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Following a deterioration in the weather forecast for the end of this week we have had to postpone the planned departure of LYNHER for its 5 year refit. LYNHER had been scheduled to be towed to Falmouth on Friday for…

Readers will be well aware of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus and the subsequent confirmed cases in the UK. We take the health and safety of all our service users, staff and the wider public very seriously. We have a…

LYNHER has been taken out of service this morning to prepare for being towed to Falmouth for her refit at the A&P dry dock facilities. Work has now started on preparing the ferry for the tow, including de-storing and installation…

Preparations for the planned refit of the Torpoint ferry LYNHER are now well underway, with the ferry due to be taken out of service on Monday 16 March in preparation for being towed to Falmouth. Weather permitting the ferry will…

Further to previous communication about the main chain change on LYNHER II, the current weather forecast for Monday 02 March 2020 indicates that we should be able to undertake the first of the chain changes on that day. The intention…

Due to today’s high winds we have been forced to postpone the chain changes scheduled to take place this week on the Torpoint ferry LYNHER. This is a very complex process which can only be safely carried out in the…

Works to upgrade the toll system on the Tamar Bridge to make it quicker and easier for service users will enter a key phase today, when the focus shifts to the nearside ‘tag-only’ lane – lane 7 which is dedicated…

The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Office opening times for Xmas and New Year 2019, are as follows

Tamar Bridge Tamar Bridge tolls will be suspended from 00.00 on 25th December 2019 until 23.59 on 25th December 2019 (midnight to midnight). Drivers are requested to approach the toll plaza and pass through the booths with care, as there…