Oare Marshes Nature Reserve – Shipwrecks Along The Swale loop from Oare

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Oare Marshes Nature Reserve – Shipwrecks Along The Swale loop from Oare

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Oare Marshes Nature Reserve – Shipwrecks Along The Swale loop from Oare

01:40

6.59km

20m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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46 m

Artesian Spring Well

Highlight • Natural

Artesian Spring Well here. Fill your bottles with Healthy Spring water!

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52 m

View of the Isle of Sheppey

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Conyer, just to the east of Sittingbourne, is in the central part of the Swale River, where this tidal creek has moorings for small boats. The hamlet has an …

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147 m

Harty Ferry Crossing to Faversham

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Four ferries previously connected the island to mainland Kent: the King's Ferry to Iwade, the Harty Ferry to Faversham, one from Elmley, and a passenger ferry connecting to the Port Victoria railway terminus on the Grain Peninsula.

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693 m

The other side

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959 m

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve

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Oare Marshes Nature Reserve is an internationally-important wildlife habitat on The Swale. With grazing marsh, freshwater dykes, open water scrapes, reedbed, saltmarsh, and seawall, the reserve is a fantastic place …

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1.43 km

Shipwrecks Along The Swale

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As you walk along The Swale, a tidal channel of the Thames Estuary, you will notice many shipwrecks stranded in the lonely mist and marsh. These enchanting old wrecks make this section of trail particularly atmospheric.

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1.66 km

Oare Creek Shipwrecks

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There are several wrecks along this shore of Oare Creek. Adds a bit of human interest to this otherwise remote feeling section of the Saxon Shore Way.

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4.93 km

Wreck of Pirate Steve

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The a graveyard of steel skeletons of shipwrecks line the sand along the Swale, a tidal channel of the Thames estuary. This beautiful stretch of beach is made even more …

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