There are around 4 or 5 small weirs and one larger one! All manageable in canoe. Have canoed eastern stour from outlet in Ashford through to god meerschaum church. But definitely need to time your trip with the tide or it will be hell. Hi, I have canoed the stour from Fordwich to sandwich and then out to sea and back to sandwich again. I have no "beef" with canoes, but show a little respect to anglers (who pay a Permit to fish and a government rod license too)by not turning the canoe around in front of them, crashing into the bank next to them or frolicking about in their vicinity! Just a nice steady paddle through and we are very happy, Do what you want well away from us! Thankyou and enjoy our rapidly diminishing river. See YouTube (brucepeter2007) I would strongly recommend a paddle on this section and please don't forget to go into the smallest working town hall in England at Fordwich which is open to the public (I did a film on that to). I love the river from Grove Ferry to Fordwich whatever the tide.I find it to be so relaxing and I have made a few videos of my trips to try and give a feel to others of what it's like and what you can see. How are we suposed to avoid your rods when you wear camoflage and don't even anounce yourselves as we approach Atleast we have the decancy And for god sakes make yourselves visable. I dont care how much you pay for licences!. Get some excersise and learn to be civil. Do we need a licence, if so which type and any extra advice would be greatly appreciated. We are looking to try the River Stour from Fordwich to Plucks Gutter, we have spoken to Canoe Wild who confirmed this area is public and are able to launch off from their sites they just request a small donation. Me and my partner have recently purchased our own Kayak and are new to the whole thing as to where we are allowed to go and wondering if someone can give us some advice. I have also seen jet ski's being launched at Sandwich, these things should be banned in any location, why anyone would want to charge up and down all day on something that sounds like a wasp between thier legs beats me! The environment agency/river authority really should do something about this, sinking boats pose a serious treat to the river, leaking fuel,oil and chemicals into the water! For me the stretch of water from Plucks Gutter up to Sandwich is more unspoilt as it is less popular with other river users, just watch out for speed boats on this stretch who think that out of sight they can act like the stereotypical speed boater. I would like to say it is such a shame that people are allowed to keep boats on this stretch of river in such a poor condition, especially on the moorings near Upstreet and along the banks by Plucks Gutter. I'd like to paddle from https//w3w.co/ https//w3w.co/ similar, today or next weekhas anyone tried thisare there any whatsapp groups etc I need to know abut You will need spring tides for assistance on the last mile or so to Fordwich.Īs an alternative, leave Grove Ferry at the same time as high tide at Sandwich, and go downstream to Pluck's Gutter (route) - about 6 miles return but boring! Going further downstream to Sandwich is not recommended, as either you have to paddle against the tide all the way or have the prospect of a very muddy landing at low tide - and the river is between deep banks all the way. To take advantage of the tide, leave Grove Ferry about 2.5 hours after high tide at Sandwich. The river winds about until the old gravel pits are reached (these can be canoed too) and then the valley becomes narrower, with the National Nature Reserve at Stodmarsh on the south bank (no landing). Suggested Launch Site - Small landing stage on edge of car parkĭescription - The round trip to Fordwich is about 9 miles, but will feel like less with tide assistance. Get a map with driving directions to start (enter the postcode of your starting point at A) How to get there - Public car park next to the Grove Ferry Inn on turning off A28 about 7 miles east of Canterbury.įor those with SatNav the postcode is CT3 4BP.
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