Smallest Commercial Paddle Steamer

May 6, 2009 on 8:38 am | In Adventure Travel, London, Museums, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales | Comments Off


Great British Heritage Pass - Buy OnlineVisits Celebration Of Steam

The Medina Monarch is the world’s smallest commercial paddle steamer and one of only three passenger carrying steamers in the country. We are delighted to announce she will be giving free rides* to visitors at Celebration of Steam in May.

From the River Medina on the Isle of Wight, this 42ft long beauty holds up to 12 passengers and weighs approximately 10 tonnes. She was built 25 years ago and houses a 100 year-old engine which was originally used to pump tar.

She is powered by steam and paddle power alone and visitors will be able to view the entire engine room and speak with the crew. She will be craned out of the Medina on the Isle of Wight onto a low loader and then shipped across to the Historic Dockyard via the Wightlink Car Ferry.

This is the fourth year we have held Celebration of Steam at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and it’s taking place on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May. The site comes alive with different types of steam engine and there will be the exclusive opportunity to see the Block Mills, the world’s first complete steam powered factory which is normally out-of-bounds to the public.

Visitors can mingle with Ivor the Engine and friends, enjoy lunch in the sausage and ale festival, meet a cast of costumed dock-workers and view the variety of steam engines and locomotives on display.


Click here for your London PassTickets for the event cost adults: £12, concessions: £10, family (up to 5 people, maximum of 2 adults/seniors): £36. Tickets include entrance to all attractions on site: HMS Warrior 1860, HMS Victory, Mary Rose, Royal Naval Museum and Action Stations (excludes Harbour Tours).

For further information please telephone Advanced Sales on 023 9283 9766 or visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk

* Weather permitting

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