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Plymouth Hoe Cruises - Cawsand Ferry - Fish 'n' Trips
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This page shows postcards and images of the Plymouth
Boat Trips which operates trips from Plymouth as Plymouth Hoe Cruises,
Cawsand Ferry & Fish 'n' Trips.
Fish 'n' Trips
- www.fishntrips.co.uk
Fish 'n' Trips run fishing trips from Plymouth
Barbican using the Iolaire and
Ronnoch Mor.
Plymouth Hoe Cruises
- www.plymouthhoecruisess.co.uk
Plymouth Hoe Cruises run 1hr harbour tours from the
West Hoe Steps near Smeaton's Tower using the
Devon Belle . She had
previously run as Southend Belle and Westminster Belle on
the Thames. In the 1970s she had run at Falmouth, still as Westminster
Belle, with the Pill family. She then became the Maid of Wareham
at Poole and Maid of Exmouth on the River Exe. In 2004 the Maid
of Exmouth arrived at Plymouth and was renamed Devon Belle V
by Ken Bridge. Ken Bridge sold her to Ben Squire in 2007, whilst remaining
as skipper. She is now registered as
Devon Belle .
Cawsand Ferry -
www.cawsandferry.co.uk
Cawsand Beach was a popular venue for excursion steamers and subsequently
motor boats from the Barbican and the Hoe called there as occasion demanded.
In 1979, Ian Watts brought the 36ft launch Weston Lady, designed by
himself, to run a regular scheduled ferry service. Despite being troubled by
poor weather, a second boat Weston
Maid was introduced the following year.
Weston Maid was also designed
by Ian Watts, although built around a 1960 lifeboat from the P&O liner
Canberra.
There was insufficient business for two boats and
Weston Maid eventually ran
the service alone. Landing arrangements were, and remain, fairly primitive,
fixing a small gangway onto a detachable bracket attached to the bow.
1995 saw the Cawsand Ferry vessel
Weston Maid operated by Plymouth Boat Cruises. Plymouth Boat
Cruises were taken over by rivals Sound Cruising in 2005 and they sold
Weston Maid and the Cawsand
Ferry to a new operator, N Fox. For the 2010 season,
Weston Maid passed to Ben
Squire whose Plymouth Boat Trips also runs Plymouth Hoe Cruises (harbour
tours from the Hoe Steps) and Fish 'N' Trips (fishing trips). In 2010
Weston Maid ran with a white
hull but reverted to her previous red hull in 2011.
Tamar Cruises www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk
In November 2011 Tamar Cruises and the vessel Plymouth Sound were acquired
by Plymouth Boat Trips, along with access to the Barbican pontoon and
Cremyll pier. The Cremyll Ferry service and vessels Northern Belle and Tamar
Belle (2) were not part of the purchase..
Website:-
www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk
Website:-
www.plymouthhoecruisess.co.uk
Website:-
www.cawsandferry.co.uk
Website:-
www.fishntrips.co.uk
Email:-
plymouthboattrips@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone:- 07971
208381
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Trip Out Guides -
Various Editions 1985-2010 by Geoffrey Hamer
Trip Out Guides
are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH
Estuary & River
Ferries of South West England - Martin Langley &
Edwina Small - Waine Research (1984)
Passenger Steamers of the River Tamar -
Alan Kittridge - Twelveheads Press (1984)
Passenger Steamers of the River Dart -
Richard Clammer & Alan Kittridge - Twelveheads Press
(1987)
South Devon Ferries -
Alan Kittridge - Tempus (2003)
Steamers & Ferries of the River Tamar &
Three Towns District - Alan Kittridge - Twelveheads
Press (2003)
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Plymouth Hoe Cruises - Cawsand Ferry - Fish 'n' Trips
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Plymouth Sound (previously Tamar Cruises &
Cremyll Ferry) joined the Plymouth Boat Trips fleet in November 2011.
Plymouth Sound arriving at the Barbican after
her 12:30 Dockyard cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, March 2012
Plymouth Sound arriving at the Barbican after
her 14:00 Dockyard cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, March 2012
Plymouth Sound leaving at the Barbican on her
15:30 Dockyard cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, March 2012
Plymouth Hoe Cruises run 1hr harbour tours from the
West Hoe Steps near Smeaton's Tower using the Devon Belle. She had
previously run as Southend Belle and Westminster Belle on
the Thames. In the 1970s she had run at Falmouth, still as Westminster
Belle, with the Pill family. She then became the Maid of Wareham
at Poole and Maid of Exmouth on the River Exe. In 2004 the Maid
of Exmouth arrived at Plymouth and was renamed Devon Belle V
by Ken Bridge. Ken Bridge sold her to Ben Squire in 2007, whilst remaining
as skipper. She is now registered as Devon Belle.
Devon Belle V in Sutton Harbour
Photo: © Graham Thorne, April
2007
Devon Belle V at Plymouth
Photo: © Jonathon Brown
Devon Belle at Plymouth
Photo: © Jonathon Brown
Devon Belle leavingt the Barbican
Photo: ©2009 Ben Squire
Devon Belle passing the Torpoint Ferry
Photo: ©Ian Boyle 27th March 2010
Devon Belle at the Barbican
Photo: ©Ian Boyle 27th March 2010
Devon Belle at the West Hoe Steps
Photo: ©Ian Boyle 21st May 2011
The
Weston Maid is a 40ft fibreglass passenger vessel built as a
lifeboat for the P&O liner
Canberra built in 1961.
Weston Maid is licensed by the
MCA to carry 64 passengers + 2 crew.
Weston Maid, in N Fox's ownership, leaving
Mayflower Steps, Plymouth for Cawsand
Photo: © Graham Thorne, June 2006
Weston Maid with white hull prior to the 2010
season
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 27th March 2010
Weston Maid at Cawsand Sands
Photo: © 2010 Ben Squire
Weston Maid at Cawsand Sands
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 21st May 2011
Weston Maid arriving at her Plymouth berth
behind the Barbican Pontoon
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 21st May 2011
Weston Maid leaving the Barbican Pontoon for
Cawsand
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 21st May 2011
Iolaire is used on fishing trips.
Iolaire is used on fishing trips from the
Barbican
Photo: © 2009 Roy Ackland
Iolaire is used on fishing trips from the
Barbican
Photo: © 2009 Ben Squire
Ronnoch Mor is used on fishing trips.
Ronnoch Mor is used on fishing trips from the
Barbican
Photo: © 2009 Roy Ackland
Ronnoch Mor is used on fishing trips from the
Barbican
Photo: © 2009 Ben Squire
