Medway Tidal River - Revision history

Danabel at 21:00, 9 June 2009

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Danabel at 20:56, 9 June 2009

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Danabel at 21:45, 8 June 2009

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 |'''Allington lock'''  <br>HW +- 0.5h, landing on West side near the lock, Parking/food in nearby "Malta Inn" (tel 01622 717251) and large and popular waterfront pub.
 |-
-|k
+|10k
-|[ map]
+|[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3503,0.4566%28Wouldham%29&amp;z=14 map]
+|'''Wouldham''' <br>HW only, East bank, road access difficult. Also a club pontoon on West bank as stopping point.
+|-
+|16k
-td>10k
+|[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3928,0.4994%28Rochester%20Bridge%29&amp;z=14 map]
-    </td>
+|'''Rochester Bridge'''    <br>Access via steps, no parking, best avoided.
-<td><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3503,0.4566%28Wouldham%29&amp;z=14" mce_href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3503,0.4566(Wouldham)&amp;z=14" target="_blank">map</a>
+|-
-	</td>
+|18k
-<td>'''Wouldham'''
+|[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3850,0.5205%28Chatham%20%22Blue%20Pontoon%22%29&amp;z=14 map]
-        <br>HW only, East bank, road access difficult. Also a club pontoon on West bank as stopping point.
+|'''Chatham "Blue" pontoon'''        <br>Just off ''A231 Medway St''. Stopping point to rest/adjust kit, but no easy boat access or parking.
-</td>
+|-
-</tr>
+|24k
-<tr>
+|[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3976,0.5634%28GILLINGHAM%20STRAND%29&amp;z=14 map]
-<td>16k
+|'''GILLINGHAM STRAND'''       <br>24hr slipway, parking, toilets, Cafe sometimes open. Excellent !
-	</td>
+|}

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 [[File:Medway Tidal River.jpeg]]
-<p>
+The tidal part of the Medway starts as an unpromising, muddy channel close to the M20, at ''Allington Lock''.
 It winds North through flattish and semi-rural landscape, before passing through the industrial towns
-of <i>Rochester</i>, <i>Chatham</i> and <i>Gillingham</i> and their surrounding chalk downland.
+of ''Rochester'', ''Chatham'' and ''Gillingham'' and their surrounding chalk downland.
-</p>
 This is a pleasant area to paddle, particularly in Winter when it is quiet, or on windy days when
 other more exposed outings are ruled out. Lying mostly North-South, it is well protected against
 prevailing Westerlies.
-</p>
-<p>
+Access is a bit difficult everywhere except at ''Gillingham Strand'' and ''Allington Lock'',
 the 2 endpoints of this section. Hence this tends to be a 25K "straight through" paddle. It can be done
 in either direction, but is most practical in the Downstream (Northbound) direction, as this gets the
-tide-critical access at <i>Allington Lock</i> out of the way at the start, and you have both the tide and
+tide-critical access at ''Allington Lock'' out of the way at the start, and you have both the tide and
-the river flow on your side. HW at <i>Allington lock</i> is around 2 hours after <i>HW Dover</i>.
+the river flow on your side. HW at ''Allington lock'' is around 2 hours after ''HW Dover''.
-</p>
-<table>
-<tbody>
-<tr>
-<td width="30">0k
+{|
-    </td>
+|-
-<td width="35"><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.2956,0.5019%28Allington%20lock%29&amp;z=14" mce_href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.2956,0.5019(Allington%20lock)&amp;z=14" target="_blank">map</a>
+|0k
-	</td>
+|[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.2956,0.5019%28Allington%20lock%29&amp;z=14 map]
-<td><b>Allington lock</b>
+|'''Allington lock'''  <br>HW +- 0.5h, landing on West side near the lock, Parking/food in nearby "Malta Inn" (tel 01622 717251) and large and popular waterfront pub.
-        <br>HW +- 0.5h, landing on West side near the lock, Parking/food in nearby "Malta Inn"
+|-
-		    (tel 01622 717251) and large and popular waterfront pub.
+|k
-</td>
+|[ map]
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td>10k
      </td>
 <td><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3503,0.4566%28Wouldham%29&amp;z=14" mce_href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3503,0.4566(Wouldham)&amp;z=14" target="_blank">map</a>
 	</td>
-<td><b>Wouldham</b>
+<td>'''Wouldham'''
          <br>HW only, East bank, road access difficult. Also a club pontoon on West bank as stopping point.
 </td>
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 <td><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3928,0.4994%28Rochester%20Bridge%29&amp;z=14" mce_href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3928,0.4994(Rochester%20Bridge)&amp;z=14" target="_blank">map</a>
      </td>
-<td><b>Rochester Bridge</b>
+<td>'''Rochester Bridge'''
          <br>Access via steps, no parking, best avoided.
 </td>
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 <td><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3850,0.5205%28Chatham%20%22Blue%20Pontoon%22%29&amp;z=14" mce_href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3850,0.5205(Chatham%20%22Blue%20Pontoon%22)&amp;z=14" target="_blank">map</a>
      </td>
-<td><b>Chatham "Blue" pontoon</b>
+<td>'''Chatham "Blue" pontoon'''
-         <br>Just off <i>A231 Medway St</i>. Stopping point to rest/adjust kit, but no easy boat access or parking.
+         <br>Just off ''A231 Medway St''. Stopping point to rest/adjust kit, but no easy boat access or parking.
 </td>
 </tr>
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 <td><a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3976,0.5634%28GILLINGHAM%20STRAND%29&amp;z=14" mce_href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.3976,0.5634(GILLINGHAM%20STRAND)&amp;z=14" target="_blank">map</a>
 	</td>
-<td><b>GILLINGHAM STRAND</b>
+<td>'''GILLINGHAM STRAND'''
         <br>24hr slipway, parking, toilets, Cafe sometimes open. Excellent !
 </td>

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-==Medway Tidal River==
+[[File:Medway Tidal River.jpeg]]
 <p>
 The tidal part of the Medway starts as an unpromising, muddy channel close to the M20, at <i>Allington Lock</i>.