29th August 1957 Bournemouth Queen
Bournemouth Queen’s last day in service.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
Bournemouth Queen’s last day in service.
On Monday 28th August 1967 Kingswear Castle arrived under tow at Binfield on the Isle of Wight on charter to the Ridett brothers who then owned Medway Queen.
An unlucky date for paddle steamers?
Duke of Devonshire offers two round trips Torquay/Sidmouth and an afternoon cruise to St Mary’s Bay.
Royal Sovereign & London Belle scheduled to sail from London and Greenwich to Margate and Ramsgate on Sunday 26th August 1928.
On Wednesday 24th August 1960 Princess Elizabeth’s trips from Torquay were cancelled.
Ravenswood’s last trip to Boulogne.
Britannia scheduled for the long day trip from Bristol to Cardiff and Ilfracombe.
Princess Elizabeth on charter at Weymouth for scenes for the big screen movie Gordon of Khartoum starring Charlton Heston.
Princess Elizabeth runs a trip from Weymouth to Yarmouth isle of Wight.
On Tuesday 18th August 1953 you could have had the opportunity to take any of 15 departures from Bournemouth Pier on any one of four different paddle steamers.
Five different trip options from Lulworth Cove today.
Bristol Queen scheduled to run from Bristol to Clevedon, Cardiff, Penarth, Barry and Ilfracombe.
St Elvies scheduled to run from Liverpool to Menai Bridge.
Balmoral scheduled to sail from Southampton to Ryde, Southsea, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor an Bournemouth.
Golden Eagle scheduled to sail from from London to Margate.
Killingholme scheduled for an excursion from Grimsby to Spurn Head.
Majestic sails from Bournemouth for a Spithead Naval Review.
Balmoral runs her inaugural cruise for invited guests from Southampton.
First trip of the season by Consul to Totland Bay, Isle of Wight.
Kingswear Castle is now running harbour cruises from Dartmouth every day except Fridays at 12 noon, 1.30pm & 3pm.
Kingswear Castle returned to service Monday 6th July 2020 running harbour cruises from Dartmouth.
On Friday 3rd July a surveyor was aboard to test Kingswear Castle’s two boiler safety valves.
Consul’s first sailing of the season from Weymouth to Swanage and Bournemouth.
Embassy’s first day of the 1960 season.
On Monday 1st July 1935 Golden Eagle was rostered to run from Tower Pier to Clacton.
Kingswear Castle is set to return to service on Monday 6th July taking the 12 noon harbour cruise from Dartmouth.
What was the secret of the success of local paddle steamer trips from Weymouth?
P & A Campbell’s Easter paddle steamer sailings 1958.
A further update from the DSRRB Company, which runs Kingswear Castle on our behalf, in relation to coronavirus.