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Purton Ships Graveyard
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Debbie
February 17, 2022
Beautiful walk along the edge of the canal on one side and the river Severn on the other. About a 5km walk to Sharpness marina and back.
Peter
July 21, 2019
Lovely walk along the Stroud water canal to the resting place of local boats, purposely driven into the bank to help protect the canal and local habitats
Victoria
August 20, 2022
One of our most favourite day trips is to Purton Hulks. Discover the sunken ships hidden within the riverbank at Purton, the UK’s largest ship graveyard, a unique place to get up close to ships over 100 years old. You can walk through this well photo’d area and enjoy a pint in the near by pub. There is a small car park, warning it can be muddy during the winter months! use Purton GL13 9HU for the sat nav.
One of our most favourite day trips is to Purton Hulks. Discover the sunken ships hidden within the riverbank at Purton, the UK’s largest ship graveyard, a unique place to get up close to ships over 100 years old. You can walk through this well photo’d area and enjoy a pint in the near by pub. There…
Sophie
July 19, 2020
Fantastic views across the Severn while taking in some local history. The boats jutting out of the ground along this walk were all buried here to save the receding shore line,just the other side of the hedge is the canal.
Jo
March 4, 2022
Purton lies on the southern bank of the River Severn about 1⁄2 mile north of the port of Sharpness. The Severn is the longest river in the United Kingdom. Known as the Purton Ships Graveyard or Purton Hulks the area has a large number of purposely abandoned boats and ships that were beached on this area of the River Severn with the aim of reinforcing the river bank. A riverbank collapse in 1909 led to concerns about the strong currents of the River and its erosive power putting at risk the Gloucester and Sharpness canal so a quick resolution was required. Between 1909 and 1970’s at regular intervals barges, trows and schooners were taken out on the tide, towed by a tug towards the shore and then charged up the bank. Holes were then made in the hull to allow the tides to deposit the silt inside. Most vessels were beached in the 1950’s and now as a result the ground level has built up meaning you can now see a few barges lying on top of earlier ones. This unusual site with the vessels in considerable decay forms the largest ship graveyard in the mainland and explanatory boards help visitors understand more about the vessels and site.
Purton lies on the southern bank of the River Severn about 1⁄2 mile north of the port of Sharpness. The Severn is the longest river in the United Kingdom. Known as the Purton Ships Graveyard or Purton Hulks the area has a large number of purposely abandoned boats and ships that were beached on this…
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Gloucestershire, England