2nd September 1939 Sussex Coast
With war about to be declared P & A Campbell cancelled all further Sussex Coast sailings and ordered Brighton Queen, Waverley and Glen Gower to return to the Bristol Channel.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
With war about to be declared P & A Campbell cancelled all further Sussex Coast sailings and ordered Brighton Queen, Waverley and Glen Gower to return to the Bristol Channel.
Victoria scheduled for a trip from Weymouth to West Bay, Lyme Regis and Seaton.
Monarch’s Late Night New Orleans Jazz Cruise, “The River Boat Shuffle”, with Gerry Brown’s Jazzmen and the Kapota cancelled.
Combined steamer and rail trip on Bristol Queen from Cardiff to Plymouth.
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.
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.
What was the secret of the success of local paddle steamer trips from Weymouth?
P & A Campbell’s Easter paddle steamer sailings 1958.
Find out a little more about Southwold Belle and the “Belle” fleet.