Waverley to Chatham 1997
On Friday 3rd October 1997 Waverley sailed up the River Medway to berth alongside the quay at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. To find out more click here: 3rd October 1997: Waverley – Kingswear Castle
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
On Friday 3rd October 1997 Waverley sailed up the River Medway to berth alongside the quay at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. To find out more click here: 3rd October 1997: Waverley – Kingswear Castle
Fancy a day trip on PS Balmoral from Southampton to Bournemouth via Ventnor on Monday 14th August 1939? Take a look at how the day panned out: 14th August 1939: Balmoral – Kingswear Castle
Although paddle steamer operator Cosens & Co of Weymouth had a pretty near monopoly on excursions to sea from Weymouth, if you exclude the motor boat trips from the beach and the harbour, they did not have the field entirely to themselves even amongst larger craft. To find out more check out the Pictures of…
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What sort of paddle steamer rides were available from Bournemouth seventy years ago in June 1953. To find out take a look at the June Pictures of the Month on the Kingswear Castle website: June 2023: June 1953 Bournemouth – Kingswear Castle
Ever wondered what leavers to push or which wheels to turn to make a paddle steamer engine go? To find out take a look at the April Pictures of the Month on the Kingswear Castle website: London Belle – Kingswear Castle
Fancy a trip aboard Princess Elizabeth around the Isle of Wight just after the war?
Ever wondered how long a paddle steamer galley flue lasts before disintegrating? To find out take a look at the February Pictures of the Month on the KC website: Galley Flues – Kingswear Castle
Kingswear Castle ran on the Medway and Thames from 1985 to 2012 from her then base at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. To see how we did it and attracted passengers up the gangway click here: 12th January 1989: SEETB Excursions Fair – Kingswear Castle
Fancy two trips down the Thames in the summer of 1949 aboard Royal Daffodil and the then brand new Queen of the Channel? Check out the January Pictures of the Month on the Kingswear Castle website: January 2023: Two Thames Trips 1949 – Kingswear Castle
On Sunday 17th December 1989 KC ran a Santa Special on the River Medway. To find out more click here: 17th December 1989: Kingswear Castle – Kingswear Castle
Take a trip back in time with us to 16th December 1989 when KC ran a Christmas buffet lunch cruise on the River Medway from Strood. To see how the day panned out click here: 16th December 1989: Kingswear Castle – Kingswear Castle
Lewis and Celia Wood took a “day” trip from London to Oban and round Mull on King Geoge V, with time ashore at Staffa and Iona along the way, out overnight on Friday 10th July 1936, back overnight the following day. To follow their adventure and see how they got on check out the December…
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Take a look at the December Pictures of the Month about the Lake Lucerne paddle steamer Gallia on the KC website:
The late Stafford Ellerman left meticulous records of his extensive travels both in this country and abroad. In this he followed the example his Uncle Lewis Wood. He was a civil servant by day at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich but in his time away from work, and maybe at work too sometimes, he dreamed…
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On Monday 29th October Stadt Luzern’s outgoing Captain Kuno Stein and her new master Roger Maurer spent the day clearing the ship’s bridge and office.
When did the seasons end for the paddle steamers still in service in 1960? To find out take a look at the October Pictures of the Month on the KC website: October 2022: End of the 1960 Season – Kingswear Castle
What was the paddle steamer Consul doing on 10th September 1962. To find out take a look at a feature on the KC website: Consul 10th September 1962 – Kingswear Castle
For more details about a new model of PS Consul check out a feature on the KC website:New Model of Consul – Kingswear Castle
How do they keep the paddle steamer on Lake Geneva solvent? To find out more check out the Pictures of the Month on the Kingswear Castle website: September 2022: How They Do It on Lake Geneva – Kingswear Castle
What was the paddle steamer Consul doing during the 1960 season? To find out have a look at the August Pictures of the Month on the Kingswear Castle website: August 2022: Consul’s 1960 Season – Kingswear Castle
Embassy’s Catering For a look at Embassy’s catering in the 1960s check out the Pictures of the Month on the Kingswear Castle website: July 2022: Embassy’s Catering 1960s – Kingswear Castle
In 1969 P & A Campbell set out to revive excursion sailings on the River Thames and Sussex Coast using the Queen of the Isles. For more details of the complex schedule they offered that summer, with sailings from London, Southend, Clacton, Margate, Ramsgate, Deal, Hastings, Eastbourne, Shanklin, Boulogne, Calais and Ostend check out the…
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Paddle Steamer Consul arrived on the Thames on 14th September 1963 but things didn’t quite go to plan.
Caledonia sold to Bass Charrington for a new static career on the Thames.
In November 1937 Red Funnel’s Mauretania ex Queen renamed Corfe Castle.
How has the season been for the Swiss paddle steamers?
Bournemouth Echo expands on its announcement the previous day that Bournemouth Queen was to be withdrawn.
Waverley sails from Tilbury to Chatham.
What was Glen Gower doing during the summer of 1954?
What was Monarch doing during a week in August 1960?