Up the River Medina 

The RYA Guide to the River Medina shows that past the hustle and bustle of Cowes, the upper reaches of the Medina River have a lot to offer.

The upper reaches of the Medina River often go unexplored, but they offer great waterside pubs, a clench of interesting marinas and yards, and plentiful alongside mooring.

The Medina takes its name from the Saxon, ‘Medene’ meaning Middle River because it nearly splits the island in half. The Medina is navigable to the capital, Newport, but the source stems from the chalk springs high on St Catherine’s Down on the south side of the Island.

Newport is a great lunch stop as it offers more than 2m of water for four hours every tide, or overnight stop if you can dry out.

Follow the route up the River Medina with the RYA Guide to the River Medina. The guide provides pilotage notes, pictures and information on the places to eat, visitor moorings and historical sites.