How to find us by sea:

There are two channels to the entrance to Conyer Creek, one running from the Port hand buoy south of the western end of Fowley island and the Butterfly channel which runs in from a point further to the west. The latter is marginally deeper but is very tortuous. Most people use the channel which is described below.

• From the east one approaches to the south of Fowley island, leaving the Fowley Spit East Cardinal buoy to starboard proceed up south deep until one reaches the port hand buoy adjacent to the western end of Fowley island and then bear left keeping the small red can to the left and close to the starboard hand buoys round to the entrance.
• From the west one can cross from the main Swale Channel in a straight line from no 8 port hand buoy to a point on the seawall approximately 20 meters to the east of the entrance. Once one reaches South Deep turn to the east and head for the port hand can buoy which is adjacent to the end of Fowley Island, mentioned above, and then as before. Do not try to cut the corner off, there’s not enough water for most boats. On this latter route, which takes you across the mud flats, you will cross two deeper channels before you reach South Deep at which point you are approximately 100 meters away from the seawall. This is a substantially shallower route but saves quite a lot of distance if you are approaching from the Kingsferry Bridge.

If you don’t want to cross the mud flats then keep in the main Swale channel which is buoyed and go down to the Fowley Spit East Cardinal. A word of warning; the spit running to the east from Fowley island goes virtually all the way to the cardinal buoy. Be very wary about cutting the corner. Every year one sees at least one boat that tried to cut across the spit, stuck firm and waiting many hours for the tide to go out and come in again. From the Fowley Spit proceed as per the first bullet above.

Once you reach the end of the series of green can buoys you will see a North Cardinal. This is not an official buoy and is made of two traffic cones but it serves as a guide and is position at the northern edge of a very shallow mud bank. You leave it to your right and then proceed up the creek leaving port and starboard hand buoys or withies as appropriate. On the bends remember that the water tends to be deeper towards the outside.

You will see from the attached sketch the channels mentioned above.

Conyer Marina is at the head of the creek after you have passed the houses and the pub.

Pictures of the approaches and creek at low tide may be found via the link at the left of this page.