Aust Ferry

Aust / Beachley Ferry

The ferry at Aust in 1964. The Severn Bridge is under construction in the background
Industry	Passenger and freight transport
Founded	1829 Car ferry 1926
Founder	Duke of Beaufort Old Passage Ferry Association
Defunct	8 September 1966
Fate	Superseded by Severn Bridge
Area served	River Severn

Aust Ferry or Beachley Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn between Aust and Beachley, both in Gloucestershire, England. Before the Severn Bridge opened in 1966, it provided service for road traffic crossing between the West Country and South Wales. The nearest fixed crossing was a 60-mile (97 km) round trip to Gloucester.

The ferry ran from a pier at Old Passage near the village of Aust on the east bank of the Severn. It ran to a similar pier on the east of the Beachley peninsula.^[1] The car ferry, set up in 1926, only carried cars, pedestrians and motorcycles; goods vehicles were prohibited from accessing the ferry terminal.^[2]