Kingswear Castle Britain's last steam powered river paddle steamer
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Kingswear Castle
Kingswear Castle sails on the River Dart each summer and is operated by the Dartmouth Steam Railway and River Boat Company.
From 13th April you will be able to book River Dart Cruises and Steam & Cruise packages.
History of
Kingswear Castle
Built in 1924 for service on the River Dart in Devon between Dartmouth and Totnes, Kingswear Castle was withdrawn in 1965.
Purchased by volunteers in 1967 who painstakingly restored her to operating condition over ten years, entering service on the Medway and the Thames in 1985.
In 2012 she returned home to the Dart.
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Kingswear Castle
April 2021:
Paddle Steamer Kenilworth
At her annual dry-docking in the run up to the 1936 season the Board of Trade started to make noises about the amount of work which would be needed to
March 2021:
Winston Megoran 1913 – 1971
1st March 2021 is the 50th anniversary of the death of marine artist, yachtsman, PSPS member and my Dad Winston Megoran. Of the several thousand water colours, oil paintings, etchings,
February 2021:
Paddle Steamer Captain John Hayward
Captain John Hayward on the bridge of the Princess Elizabeth arriving at Millbay Plymouth for the first time at 2.50pm on Thursday 16th June 1960 on a day excursion which
January 2021:
Paddle Steamer Consul at Cowes
Consul approaching Cowes. She was never a regular visitor to Cowes. Indeed I can’t, so far anyway, find any record of her running into or out from this Isle of
