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The Hayling Ferry is a foot passenger ferry across the mouth of Langstone Harbour linking the Ferry Point on the west tip of Hayling Island with Eastney, Portsmouth on Portsea Island. The current owner, Baker Trayte Marine Ltd, has operated the ferry since August 2016 following a period of cessation when the previous operation fell into ...
The island is the home of the Hayling Charity Cycle Ride which organises an annual charity cycle ride most often from Hayling Island to Paris and back. [38] This event, run entirely by local unpaid volunteers, was started in 1986 by local cyclist Peter McQuade [ 39 ] [ 40 ] and has been run every year since.
The Hayling Island branch was a short railway branch line in Hampshire, England, that connected a station on Hayling Island with the main line network at Havant. It was built by the Hayling Railway; at first the company planned to run it along a new embankment built along tidal mudflats, but this proved impractical.
In 1884 the Isle of Wight Marine Transit Company started a rail freight ferry link between the Hayling Island Branch line at Langstone and the Bembridge branch line at St Helens quay. To provide the link the rail ferry PS Carrier was moved from Scotland.
The Ferry Point is at the westernmost tip of Hayling Island in Hampshire, England, overlooking the fast tides of Langstone Harbour entrance. It was previously known as Sinah Point. [4] The current at the Ferry Point is extremely treacherous and has claimed many lives over the years. [5]
As Lord of the manor this came with various royalties, tithes, ferry rights and mud rights, and was noted for enforcement particular in respect of the Oyster fisheries. [2] [5] Famed for his desire to develop and promote Hayling Island as a tourist destination, his aspirations led to early development of West Town.
On a summer evening in 1780, Parker’s Ferry was the site of an incredible patriot victory during the Revolutionary War. Now, it’s a sandy beach with Spanish moss-draped trees.
A short-lived train ferry from Bembridge Harbour to the Hayling Island branch line also started at this point. [4] A1 'Terrier' class locomotive Freshwater in Southern Railway livery at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. This locomotive was transferred to the island in 1913 by the FYN.