Faversham Creek is a tidal creek running south off The Swale at Harty Ferry, some 6 miles west of Whitstable, on the North Kent Marshes.
High Tide at Faversham Creek
The navigatable creek flows from The Swale off the Thames estuary flowing from the north sea.
The creek meanders through the North Kent Marshes with its abundance of wildlife and onto Faversham which lies at its head, making it an ideal place for walking, boating and bird watching.
Faversham Creek is the key to the existence to the town of Faversham.
Without the Creek, Faversham would never have existed. Its value for the discharge and loading of cargoes was recognised in prehistoric times, when a settlement was established not far from Standard Quay; a Roman villa (luxury farmstead) came next; and then 1,000 years later, in 1147, work began on building a huge Abbey nearby. Stone for this was imported from France through the Creek.
For more information please see
Port of Faversham.
Faversham Creek
The creek is navigatable by suitable craft as far as Faversham town centre, with access to the creek is available approximately 1½ hours either side of high water, with berthing for visitors either on the Front Brents Jetty (starboard) or at the town quay (port).
Harty Ferry has a number of full tide mooring buoys, owned by boatyards in Oare and Faversham, which can be used for waiting for the tide to access the creek.
Moorings and other marine services are also available in Oare Creek.
Faversham Creek Chartlet
To view a chartlet of Faversham Creek, from the Faversham Spit buoy to the Town Quay, please click on the picture on the left.
This will present a large scale chartlet in a new window. If you wish to expand the chartlet further, please click on the 'Expand to regular size button'
which appears at the bottom right of the image when you place your mouse on the image.
To print the chartlet; from within the same window use either the browser's File>Print facility or click on the print icon in the small toolbar that appears in the top left of the image.
The chartlet has been taken from the booklet Faversham Creek Navigation Guide which was published in 2001. It should not therefore be used for navigation purposes.
Navigation Data
Port Authority: |
Port of Sheerness Ltd |
Harbourmaster: |
 01795 663025
|
VHF Channel: |
74 'Medway Radio' |
Berthing: |
see Berthing below |
Tides: |
same as Sheerness
+0125 Dover |
Waypoint: |
Harty Ferry -51:20.9N,0:53.8E |
Berthing
Front Brents Jetty
Waypoint: |
51:20.7N,0:54.3E - entrance to the creek in the Swale |
Location: |
near head of Faversham Creek, west bank |
Harbourmaster: |
Town Council 01795 594442/3
Albion Pub 01795 591411
Corner Shop 01795 532336 |
VHF Channel: |
na |
Tides:
|
same as Sheerness
+0125 Dover |
Access: |
HW+/-1.5hr |
Berthing: |
20 alongside jetty, drying |
Max Draught: |
1.2m |
Max LOA: |
8m |
Facilities: |
water, electricity, security |
E-mail: |
Town Council  faversham.towncouncil@virgin.net
Corner Shop 7834@7834pbox.fs.net.co.uk |
Iron Wharf Boatyard
Waypoint: |
51:20.7N,0:54.3E - entrance to creek in the Swale |
Location: |
near head of Faversham Creek, east bank |
Harbourmaster: |
01795 537122 |
VHF Channel: |
8 'Iron Wharf' |
Tides: |
same as Sheerness
+0125 Dover |
Access: |
HW+/-1.5hr |
Berthing: |
40 drying |
Max Draught: |
3m |
Max LOA: |
25m |
Facilities: |
water, fuel, toilets, repairs, chandlery, cranage |
Dredging Faversham Creek in 2007