The ferry was affected by the floods of 2007 , which damaged the river banks and access roads and also affected the Severn Valley Railway , with a consequent loss of tourist revenue to the ferry . As a result , the ferry did not operate during the remainder of 2007 or during 2008 , and the owner put it up for sale . Local people created the Hampton Loade Community Trust , a charitable trust , to reopen the ferry . This was achieved in April 2009 . The Hampton Loade Ferry is a reaction ferry , propelled by the river current . An overhead cable is suspended across the river , and the ferry is tethered by a second cable , to a pulley block that runs on the suspended cable . To operate the ferry it is angled into the current , causing the current to move it across the river
floods of 2007
2007 United Kingdom floods
Hampton Loade Ferry