Meridian Canoe Club

I am organising a trip on the River Stour in Kent from Grove Ferry to Fordwich and return on Sunday 31st May.

Meet at boathouse at 9.30
Leave by 10.00.
Arrive Grove Ferry (CT3 4BP)12.00
Launch by 12.00 .
We paddle 4 miles to Fordwich and stop for lunch whilst the tide turns.
Leave Fordwich by 2.30.
Return to Grove Ferry by 16.00
Low Water at Grove Ferry 16.32.

This trip is based on the Canoe Day Out series.
http://www.canoedaysout.com/trip/206
Video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fibyEbASacE
Pictures at
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/ ... o-Fordwich
Will be at the lake on Saturday to answer any questions you may have.

Many thanks to Tim for organising. Link below contains some photos from the day.

http://www.kayakpics.martinboardman.co. ... 020150531/

Overcast day but an interesting trip on a river we haven't paddled before.
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No problems with parking or getting on at Grove Ferry.


The Stour in places is similar to the Medway at Yalding.


I think we found Gary and Don's boat and why they haven't been to the lake so often....


Julia gets talking to some locals....


After a mile or so of paddling an enormous tidal lake appears to the north.



We then noticed the flow had changed, whether it was the tidal lake, we couldn't work out so it was paddling against the flow to The Fordwich Arms for a delicious Ploughman's lunch.


The return trip was now paddling with the flow and much easier although we had a few light showers.



The Stour also has numerous drainage dykes to explore.


A good trip and one we hope to repeat and hopefully get the tides right!