 15 minutes from the anchorage at Harty; but you are limited to a max of 1.5 hours either side of high tide. I was a bit early once and had to wait about 20 minutes after taking this picture. You don't have to wait until the water reaches the steps.

Definitely worth the effort, especially if you like cask ale. I prefer it to the Ferry Inn on the Sheppey side ( although this is accessible just about all states of the tide).

 

[Cantata]

Parents first yacht was at Hollowshore in the late 60's. Started to drink 'sludge' age 10 or 11 at the Shipwrights then, and a person known as Lorry owned and ran the boat yard. ........

That was Lawrie Tester, also owned the Thames barge 'Repertor'. The boatyard is run these days by his grandson Danny.
Can I counsel against anyone tempted to try and wade through/across mud to get ashore. I was 15 years on the local CG team, we were a specialist mud rescue team. Need I say more....

 

[Plum]

That was Lawrie Tester, also owned the Thames barge 'Repertor'. The boatyard is run these days by his grandson Danny.
Can I counsel against anyone tempted to try and wade through/across mud to get ashore. I was 15 years on the local CG team, we were a specialist mud rescue team. Need I say more....

snap! Am a member of one of the Coastguard Rescue Teams in Essex where we too are a mud rescue team. Certainly teaches you to respect the stuff!!

www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

 

[PeterMax]

Shipwright's is a very cute pub, been there by cycle from Faversham. If you doubt your mud crawling capabilities after a couple of pints at low tide how about rowing the other way to the Sheppey Isle side to The Ferry House? There seems to an ok piece of hard to pull your dinghy up onto. I spent a night there recently and was tempted to go and sample their food again as I had driven there before and it's by far the best restaurant on the Isle, in my view. A bit more pricey, though, I assume, but worth a visit at least once in your life.

 

[DoubleEnder]

Shipwrights is a contender for Best Pub Anywhere.
stay out of the mud though. The big tides in Faversham tend to be around lunchtime so you should be ok for a daytime session

 

[Juan Twothree]

Heard about someone who last year spent a night at the Ferry House pub. Not through choice, but because they came out after a very pleasant evening only to find that some scrote had nicked their dinghy, leaving them with no means of getting back to their anchored yacht.

So bear in mind that despite the scenic location, it's still on the Isle of Sheppey.

 

[pessimist]

Haven't been to the Shipwrights for decades - in the days of Lawrie Tester. From the photos and description doesn't look as though it's changed much. Quite possibly the best pub I've ever visited.

 

[CalicoJack]

We managed to get there on Wednesday evening. We had a swift pint of Harvey’s and then back to the boat as the weather was a bit iffy to say the least. They were preparing for a Bat and Trap competition.

 

[Rum Run]

They were preparing for a Bat and Trap competition.

Seems a bit victorian. Obviously trying to modernise a bit. ?

 

[Capt Popeye]

Heard about someone who last year spent a night at the Ferry House pub. Not through choice, but because they came out after a very pleasant evening only to find that some scrote had nicked their dinghy, leaving them with no means of getting back to their anchored yacht.

So bear in mind that despite the scenic location, it's still on the Isle of Sheppey.

Err not quite ? recall that the River Swale divides Faversham from Isle of Sheppey ; but scrotes in a borrowed boat tis not an issue , eh ?