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Queenborough Harbour is located just 2.0 Nm south of the mouth of the River Medway, within the minor channel off to the east which is The West Swale, separating the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland of Kent. The Harbour Trust proudly and justifiably announces itself as a safe haven between London and Ramsgate. It has indeed been found welcoming.

Following the eastern shore of the Medway past Sheerness Docks pick up the east cardinal mark named Queenborough Spit, which must be passed to starboard when entering The Swale. Continuing generally south the Queenborough Harbour yacht trots will be found to port, 0.8 Nm from the Queenborough Spit cardinal mark, at the waypoint detailed in the Key Facts panel.

Visitors are welcome to moor to the all-tide trot, subject to availability and paying the mooring fee to the trot boat operator or preferably the harbour office in advance of arrival. The trot boat can be called on VHF as above, or telephone the harbour office. At busy times yachts will raft two or three deep from the trot pontoon.

Local boats use swinging or drying moorings in the river or a creek leading off to the east.

Facilities at Queenborough Harbour:

• All-tide trots for visiting yachts subject to availability, sometimes rafting
• Free trot boat service
• Swinging or fore/aft moorings in The Swale
• Pubs, cafes and shops in the unspoiled Queenborough town

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In the 1950s the ‘explorer’ Tristan Jones lodged in Queenborough for many months while he fitted out the ship’s lifeboat in which he eventually set sail and wrote a compelling tale of exploring the Arctic Ocean, complete with fighting off polar bears. The gripping yarn was always treated with scepticism but it was only after the old boy’s passing that his publishers classified ‘The Incredible Voyage’ as a work of fiction.

More recently Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, recognised as the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world, has become the Patron of the harbour and says ‘Queenborough is my haven to and from London’.

Navigable distances from Queenborough:

• Chatham Marina  12 Nm
• Ramsgate  39 Nm
• Burnham on Crouch 42 Nm

Queenborough Harbour

"Queenborough is my haven" - Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

Queenborough Harbour is in an ideal location especially for maritime users as it provides a safe haven and ready access to a variety of destinations at all states of the tide. It is a jumping off point for London, Ramsgate, the Essex coast and the Continent. It is also the entree port to the River Medway and the Medway Towns.

A range of competitively priced all-tide and half-tide moorings including newly-installed pontoon moorings with immediate shore access via the recently refurbished All Tide Landing, are available. A free trot-boat service alongside a range of other harbour services are offered. With its unspoilt town, pubs and restaurants and much admired historical High Street, Queenborough is a destination in its own right and with the excellent transport links both rail and road it is also an ideal base to explore London and the Kent countryside.

Our All Tide Landing at Crundalls Wharf, Queenborough, ME11 5EL enables boat trips by Jetstream Tours and X-Pilot at all tides.

Queenborough Harbour Queenborough Harbour Office, South Street Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey ME11 5AF

Queenborough Harbour

"Queenborough is my haven" - Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

Queenborough Harbour is in an ideal location especially for maritime users as it provides a safe haven and ready access to a variety of destinations at all states of the tide. It is a jumping off point for London, Ramsgate, the Essex coast and the Continent. It is also the entree port to the River Medway and the Medway Towns.

A range of competitively priced all-tide and half-tide moorings including newly-installed pontoon moorings with immediate shore access via the recently refurbished All Tide Landing, are available. A free trot-boat service alongside a range of other harbour services are offered. With its unspoilt town, pubs and restaurants and much admired historical High Street, Queenborough is a destination in its own right and with the excellent transport links both rail and road it is also an ideal base to explore London and the Kent countryside.

Our All Tide Landing at Crundalls Wharf, Queenborough, ME11 5EL enables boat trips by Jetstream Tours and X-Pilot at all tides.

Queenborough Harbour Queenborough Harbour Office, South Street Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey ME11 5AF

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Queenborough

Latitude: 51° 25'N Longitude: 00° 46'E Country: England

Ownership: Swale Borough Council Type: Municipal Usage: Leisure, Fishing Contact name: Ray Fellows, Harbour Controller Address: Town Quay, South Street, Queenborough, ME11 5AF Telephone no: 01795 662051 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.swale.gov.uk/harbour/

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Queenborough Yacht Club's bid to run harbour

More tourists will be visiting Queenborough if a yacht club has its way and is successful in its bid to take over the management of the town’s harbour.

Swale council had considered closing the Queenborough Harbour service to save money but has now decided to explore the option of finding a new operator to run it.

Queenborough Yacht Club has informed the council it is keen to take over the management.

A council spokesman said the running of the harbour, which includes managing the facilities and annual moorings, collecting fees from overnight visitors and carrying out safety checks, costs about £25,000 a year.

The plans to outsource the management are at a very early stage, but the spokesman said they are pleased with the local interest they have already received.

If the yacht club is successful, they hope to improve the amenities of the harbour and increase visitor numbers to Queenborough, which they feel would have a positive impact on the town and its businesses.

They would also look at removing the existing moorings and replacing them with pontoons to increase the number of moorings to 240.

Another plan the club is considering if it can take over the management would be to relocate the harbour controller’s office to the upstairs of the yacht club, based in the high street, to give instant visibility of the harbour and improve security for the boats.

In the future they would like to see a building either on or near the All Tide Landing to position the harbour controller at the heart of the harbour.

Eddie Johnson, Rear Commodore and publicity officer at the club, said it would be the club’s aim to keep mooring costs as low as possible while improving the facilities.

“We believe the harbour is at the heart of Queenborough and it should be run by members of the local community for the local community.

“We want the harbour to develop into an area that contributes to the local economy while still maintaining a wonderful view.

“We hope the local community will support us in our bid to run the harbour, and we are happy to talk to anyone about our goals and welcome suggestions that would improve the harbour for locals and visitors.”

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Queenborough harbour opening hours for over the festive period

🤶🏻⛄️Opening hours for over the festive period! 🎅🏽🎄

Queenborough Harbour are running slightly differently over the Christmas and New Year period, but their normal opening hours and service resumes again from 2nd January 2024.⚓️

Queenborough Harbour Safety Warning

The aluminium access bridge and connecting bridge between the walkway and wooden hammerhead pontoon have now been imposed with weight load restrictions, declared by our structural engineer. The aluminium canting brow & bridge at the Crundell’s Wharf end is now restricted to a maximum of 4 people (or 400 kg) along the total length of the bridge. The connecting bridge between the all-tide walkway and wooden hammerhead pontoon is now restricted to a maximum of 2 people (or 200 kg) along the total length of the bridge.

Vacancy at Queenborough Harbour

Queenborough Harbour Trust is looking for a Harbour Operative to join their enthusiastic and professional team, supporting the day to day running of the harbour operationally and administratively as well as being involved in its future development. See below or contact Danielle Russon for more information.

MSBA Business Meeting, Tues 27 Sept, Queenborough YC

Please ensure that a representative from your club/organisation can make it to our business meeting, at Queenborough Yacht Club on Tuesday 27 September 2022 at 7pm. This is at 7 High Street, Queenborough, ME11 5AA. There is plenty of parking nearby.

Your club’s nominated contacts should have received an email with the agenda and June minutes. If not, please contact Diane Jury at [email protected]

Queenborough Classic Boat Festival, 10/12 Sept 2022 (UPDATED)

UPDATE: out of respect to the late Queen, the festivities have been cancelled but many of the classic boats have already arrived and the harbour will be open to visitors.

Following the return of our annual Classic Boat Festival last September, we’re busy planning our annual Classic Boat Festival again, welcoming visitors to discover historical vessels on the pontoon over the weekend of 10-11 September 2022. We’ll be joined by several historical vessels, with visitors getting the opportunity to climb aboard and learn more about their history and how they work.

Throughout the weekend, our friends at Jetstream Tours will be offering trips out to the wreck of SS Richard Montgomery. These will depart from the All Tide Landing,  offering the chance to share with locals and visitors the fabulous views and scenery of the harbour. 

Our weekly harbour market will be making a special appearance on the town quay during the weekend, with a variety of food, drink and locally-made products and services on offer. 

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The Sea Cadets’ training ship arrived at Queenborough Harbour yesterday and is open for visitors until 8pm this evening.

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If you haven’t already booked, please be aware that with the Jubilee Pageant and several large group bookings, Queenborough Harbour is expecting to be VERY FULL, especially on the Friday. You are advised to check with the harbour (07456 459754) before planning on coming to Queenborough on the Jubilee weekend.

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This tidy Leisure 20 was found drifting unmanned in the Thames Estuary and was brought into Queenborough by the Southend lifeboat. Using social media the harbour staff were able to trace the owner within two days.

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Nick Ardley

Thames estuary ditch-crawler, river, creek and coastal sailor., ditch-crawler and mate have a grand time at queenborough traditional festival….

Wow, what a success this year’s Queenborough’s Traditional Festival was.

The weather was kind and puff-ball clouds slowly crossed sunny blue skies after early morning high grey cloud cleared away. A late summer carnival atmosphere soon enveloped us all, with people wanting to visit the assembled fleet…

I’m told that nearly 2000 people visited the vessels on the pontoons. It was a great pity more owners didn’t sign up to bring their traditional boats, it was generally said… More on this later!

Whimbrel arrived before noon on the Friday. We had spent the previous night in the quiet of The Lillies under Elmley Island.

We had sailed there from Faversham, as too had the steam tug Barking which passed us some while after we were anchored up had also steamed down Faversham Creek: we had seen her up at the Town Quay.

We awoke promptly on the Friday and the mate busied herself with our tea and coffee while I ran the riding light down and shortened the anchor cable.

After a ‘scratch’ breakfast, we were away, sailing off our anchor, bound first for the bridge (to disrupt rush hour local traffic) and then to one of our favourite harbours…

In the harbour, we swung to a buoy until called alongside in time for a trundle ashore for a beer (or two) at the Admiral’s Arm.

During the afternoon, various vessels began to arrive. I knew from the mooring plan that there were not going to be huge numbers of us, however, quality was in attendance…

A couple of craft failed to pitch up…

Saturday dawned a little overcast with a high greyness through which, though, the sun could be felt. Boats not already flying bunting soon had it run up.

Before the gates were opened, we pottered ashore for a newspaper and visited the harbour market, which, for the weekend was going to be open on both days.

The market is arranged along the quay bordering the creek and was started earlier this year as Covid-19 restrictions allowed. On the way we bumped into the owners of the Edith May .

There was an eclectic array of stalls selling home baked cakes and savouries, arty stuff and other celebratory paraphernalia.

Two little starlets were given the full tour below by Whimbrel’s mate and ended up having a peak into the ship’s store locker. Wide eyes spotted goodies galore!

The two young ladies took the helm whilst daddy photographed them. I think the older one really wanted to stay…

At some point a lady from the Queenborough Yacht Club came aboard with her sister. Both were amazed at the space below and the vastness of her storage capacity.

An ‘old stager’ dating back to the end of barging, mostly on motorised craft popped over for a chat. We’d passed him with a QYC group while on our way up to Pin Mill in early August.

Nice chap and was the ‘Old man in a boat’ we followed around the edges of Stangate Creek which featured in one of my yarns – A Mystery – in Salt, Marsh & Mud.

Both of us made time to escape independently from time to time, sometimes not getting far: punters would ask questions ad want to visit.

Over on Doris , the venerable old Leigh Bawley, The owner’s partner and sister were essentially holding the fort for her owner was on duty for the day – being a harbour operative. Bless!

I just had to climb aboard the Edith May and have a chat to her owners – trouble was I ended up bringing people back to Whimbrel – old Upchurchonians!

I even managed to get out for a sail in the tender…

Early in the afternoon of Sunday, Tiny Mite needed to break way to enable her to return to Faversham. We moved off and back in onto the pontoon.

The crowds thinned, the sun waned and as I hauled our flags down, I felt a certain level of sadness for it was all over. It was a sadness tinged with the elation of a job well one. It was a success…

Early on Monday morning we set the Genoa, slipped our moorings and crept away, hoisting main when clear.

We crept out of the West Swale, past the Queenborough Spit buoy, homebound. It was around forty-six days since I sailed in with a cousin and a brother for a trip up to Pin Mill. It was the weekend of the Swale Smack & Barge Match and the weather deteriorated on Friday blowing almost a gale, but we had a cracking double reefed main sail round to Harty and to Pin Mill on the Saturday…

It all seemed a long time ago!

On the way out, Christobel grilled bacon and we had a tasty breakfast…

It was a fast passage and we went the ‘long’ way via the Nore, West Shoebury and then to the Pier, before stemming the last of the ebb into the Ray Channel.

Yes, I had a dip, much to the horror of my good mate. The boat’s bottom hadn’t had time to get dirty after our scrubbing on Mundon Point and Osea Is. beach some two weeks previously.

We were nearly home…

So, what else did we see and what were my thoughts: there were several old work boats (excluding the barge and bawley). The tugs, Barking and Kent looked resplendent and the workaday X-Pilot , a busy little ship normally.

What was apparent, from the berthing list, and the cancelation of a couple of little ships, was the dearth of traditional yachts. The harbour authority have expended a good deal of effort and the community, businesses and they themselves seem to have created a ‘highball’ cocktail that works.

More is needed closer to the water venue, to lead people on. I mentioned this…

Whimbrel has never experienced so many keen, starry eyed visitors, that is for sure. But, without more craft, or to the point, more owners coming forward and supporting the event it cannot move on.

Talking to the river’s heritage ‘king pin’ he too agreed, but was delighted with the progress made ashore especially.

Work in progress, must be the footnote.

So, please, traditional craft owners, try and make a date in your calendars for next year and show eager members of the public the love, enthusiasm and pleasure you have for your mistresses…

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QYC's Pontoon

The qyc pontoon is for queenborough yacht club members only.

To book call Elizabeth Summers on 01795 876518 -Stating Date required / boat name / your name / contact details - Elizabeth will reply confirming the availability.      

The Following Rules apply

• Cost of Overnight stay is £10.00 per night. Payable in clubhouse or via BACS Ref - name of your yacht
• Short term berthing during the day - No charge
• Please note you cannot book two consecutive nights, but extra nights can be booked after the first night if no other club member is using the pontoon. 
• Yacht club members must fly their burgee and the gate must be locked at all times and the code scrambled.  
• Electric is now available on our pontoon. Maximum 6amp/1400 KW. To use you need to purchase £1 cards from the Club House. (NB The cards that the Harbour sell for the Scrubbing berth are NOT compatible.) A £1 card will give you approx 3.3 Kilowatts of Power.
• Rafting is allowed up to Force 5 , (2 boats either side of pontoon,) if your are the 3rd & 4th Boat booking, above F5 you will be expected to take a mooring with the Harbour.
• The ATL Walkway gate changes on Monday each week, please obtain the current code when booking from Elizabeth

Some members have berthed on the pontoon overnight without booking, causing problems to members who have booked. Abuse of the pontoon will result in your membership being withdrawn.

Club burgees are now on sale in the club house for the giveaway price of £17.50 for club members. 

Support the club and purchase yours for a subsidised rate.  

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VISITOR FACILITIES

Trot boat service, power supply, fuel and gas supply, public car park.

The trot boat service running from the ATL (All Tide Landing) is free to mooring holders and to visitors who have paid for an overnight or short stay mooring.

Trot boat operating hours are shown below, however we ask you to appreciate that there may be wait times if our staff are busy or attending to other duties. 

April                                  Every day                                         10am to 5pm

May to August                 Every day                                         10am to 9.30pm

September                      Friday, Saturday & Sunday            10am to 9.30pm

October to March          Everyday                                            10am to 5pm

VHF CH 08 Call Sign     “Sheppey 1”      Mobile: 07456459754

During quiet periods, especially in the Spring and Autumn, these times may vary. If in doubt please contact the Harbour Office. 

Outside these hours, it may be possible to request the trot boat in advance at a coast of £10 per return journey. Please DO NOT rely on the trot boat service outside these hours.

There are cashpoints in Queenborough at The Post Office and the Co-op (ten-minute walk) and at the three local garages (approx. one mile away).

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The nearest “on-the-water” fuel service is at Gillingham Marina, approximately eight miles up the River Medway from Queenborough.  The fuel berth is located outside the marina, so there is no need to lock-in.

Alternatively, there are two garages in Queenborough approx one mile away which supply petrol, diesel and calor gas.