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Harty Ferry nach Faversham

Four ferries previously connected the island to mainland Kent: the King's Ferry to Iwade, the Harty Ferry to Faversham, one from Elmley, and a passenger ferry connecting to the Port Victoria railway terminus on the Grain Peninsula.

40 acres of outstanding natural beauty, a salt-water lake and a section of the Sheppey Cycle Route

A large-scale gun cotton plant was opened at this site in 1873 and produced a wide range of products such as distress signals, gelignite and dynamite. Other explosives industries moved in, including one making shell charges using TNT. The site was of particular strategic importance in World War One although two serious explosions occurred in 1916 and 1918. The plants went out of use in 1919, finally shutting down in 1934, leaving earthworks, concrete bases and derelict wharves https://webapps.kent.gov.uk/KCC.ExploringKentsPast.Web.Sites.Public/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MKE3505

Barton’s Point is a shingle beach just east of Sheerness. It’s right next to a coastal park and has a traffic-free section of cycleway running along side it. It’s a popular spot for camper vans.

The marshes and mudflats around Oare, Oare Creek and the Swale Estuary are important wildlife habitats. The range of bird species here is especially notable. The area is a nature reserve and has SSSI status. The trails around the edge are brilliant to run and the small road to the old Harty Ferry point is quiet which allows nice loops.

There are several wrecks along this shore of Oare Creek. Adds a bit of human interest to this otherwise remote feeling section of the Saxon Shore Way.

This is the Wreck of Pirate Steve. He sailed from Brighton on Faversham. Beached on the mud banks just along from the Quay. The Pirate ship broke apart when the Bilge pumps failed to empty its hull from the amassing of Silt and other marine life.