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New Ferry Service?
  • SimonSimon February 21
    Posts: 578
    Interesting story in today's Gazette (which I couldn't find on their website to link to) that the Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners have spent £40,000 on a 21 foot 12-man passenger boat to provide a ferry service between Brightlingsea and King Edward Quay at the Hythe, where Colchester Council is building five new pontoons. Brightlingsea's harbour master has said the boat might make stops at Wivenhoe and Rowhedge.

    Taking the ferry to my office at the Hythe would make a very interesting alternative to Clingoe Hill.
  • mwbewickmwbewick February 21
    Posts: 53
    Hi Simon,

    Very interesting. Does the article say there will be a weekday service?
  • SimonSimon February 21
    Posts: 578
    It says is that they will be offering a daily service for pedestrians and cyclists.
  • puffinpuffin February 21
    Posts: 200
    Wow! Some interesting possibilities opening up... (better not get too excited; perhaps a cold shower, just in case...?)
  • SimonSimon February 21
    Posts: 578
    Here is the article from the Gazette. Hopefully it will be large enough to read :
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  • MottzaMottza February 22
    Posts: 396
    The tide might cause some issues?
  • SimonSimon February 22
    Posts: 578
    I thought that yesterday Mottza when I was down at King Edward Quay and there was barely any water.
  • MottzaMottza February 22
    Posts: 396
    Although the Gazette says the river will be dredged (that will cost a fortune I guess).
  • SimonSimon February 22
    Posts: 578
    Ok the story seems to have hit the Gazette's website this morning :

    http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/9543829.Hythe_investment_heralds_new_Brightlingsea_ferry/
  • mwbewickmwbewick February 23
    Posts: 53
    Thanks for posting Simon.
  • TomTom February 23
    Posts: 19
    Clearly nothing to get excited about, just a recreational facility "one trip per day" subject to tide.  "Ferry" is wrong word anyway, surely?  River bus perhaps.  Now if there were talk of reopening the Wiv-Brightlingsea railway, that would be interesting.
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