Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service closing at the end of March

You have just a couple of weeks to be able to take a trip on the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry before it closes due to funding problems.
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The ferry is the last public crossing point across the Thames before it reaches the sea and there’s been a river crossing here for at least 450 years. Originally owned by the  Lord of the Manor of Parrock, in 1694 the ferry ownership was split between Gravesend Town Council and Tilbury Fort. In 1862, the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railw