Butt’s Ferry down on Exeter Quay is operated by man power, it’s a floating boat that is pulled 150 feet by a cable across the river Exe. The current boat is 27 feet long and has been in use since 2005, but there has been a crossing there since the 17th century.
There is a sign on the riverbank that reads.
Butts Ferry
Tis yer you catch the ferry
A funny boat it be . . .
But it gets you cross the river
For only 30p
Jude at Travel Words has nominated me for the ‘Five Photos, Five Stories’ challenge, and I would like to nominate Ruth, a photographer and art teacher from Pittsburgh who also writes poetry. This would be an easy challenge for you Ruth, if you feel like taking it up, no worries if you don’t have time.
The challenge is to just “post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or a short paragraph and each day nominate another blogger for the challenge”.
Lucid Gypsy 
That is so neat. I have always loved ferry’s. Wish I could ride it.
It would only take about 3 minutes but its fun!
So, standing room only? I’d hate to stand at the open ends without railings. 😀 😀 Just my luck, I’d make like a fish.
Hahaha even my bike has been on it so i think you’d be fine!
Whew. What a relief!
I remember fondly the ferry rides from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Island in North Carolina… thanks for ferrying these memories back to me!
No room for the car though!!!
Nah, you’d have to drive around and that means getting stuck in traffic!
That’s really cute. There used to be one across the River Severn years ago. I like it when some things are retained from the past.
The alternative walk isn’t very far but this way is fun 🙂
Definitely!
Hahaha Love your cute verse, Gilly. What a novel way to cross. 🙂
Lol, it isn’t my verse, it’s on the river bank!
Oh, I missed that bit. It sounded just like you. 🙂
So funny! I love the back story here as well, Gilly.
Thanks Naomi, it’s a nice little ride!
A very cute ferry, Gilly. It looks so charming and harks back to a simpler time. 🙂
It does indeed 🙂
I love this kind of quirky ferry, Gilly. I remember a crossing like this but somewhere in the countryside. I’ve long since forgotten where but I can still picture it 🙂
The river Styx? 🙂
The one I’m thinking of is somewhere near Bridgenorth. 🙂 🙂