Gillingham To Strood Sunday 26th March 2017
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:34 am
Please note: This trip is on the Sunday after the clocks have moved forward one hour from GMT to BST, ie you lose one hours sleep!
I am organising a trip on the Medway from The Strand, Gillingham to the Russian Submarine moored at Strood.
This trip is similar to the Discover Your Estuary Trail No 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2NKBt1n9M
except we are not visiting Hoo Salt Marsh (we shall do that on a later trip).
Photos from the last trip can be found at
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1477
Timetable.
Meet at the boathouse at 09.00 BST.
Load boats and leave at 09.30 BST
Arrive at The Strand Car Park (free parking, toilets and café), Gillingham, ME7 1TT at 10.15 BST
Launch at 10.45 BST
Once launched we will cross the shipping lane and head eastwards to Hoo Ness then continue to the northern shore of the Medway at Port Werburgh.
We then follow the northern shore passing Cookham Wood Fort remains, the various yacht clubs and Upnor Castle until we reach Strood where there are steps for us to get out and eat our packed lunches.
This is a 5 mile paddle.
HW at Strood is at 12:29 BST and we will set off soon afterwards.
We will cross the Medway to the southern shore and follow it along past Sun Pier, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Chatham Lock Gates and Corporation Wharf where we can view the paddle steamer The Medway Queen and the preserved Lightship.
Then onwards to The Strand where I hope to land about 16:30 BST.
This is shorter at 4.5 miles.
We then return to the boathouse to unload boats and leave by 17:30 BST
LW Gillingham is at 18:34.
The trip is 5 miles to Strood and 4.5 miles to return making a total of 9.5 miles.
Paddlers should be of a 2* standard.
A chart of the trip can be found at
http://www.visitmyharbour.com/harbours/ ... ridge-2016
This is an inter-club trip with our friends from Bewl Water and Maidstone Canoe Clubs.
If you have any questions either post them here or ask me at the ask on Saturday mornings.
If you are using club equipment, please book asap at:-
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1544
I am organising a trip on the Medway from The Strand, Gillingham to the Russian Submarine moored at Strood.
This trip is similar to the Discover Your Estuary Trail No 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2NKBt1n9M
except we are not visiting Hoo Salt Marsh (we shall do that on a later trip).
Photos from the last trip can be found at
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1477
Timetable.
Meet at the boathouse at 09.00 BST.
Load boats and leave at 09.30 BST
Arrive at The Strand Car Park (free parking, toilets and café), Gillingham, ME7 1TT at 10.15 BST
Launch at 10.45 BST
Once launched we will cross the shipping lane and head eastwards to Hoo Ness then continue to the northern shore of the Medway at Port Werburgh.
We then follow the northern shore passing Cookham Wood Fort remains, the various yacht clubs and Upnor Castle until we reach Strood where there are steps for us to get out and eat our packed lunches.
This is a 5 mile paddle.
HW at Strood is at 12:29 BST and we will set off soon afterwards.
We will cross the Medway to the southern shore and follow it along past Sun Pier, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Chatham Lock Gates and Corporation Wharf where we can view the paddle steamer The Medway Queen and the preserved Lightship.
Then onwards to The Strand where I hope to land about 16:30 BST.
This is shorter at 4.5 miles.
We then return to the boathouse to unload boats and leave by 17:30 BST
LW Gillingham is at 18:34.
The trip is 5 miles to Strood and 4.5 miles to return making a total of 9.5 miles.
Paddlers should be of a 2* standard.
A chart of the trip can be found at
http://www.visitmyharbour.com/harbours/ ... ridge-2016
This is an inter-club trip with our friends from Bewl Water and Maidstone Canoe Clubs.
If you have any questions either post them here or ask me at the ask on Saturday mornings.
If you are using club equipment, please book asap at:-
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1544