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[Goldmohur]

I note the information regarding ship spotting at Rotterdam with interest. Does anyone know what is practicable in the ship spotting line at Immingham and Goole please?

[john mccorquodale]

Goole has a public right of way over the inner lock gates and it has two swinging bridges that are good places for seeing ships moving. It's a fairly close town centre/docks area so a general walk around will have you see most of the ships in dock. Immingham is more restricted I believe, there used to be a public bus service that ran throught the docks, passing the lockside pub, but I don't know what the score is today. However if you get the shipping schedule off ABP's website then Spurn Point is a fantastic viewing area especially if the sun is shining, the beach isn't bad either. I think you have to pay to get there though.

[Patrick Hill]

As John has said, Goole is ok from the public roads and footpaths but you cannot enter the dock estate. You can also get onto the riverfront at Old Goole or Swinefleet to get the vessels arriving or sailing.

For upriver vessels I would recommend the Humber Bridge, they pass from approx 3 hours before high water Hull to about 3 hours after.

Immingham is I'm afraid closed to access. It is possible to get onto the riverfront behind the oil terminal but vessels are passing at very long range. It used to be possible to get onto the riverfront at Killingholme but this might now be blocked by the ro/ro terminal there.

Spurn Point is good for viewing (£3 to take the car down IIRC) but can be poor for photography as the sun is against you most of the day.

Hope this helps

Patrick

[deckmagnet]

Killingholme still has a public right of way along the Sea wall with quite a good view of the ships and Berths. Quite a lot of Photos are taken from along there. I'm not sure if this will change when the new power station is built.

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