Butley Ferry on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The ferries in Suffolk are a series of local
Bawdsey Ferry carries foot passengers and bicycles across the mouth of the River Deben between
Suffolk Google Map
Google Map
Official site for Harwich Harbour FerryGoogle Map
{{coord, 51, 56, 22, N, 1, 18, 17, E, name=Harwich Harbour Ferry
Explore Walberswick - Ferry sailing times and pricesGoogle Map
Ferry transport in England Transport in Suffolk
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
services in the county of Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
in Eastern England. Most cross rivers within the county, and one connects Suffolk with Essex to the south.
Bawdsey Ferry
Bawdsey Ferry carries foot passengers and bicycles across the mouth of the River Deben between Felixstowe Ferry
Felixstowe Ferry is a hamlet in Suffolk, England, approximately two miles northeast of Felixstowe at the mouth of the River Deben with a ferry to the Bawdsey peninsula.
Two Martello towers dominate the sea front.
The Felixstowe Ferry Millen ...
and Bawdsey and provides continuity for the Suffolk Coast Path
The Suffolk Coast Path is a long-distance footpath along the Suffolk Heritage Coast in England. It is long.
Previously known as the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path after the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty through w ...
and Regional Cycle Route 41
Regional Cycle Route 41 in Suffolk runs from Snape to Bramfield through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Links to
* National Cycle Route 1 at Felixstowe and also near Bruisyard
* NCR 51 at Felixstowe
* RCR ...
. It operates from Easter weekend until the end of October on a varying timetable, and can also be used as a water taxi to moored yachts.
Prior to 1894 the small passenger boats ran ferry trips. In 1894 Sir William Quilter, owner of Bawdsey Manor, established a steam-drawn chain ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...
which the family owned until 1931. From 1931 until the start of WW2 Charlie Brinkley then operated a launch for passengers with his son Robert (senior). Bawdsey Manor was purchased by the RAF in 1936 to become RAF Bawdsey and the ferry was closed to the public during WW2. After the end of the war a daily service was operated until 1974 under contract to RAF Bawdsey and since 1974 it has operated on summer weekends only. The Bawdsey Ferry is mentioned in three Acts of Parliament, the 'Felixstowe & Bawdsey Ferry Railway Act 1887', the 'Felixstowe and Bawdsey Ferry Railway (Extension of Time) Act 1890' and the 'Felixstowe and Bawdsey Ferry Rly. (Abandonment) Act 1892'
Butley Ferry
A small ferry operates across theRiver Butley
The Butley River or Butley Creek is a tributary of the River Ore in the English county of Suffolk.Ri ...
for foot passengers and for cyclists using Regional Cycle Route 41
Regional Cycle Route 41 in Suffolk runs from Snape to Bramfield through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Links to
* National Cycle Route 1 at Felixstowe and also near Bruisyard
* NCR 51 at Felixstowe
* RCR ...
. It is operated by volunteers on weekends and bank holidays during the summer. It is the smallest licensed ferry in Europe.
Harwich Harbour Ferry
Operates across the River Stour and River Orwell running between Harwich Quay and Landguard Fort near to the Port of Felixstowe and also to Shotley Gate on the Shotley Peninsula (summer only).Southwold to Walberswick Ferry
The Southwold to Walberswick ferry across the River Blyth uses a traditional rowing boat. In 2017 it operated daily from the start of April to the first week of November, other than most of May and October when it ran on weekends only. Until 1885 a rowing ferry was used when a floating bridgechain ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...
was started, initially hand-cranked ferry later being replaced by a steam ferry which ran until 1942 after improvements to the harbour made operation of the ferry too difficult. Frank Palmer then restarted the old rowing ferry and was succeeded by Bob Cross and David Church.
See also
* Harwich Harbour Ferry * National Cycle Route 51 *North Sea Cycle Route
EuroVelo 12 (EV12), the North Sea Cycle Route, is a long-distance cycling route circuit around the coastlines of the countries that border the North Sea: these countries are (going clockwise from an arbitrary starting point of Harwich in Essex ...
*Regional Cycle Route 41
Regional Cycle Route 41 in Suffolk runs from Snape to Bramfield through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Links to
* National Cycle Route 1 at Felixstowe and also near Bruisyard
* NCR 51 at Felixstowe
* RCR ...
*Suffolk Coast Path
The Suffolk Coast Path is a long-distance footpath along the Suffolk Heritage Coast in England. It is long.
Previously known as the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path after the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty through w ...
References
External links
Bawdsey Ferry
Suffolk
Butley Ferry
Harwich Harbour Ferry
Official site for Harwich Harbour Ferry
{{coord, 51, 56, 22, N, 1, 18, 17, E, name=Harwich Harbour Ferry
Southwold to Walberswick Ferry
Explore Walberswick - Ferry sailing times and prices
Ferry transport in England Transport in Suffolk