insideKENT Magazine Issue 73 - April 2018 | Page 76

VISITKENT JETSTREAM TOURS DISCOVER TALES OF THE RIVER MEDWAY AND THAMES ESTUARY WITH JETSTREAM TOURS! HYTHE PLEASURE BOATS Pleasure boating has operated on the canal for more than 100 years. Boats can be hired between Easter weekend and the end of September, from one hour to up to half a day for £10 an hour. Some discounts and concessionary deals are available on request. Group bookings also available. Electric Boat Trips – ‘La Tienne’ (She's Yours) Either sit back and relax on their passenger boat, or more adventurous thrill seekers can hold on tight to their seats aboard the jet boat as it sails past Chatham Historic Dockyard and Upnor Castle. In 2018, join Jetstream Tours for day trips departing from Rochester, Southend and Gravesend. See their website for more details about day trips, red sand towers trips, special events and for private hire enquiries. Jetstream Tours is also the operator of the Gravesend to Tilbury ferry service connecting Kent and Essex via river Monday – Saturday. www.jetstreamtours.com 76 Starting Easter weekend, a new passenger boat service arrives on the Royal Military Canal at Hythe, Kent. La Tienne (She’s Yours) is an electric passenger launch – she is a pretty boat purchased especially for this new attraction. Electric Boat Trips The Boat Hut, Royal Military Canal Hythe CT21 6AX 07885 318301 www.electricboathythe.co.uk