Yarmouth Ferries and the Solent

Old postcards are sometimes poorly produced and grainy, I've done my best to scan them. Please click thumbnails for full size picture. Dates are from the card or my estimate (where possible). The manufacturer of the card is shown in brackets (where available).

This page shows cards of ferries used on the Lymington to Yarmouth route and also scenes outside the harbour in the Solent.


Ferries arriving at Yarmouth during the 1960's. MV Freshwater in foreground, MV Lymington in centre and (probably) PS Embassy, a pleasure steamer at the pier. (Photo Precision)	Ferry MV Lymington unloading at Yarmouth in the 1960's. (Collis)

Farringford unloading on a sunny summers day. It had a capacity of 32 cars. (Constance)	The ferry Farringford shown at work crossing the Solent. This was and unusual vessel in that it was Diesel-electric paddle boat. It subsequently ended up as a Humber ferry. (Salmon)

The old landing stage at Lymington showing the MV Lymington approaching, this is the seaward end of jetty shown in the picture below and has now been replaced by a linkspan. (Tokim)	S.S. Freshwater leaving Lymington for Yarmouth

Postcard, probably from the sixties of the car ferry 'Freshwater' at the old Lymington pier terminal. On the left is the old station (now demolished). (Salmon)	Not a ferry, but rather a Solent pleasure steamer, Lorna Doone, with Hurst castle in the background. Probably late 1930's. (Pan-Aero)