We have very much enjoyed taking the various ferries around the coast (not least because doing so avoids often lengthy detours inland!). We do not consider this cheating!
Here is a list of the ferries we have used on our trips.
| River/ location | Leg | ||
| From | To | Comment | |
| Bosham | Worthing | Southbourne | Tiny little boat with barely enough room for both of us & bikes. |
| Hayling Island | Southbourne | Southampton | Commercial operation. Long wait. |
| Gosport | Southbourne | Southampton | Highly commercial operation. Very slick. |
| Hamble River | Southbourne | Southampton | Very pink! |
| Poole Harbour | Poole | Weymouth | Chain ferry passing Brownsea Island |
| River Dart | Torquay | Plymouth | Commercial operation. One of two across the River Dart. |
| Salcombe | Torquay | Plymouth | Eastern boarding point tucked away out of sight. |
| Tamar | Plymouth | Mevagissey | Good views across Plymouth Sound |
| Fowey | Plymouth | Mevagissey | I don’t remember this one! |
| Falmouth | Mevagissey | Penzance | Expensive commercial operation |
| Helford Passage | Mevagissey | Penzance | Expensive but small! |
| Padstow | Newquay | Bude | Long walk across the beach if the tide is out. |
| Mersey | Colwyn Bay | Liverpool | In the words of the song…. |
| Fleetwood | Preston | Lancaster | Not running because of high winds, We took a taxi instead! |