HMS Beagle Wreck Site – The Plough & Sail, Paglesham loop from Canewdon

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HMS Beagle Wreck Site – The Plough & Sail, Paglesham loop from Canewdon

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HMS Beagle Wreck Site – The Plough & Sail, Paglesham loop from Canewdon

02:57

11.7km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.65 km

Shipwreck at Paglesham Pool

Highlight • Historical Site

The salt marsh at Paglesham Pool preserves traces of past oyster cultivation, evident in rows and rectangular pool-shaped depressions.

Further downstream, attention is drawn to a substantial box-shaped structure - …

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5.79 km

Paglesham Pool

Highlight • River

6.01 km

HMS Beagle Wreck Site

Highlight • Viewpoint

This small, ruined dock amid abandoned osyster beds is the last post of the H.M.S. Beagle; Charles Darwin's expedition ship that took him around the world. The vessel spent its final years moored here, acting as a deterrent for smugglers.

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7.06 km

The Plough & Sail, Paglesham

Highlight • Pub

Just a few hundred yards away from the River Rouch you’ll find the Plough and Sail owned by the Oliver Family. Still run as a traditional pub with real log …

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9.43 km

St Peter's Church, Paglesham

Highlight • Religious Site

Gorgeous 15th C Church, restored in 1883 by local man Zachary Pettitt who married the daughter of a local oyster merchant. Touching stained glass window dedicated to his lost children. …

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.77 km

4.62 km

1.32 km

Surfaces

4.70 km

4.69 km

1.46 km

628 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

13°C

8°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

December 15, 2024,Hike

I felt like walking this at a faster pace, also extending it, as i wasnt ready to finish at 7 miles, really enjoyed it

October 9, 2022,Pagleshams and Seawall Loop (well nearly)

Intended loop but forgot to record a section! Look for the footpath sign just past the church - leads you across fields to East Hall Road which in turn takes you onto the route I did record, as it passes through Paglesham East End on its way to the seawall. The route then follows the seawall as it loops out …