St. Katharine Docks Marina Visitor Guide WELCOME

Old Street Dear Visitor,

Shoreditch High Street Thank you for choosing to visit St. Katharine Docks Marina. On behalf of the marina team, I would very much like to welcome you to the marina and wish you an enjoyable stay.

Whitechapel

With its unique location and excellent Farringdon

transport links to the rest of London, St. Liverpool Museum of Street London Katharine Docks are a stone’s throw from

Moorgate the delights of one of the world’s greatest Aldgate East cities.

Aldgate The Marina provides 185 floating berths Tower 42 designed to the most modern marina

St Pauls Bank of standards and equipped for vessels up to Cathedral If there is anything which the team or I St Pauls 40 metres. could do for you to increase the pleasure London Mansion Bank / DLR Blackfriars House of your stay, please contact us in the Whether you are using the marina as a Lloyd’s of Fenchurch marina reception and we will be happy to London Street Temple convenient base from which to explore Tower Gateway DLR Blackfriars Monument DLR assist you. Somerset Millenium London, or, looking for a bit of peace and House Pier Cannon Street quiet in this secluded enclave of our busy Kind regards, capital city, we hope you find what you

Savoy Bankside are looking for. Pier Pier Globe Theatre Tate Tower Millenium Modern Pier I would like to recommend you to read National London Bridge Thomas City Pier Theatre Moore through the notes provided in this guide. Festival Square Paul Tetlow Pier St Katharine More Pier They will help you to maximise your Southbank Borough London Marina General Manager Centre Market experience in staying with us and provide

The London Bridge Shard you with valuable information about the

Butler’s facilities we have, what is on offer nearby Wharf and what you should do as you prepare

Waterloo to leave.

1 MARINA INFORMATION

ELECTRICITY WASHROOMS WIFI Electricity is provided at each berth. Please We have two sets of washrooms for Wifi is provided free of charge by use the electricity outlet as instructed by marina users. We have 6 washrooms connecting to: the marina team. located in the marina reception building Network: _SKD Marina Visitor and a floating unit of 5 washrooms in Password: VisitorSKD If you do not have the correct adaptor for the north west corner of the East Dock. the socket size available, please contact Each set of washrooms have facilities for Once you access the log in page please the marina reception. We have a small disabled users. Please use your access first register your e-mail address by clicking number of adapters available to loan. The card to enter these. on the link below the orange box. Seperate adaptor should be returned to a member WiFi is provided for events. of the marina team as you depart through We regularly inspect our washrooms for the lock. Adaptors are loaned free of cleanliness. Please let us know if you find ATM charge, but a cost of replacement will be anything not as it should be. There is a cash machine in the wall applied to your bill, if the item is lost or of the Tower Hotel, facing facing the damaged. MARINA TROLLIES blue Coronarium Bridge - between the Marina trollies are available at most Centre Basin and West Dock. There are also ATMs at the Tesco and Waitrose Electricity connections are provided by pontoon exits. SECURITY supermarkets. the marina at the user’s own risk and it is a On arrival you will have received access user’s responsibility to ensure they have the They require 1x £ or Euro coin to cards for the pontoon gates and our MAIL suitable fitting for their on board system. release them. facilities. Please put these against the There is a mail box on Marble Quay (at electronic card readers at the side of the the south east corner of the Centre Basin) Please see the list of current marina LAUNDRY gates or door and push the door or gate. and another in Thomas More Square. charges for electricity costs. More details Two self-service washing machines and The card readers are lit by a blue light, on getting connected can be found on two dryers are available in the laundry which turns green when access is allowed. MARINA MERCHANDISE page 12. room in the marina reception building. The If you have any difficulties using your card, We have a collection of SKD Marina machines are coin operated. A standard please contact the marina reception. merchandise available for purchase from WATER wash is £2.00 and £1.00 gives 30 minutes the marina reception. From reusable Drinking water is available from the taps of drying time. We do not provide washing In the event of an emergency, there is an porcelain coffee cups and keyrings, to on the marina pontoons. If you do not detergent. If you would like to use an iron, emergency door release underneath the SKD tea and Jumbo our soft toy elephant have a long enough hose or the right please ask at the marina reception. card reader. there is something for all. connection, please contact the marina office and we will endeavour to help. WASTE WATER PUMP OUTS RUBBISH CONDITIONS OF MOORING Please use water considerately and return Please do not dispose of waste water Green rubbish bins for domestic waste A copy of our full conditions of mooring any loaned equipment to marina reception into the marina. Waste water pump and blue bins for recyclable material are is available from the marina reception as soon as it is no longer required. outs, operated by the marina staff, are provided at all pontoon exits. If you have or through our website. Please note available at almost every berth. Please that swimming, fishing and boat repairs large items to dispose of, please contact contact the marina reception to organise a with power tools are not permitted in the marina reception. time and confirm the current charge. the marina. Equipment such as bicycles, dinghies and boat spares are not to be left on the dock.

2 3 PREPARING TO LEAVE SAFETY & SECURITY

Whilst you may have just arrived, please In the event of an incident, please • Leave the area of danger, take a few moments to familiarise yourself assemble at the nearest Muster with the procedure for your departure. • Do what is safe to deal Point*, and await further immediately with the situation. instructions BOOKING A LOCK - OUT TIME Please contact the marina reception during • Summon help by VHF Ch The Muster Points are: the day before your departure to organise 80/16, by opening the door your lock out time. We will ask for your of a pontoon SOS unit, or by RV1 Marble Quay/Outside Dickens Inn preferred departure time but please be telephone: flexible as we are obliged to group yachts RV2 Elephant Gate / Outside Ivory House together, to optimise the locking time • SKD Security Control available. +44 (0)207 264 5296 RV3 The Piazza / Outside Slug and Lettuce The lock operates approximately 2 hours • Marina Office before and 1.30 hours after High Water +44 (0)207 264 5312 These can be seen on the map on the (London Bridge) between the hours of back page of this guide. 0600-2030 during the summer season • UK Police / Fire / Ambulance LOCKING OUT (April - October) and 0800-1800 in the 999 About 15 minutes before your lock out, winter season. one of our Dockmasters will make an announcement on VHF Ch 80 and confirm All locking operations must be completed the vessels involved in the lock out and any in these times. Our lock operating times preferred order for vessels to arrive at the can be found on lock. our website, www.skdocks.co.uk/marina. If you require a bridge to be lifted or PAYMENTS opened, this will also be confirmed. As you Payment by debit card is the preferred will remember from your arrival, there is a option. We do not routinely accept cash, floating pontoon on the eastern side of the cheques or credit cards. lock. If the lock is busy, you may be asked to raft alongside another boat, or tie up to Please keep your access cards and any the wall on starboard side and adjust your loaned equipment until you lock out with lines as the water level changes. the boat.

The Dickens Inn is a picturesque restyled and reconstructed 18th For more information, please call century pub and restaurant, providing an outstanding place to and speak to one of our experienced events team 4 go and enjoy food and drink in the heart of St Katharine Docks in London. With gorgeous pizzas, speciality steaks, burgers and Sunday roasts as well as balcony dining, large beer garden and 020 7488 2208 views of and the Shard, we’re popular with tourists [email protected] and locals alike. www.dickensinn.co.uk ENJOYING YOUR STAY

FRESH PASTA ST. KATHARINE DOCKS There is a good selection of local amenities around the docks so if you’re looking for a Address: haircut, a key cut or a thick cut steak, you should find what you are looking for within a Unit C3 Ivory House, short walk of your boat. St Katharine Docks, E1W 1AT RESTAURANTS L’Escale Ping Pong To book please call: & CAFES Wine Bar Dim Sum There is a great selection 020 7481 3796 020 7680 7850 0207 481 2004 of dock side restaurants Medieval Banquet and cafes. Event space Slug & Lettuce 020 7480 5353 Bar & Pub Food emiliaspasta.com Take your pick! 020 7702 4210 Kilikya’s Brasserie @ Turkish Cuisine Strada Tower Hotel 020 7488 0813 Italian International Cuisine 020 7702 0123 0871 376 9036 St. Katharine Docks Café Natural Kitchen Hoh Sek Coffee Shop & Snacks All day healthy food and Thai Cuisine 07882 936721 take away deli 020 7481 2982 020 7481 3308 White Mulberries IVORY HOUSE Coffee Shop & Snacks MARBLE QUAY Bravas Tapas Dickens Inn Spanish Tapas Zizzi Pub Meals & Pizzeria 020 7481 1464 Italian 020 7488 2208 020 7488 0130 Dokke Mala Locally sourced world THE PIAZZA AND Indian Restaurant cuisine COMMODITY QUAY 020 7480 6356 Authentic Italian food and drink, from sharing 020 7481 3954 Café Rouge flatbreads to fresh pasta and hand-stretched French Cuisine pizzas. Emilia’s Crafted Pasta 020 7701 0195 Italian The perfect spot to relax after a day’s sightseeing. 020 7481 2004 Côte Brasserie If you visit on a Monday all our pizzas are £5. French Cuisine 020 7488 3668 WHERE TO FIND US 2 Tower Bridge House St. Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1AA 020 7702 0123 7 OPENING TIMES Mon - Sat: 11.00am - 11.00pm

Sun: 11.00am - 9.30pm LOCAL AMENITIES EXPLORING LONDON

Tesco Extra THOMAS MORE SQUARE To the west of the Marina in St. Katharine’s To the east on the Marina near Waitrose Way. Postcode E1W 1LE you will also find: Tube/DLR: The nearest underground Taxis: There is a taxi rank at the reception Open 0600-2400 every day except St. Katharine Hair & Beauty station is Tower Hill, served by the District area of the Tower Hotel, near the lock Wednesday (0600-2330). Ladies and Gents hairdresser and Circle lines. The cheapest travel entrance. Taxis are normally available and beauty available is by using an Oyster Travelcard 24hrs a day. Small convenience store with essential 020 7488 4442 or a contactless bank card. Visit the marina supplies and meals. reception for a tube map or collect one at Aron Specialist Tower Hill station. Waitrose St. Katharine Docks Dry Cleaners, Shoe Repair, To the east of East Dock in Thomas More Key Cutting Cycling: Santander Cycles is London’s Street. Postcode E1W 1YY 020 7357 0099 self-service, bike-sharing scheme for short journeys. There are 2 bike docking stations Open Monday - Friday 0730 - 2200, Pumblechooks Café Riverboat: Cruise boats and river ferries nearby at Tower Hill Station and in St. Saturday 0730-2100, Sunday 1100- Diner style Café run from St. Katharine’s Pier and Tower Katharine’s Way. 1700. 020 7680 4004 Pier respectively. Cruises can be booked through and the 30 minute journeys cost £2 and there is no Larger supermarket with Bakery, The Moretown Belle MBNA Clippers provide ferry travel to need to pre-register - just visit a docking Delicatessen and Café. Restaurant and Bar with sports screens Greenwich and West London. station. To find out more about the scheme, 020 7702 0900 visit: tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander- For more information visit: www.tfl.gov.uk/ cycles. modes/river/

8 9 BOAT SUPPLIES

For boat and chandlery items you For general hardware items you might try: might try:

Arthur Beale The Plumb Centre 194 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H Plumbing accessories. Unit 11A, Dock 8JPT. Street, London, E1 8JN. 5 minutes walk Phone: 020 7836 9034 from the marina. Email: [email protected] Phone: 020 7553 2945

Open Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 19.00, Open: Monday to Friday: 07.30 - 17.00, 20.00 on Thursday and Sunday 11.00 - Saturday: 08.00 - 12.00, 17.0 0 Sunday: Closed

Ocean Leisure FUEL 11-14 Northumberland Ave, London The Marina works with Thames Marine WC2N 5AQ. Phone: 020 7930 5050. Services (TMS) who operate the fuel Email: [email protected] barge Heiko on the river, moored less than 500m downstream of the marina’s lock Open Monday - Friday, 10.00 - 19.00, entrance. TMS operate at similar times to 20.00 on Thursday, Saturday: 10.00 - our lock times but you are advised to book 18.00, Sunday: 11.00 - 17.00 ahead. Phone: 020 3793 9925 / 07827 816004 / 07827 816023 Email: office@ Or order on the internet for delivery to the tmsl.london marina reception; By prior arrangement and for large Your boatname, quantities, TMS will also visit the marina c/o St. Katharine Docks Marina, with their smaller vessel. 50 St. Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1LA To organise this please contact TMS directly.

There is also a fuel station on , E1W 2BN. 15 minutes walk from the marina (open 24 Hours).

If you’re looking for a reliable fuel Our services include... and lubricant delivery service on the Fuel Thames then look no further then Engineering Thames Marine Services. Lubricants & Antifreeze Our reliable mobile delivery service the Bug Treatments ‘Heiko’ and ‘Conquestor’, operate between Waste Oil Collection 10 Teddington and Gravesend. Moorings Contact Thames Marine Services Mobile: 07827816023 Office: 02037939925 Email: [email protected]

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A metered electricity socket is provided at If you remove your plug, you will need each berth. You have been provided an to establish the power connection by electricity account for the duration of your following the instructions above. stay, and you will pay for the electricity you have consumed, when you depart the To get a balance enquiry on the pedestal marina. display key in the same 4-digit code but with an * either side. To connect to electricity If you experience any problems, please Plug in to your allocated socket numbered contact the marina reception +44 (0)20 7264 5312 or, out of hours, call SKD Estate Security ______+44 (0)20 7264 5296 Go to the nearest keypad pedestal

On the keypad, enter #_ _ _ _# Wait for the display to confirm the socket is on

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