Queenborough — Sheerness
Queshe two
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By Daisy C on 01 Apr 2023
Description
Quieter, greener and more off-road than QueShe 1. It doesn't go alongside busy industrial Brielle Way. Uses less of the long alley called Queenborough Wall between Brielle Way and the shorefront and a quieter attractive road through Queenborough.
Queenborough high street and riverside have some historic buildings from the 18th-century fishing harbour heyday and a pretty medieval church. The next stretch is along the shore line, looking across the Swale towards marshland and then across the Medway to the container port on the Isle of Grain. The path then turns inland and there's a half mile stretch along a wide alley in between the seawall and an industrial mega-carpark. The first turning off this alley takes you over a busy road and a railway line, a couple of minutes on quiet streets and then into a linear park called "The Fleet" which is a broad pathway beside a reedbed lined land drain called... the Fleet. From the end of that park it is a short hop on quiet streets to Sheerness train station following the bike route signs.
If you start from Sheerness the entry to "The Fleet" from Medway Rd is slightly disguised as a gap in a row of blue-doored garages. But look closer and there is a slightly hidden fingerpost and an entrance arch beyond.
This route is easy to navigate, traffic-free most of the way and low traffic for the remainder. Between Brielle Way, through the park and to Sheerness station is a cycle route, so you can just follow the signs.
It's a short route but there is a bus stop where it crosses Brielle Way if you need an escape plan. No idea about bus availability, although they do take contactless cards. Train stations and choices of places to eat etc at either end.
The coastal section near Queenborough is clearly lashed by waves and winds at times, probably best avoid it and the alley during "exceptional weather events". The rest of the route is on dry land and the entire route is paved. There is a shallow ramped footbridge within the seawall alley section and there are shallow sloping steps over the railway footbridge, otherwise this route is almost flat. The "Queenborough Wall" section from Brielle Way to the shore is between high walls and fences, pretty isolated and possibly unlit. There is a short cut between the rail footbridge and the Brielle Way footpath turnoff, the small loop is to use the light-controlled crossing
Quieter, greener and more off-road than QueShe 1. It doesn't go alongside busy industrial Brielle Way. Uses less of the long alley called Queenborough Wall between Brielle Way and the shorefront and a quieter attractive road through Queenborough.
Queenborough high street and riverside have some historic buildings from the 18th-century fishing harbour heyday and a pretty medieval church. The next stretch is along the shore line, looking across the Swale towards marshland and then across the Medway to the container port on the Isle of Grain. The path then turns inland and there's a half mile stretch along a wide alley in between the seawall and an industrial mega-carpark. The first turning off this alley takes you over a busy road and a railway line, a couple of minutes on quiet streets and then into a linear park called "The Fleet" which is a broad pathway beside a reedbed lined land drain called... the Fleet. From the end of that park it is a short hop on quiet streets to Sheerness train station following the bike route signs.
If you start from Sheerness the entry to "The Fleet" from Medway Rd is slightly disguised as a gap in a row of blue-doored garages. But look closer and there is a slightly hidden fingerpost and an entrance arch beyond.
This route is easy to navigate, traffic-free most of the way and low traffic for the remainder. Between Brielle Way, through the park and to Sheerness station is a cycle route, so you can just follow the signs.
It's a short route but there is a bus stop where it crosses Brielle Way if you need an escape plan. No idea about bus availability, although they do take contactless cards. Train stations and choices of places to eat etc at either end.
The coastal section near Queenborough is clearly lashed by waves and winds at times, probably best avoid it and the alley during "exceptional weather events". The rest of the route is on dry land and the entire route is paved. There is a shallow ramped footbridge within the seawall alley section and there are shallow sloping steps over the railway footbridge, otherwise this route is almost flat. The "Queenborough Wall" section from Brielle Way to the shore is between high walls and fences, pretty isolated and possibly unlit. There is a short cut between the rail footbridge and the Brielle Way footpath turnoff, the small loop is to use the light-controlled crossing
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Queenborough
Grid Ref
TQ9129872086
Lat / Lon
51.41551° / 0.74966°
Easting / Northing
591,298E / 172,086N
What3Words
plodding.hurray.leafing
Sheerness
Grid Ref
TQ9182074941
Lat / Lon
51.44098° / 0.75870°
Easting / Northing
591,820E / 174,941N
What3Words
prom.rejoins.cheer
Queenborough | |
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Grid Ref | TQ9129872086 |
Lat / Lon | 51.41551° / 0.74966° |
Easting / Northing | 591,298E / 172,086N |
What3Words | plodding.hurray.leafing |
Sheerness | |
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Grid Ref | TQ9182074941 |
Lat / Lon | 51.44098° / 0.75870° |
Easting / Northing | 591,820E / 174,941N |
What3Words | prom.rejoins.cheer |
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reviews
ShortLegsLongWalk
20 Jul 2023A very quick and quiet walk, manages to avoid busy roads and very pretty in places. Definitely worth the walk! :).
Daisy C
31 Mar 2023Enjoyable. Highlight for me was the coastal section, the path run right next to the tideline, so I was almost on top of a mixed crowd of birds feeding on the freshly exposed rocks and mud. Pretty good views even without my glasses or binoculars! Also the path along The Fleet and a small group of navelwort plants in the otherwise boring long alley section.
I was wandering around either end checking different options for the new route as well as reviewing, and briefly looked at a few things I'd include on a pure leisure walk but didn't include on this, to keep it simple and direct.
At Sheerness: the long curve of shingle beach to the east, the Garrison to the west (only seen from a distance) and the very ornate cast iron clock a short way down the High St. At Queenborough: a small creek with moored boats and a local museum on the High Street.
Queenborough had more places to eat and drink than I expected given it's size. There are public toilets in Sheerness if you keep going down the High Street.
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