Hermitage Community Moorings

Hermitage Community Moorings
Credit: www.hcmoorings.org


Hermitage Community Moorings
Credit: www.hcmoorings.org


HCM Residenc eel fishermen
Credit: www.hcmoorings.org

Hermitage Community Moorings came into being by a group of boat owners and committed river users living on the River Thames who wanted to utilise their knowledge and skills in order to create a viable and sustainable, not for profit, model for responsible river living on the tidal River Thames in the Port of London.

In 2004 HCM acquired a long established commercial mooring, a vital part of London’s river heritage, based at Hermitage Wharf in historic Wapping. After two years HCM was granted Planning Permission on 12 July 2006 to build a high specification moorings infrastructure for traditional ships and barges anchoring the maritime heritage of this part of the Lower Pool, downstream from Tower Bridge. We designed and managed the construction and installation of this exciting project, demonstrating our total determination and tireless commitment to building on the history, and making our contribution to the River Thames and the Port of London. All the ex-working vessels at Hermitage are fully navigable and lovingly and sympathetically restored and converted for residential use.

At Hermitage there are two visitor berths, the only serviced all-tide visitor berths in the Upper Pool enabling Wapping to enjoy visits from some of the UK and Europe’s most impressive historic craft. There is also a Pier House, a floating community space which caters for a variety of public uses managed by our charity Hermitage River Projects.

HCM, a dynamic river based community dedicated to increasing access to and broadening understanding of the tidal River Thames, hosts four open weekends a year when the public are invited to enjoy the river and explore some of the historic vessels moored at Hermitage.

"When people feel they 'belong' to a neighbourhood which is theirs through their own efforts, then it will become a place which is worth struggling to retain and develop. People will safeguard what they have helped to create."

Lord Scarman and Tony Gibson, The Guardian, 11 December 1991

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