The Appledore / Instow Ferry Only Runs at High Tide. What if It Never Had To?
The Appledore to Instow ferry is lovely. Itโs also tide-dependent, seasonal, and often queued for an hour.
Miss the window?
Youโre driving 10 miles around the estuary.
So hereโs a question they didnโt want you to ask:
What if you replaced it with a small, electric, helium airship?
- 3-minute crossing
- No tides. No mudflats. No problem.
- Lands on grass or sand โ no runway needed
- Quiet. Green. Always on.
The Hindenburg wasnโt just an accident.
It was a psy-op to kill the airship industry.
One burning ship on film, and suddenly hydrogen = death.
Oil won. Bridges got built. Ferries got stuck in the mud.
But modern airships are safe. And a 1-mile estuary crossing is the perfect place to bring them back.
๐ Appledore โ Instow, North Devon ๐ UNESCO Biosphere Reserve โ๏ธ No runway. No diesel. No waiting for the tide.
