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 You can paddle this river in either direction, but it's best done with tide support, and with an eye on the tides at ''Sandwich'', where access at LW is a very muddy experience. Typical  "A to B" trips are between ''Grove Ferry, Sandwich'' and/or ''Ramsgate West'' via the Pegwell Bay crossing.
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 |'''Fordwich'''       <br>Lovely old village through which the river passes, but with restricted access and difficult parking.            24hr access possible just West of the road/river crossing in the village centre (temporary parking            and climb down the slopey bank). There is also a local sailing outfit on the North side of the river            just East of this bridge, with some access. Paddling upstream of here is made difficult by a 			combination of private land ownership, and sluices across the river paths - a shame, as we are 			barely 5K from ''Canterbury'' Town Centre. Generally better to enter the river at ''Grove Ferry''...

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+|'''Fordwich'''       <br>Lovely old village through which the river passes, but with restricted access and difficult parking.            24hr access possible just West of the road/river crossing in the village centre (temporary parking            and climb down the slopey bank). There is also a local sailing outfit on the North side of the river            just East of this bridge, with some access. Paddling upstream of here is made difficult by a 			combination of private land ownership, and sluices across the river paths - a shame, as we are 			barely 5K from ''Canterbury'' Town Centre. Generally better to enter the river at ''Grove Ferry''...
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+|'''GROVE FERRY'''        <br>24hr (+-) access over the banks of the public car park / picnic site, adjoining ''Stodmarsh'' bird reserve and the popular  		[http://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs/pubs.php/groveferryinn_canterbury Grove Ferry Inn]. Best access point in the area ! There is no slipway, but tidal movement is quite limited this far upstream          so it's always possible to get in and out.
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+|'''Sarre Level Crossing'''Curious arrangement where the river passes close by a private house and driveway just 300m off the   A253, but with a railway level crossing sandwiched in between. Access possible over the banks here, but 		not easy to park anywhere. And of course you have to portage over the railway line !
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+'''Plucks Gutter''' Good name, isn't it ? Basically just a pub and a few houses where a road crosses the river.            24hr access apparently possible via rowing club slipway on North side, East of the bridge, but            parking difficult, except in the pub. Busy in Summer.
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+|'''Minster Marshes''' HW+- access to North Bank, with a small, gravel parking lot belonging to Fishing club.             Civilisation is 1300m along track and over the railway line to Minster Village (shops, pubs, better parking)
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+|'''(Stonar Cut West)'''       <br>No access! Worthy of mention only because 10K downstream from here you will pass within 200m 		    of this place, thanks to the huge loop section through Sandwich Town. A large sluice separates 			the two. This is rather like those holes in the wall at ''Ikea'' where you can see into the future 			(but in this case you can't pass through!)
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 This little tidal river flows out from Canterbury, via Sandwich to the sandflats of Pegwell Bay.
 Quiet, peaceful and sheltered, this is more of a ''"Wind in the Willows"'' experience than a

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 ==East Kent Coast: River Stour==
 This little tidal river flows out from Canterbury, via Sandwich to the sandflats of Pegwell Bay.
 Quiet, peaceful and sheltered, this is more of a ''"Wind in the Willows"'' experience than a