Pegwell Bay Hoverport (Kent, UK)

This hoverport, the pad of which is still intact at Ramsgate with the approach markings and car park outlines still visible, was the home to four SRN4 Mk II craft owned by Hoverlloyd between 1968 and 1987 prior to its shutdown resulting from the merger of Seaspeed with Hoverlloyd to form HoverSpeed. The ramp had terminal buildings and an access road coming from just north of Cliff's End on the A256 Sandwich Road. The access road still exists today but is blocked off to traffic by a barrier. The pad is accessible on foot, however, from the road or from the nearby beaches. Hoverlloyd was a Swedish company jointly owned by Swedish Lloyd and the Swedish American Line [Hovercraft Museum, 2007]

Pegwell Bay hoverport

Ramsgate hoverport site, derelict

Car entry huts	Main entryway to the hoverport buildings	From the rear carparks, the hoverport terminal building and pad	Inside the old terminal building, now derelict
The site of Ramsgate hoverport and its terminal buildings	Terminal buildings from the seaward-side

Ramsgate hoverport and pad from the air

Aerial shot of the hoverpad and three SRN4 Mk II craft operating with Hoverlloyd on the pad, one in maintenance

Pegwell Bay Hoverport (Kent, UK)