Care Ashore

25/06/2026

Important update from Care Ashore

This page will no longer be updated.

Please follow our new official page to keep up to date with the latest news, community updates, events and information about the support available through Care Ashore:

➡️ https://www.facebook.com/CareAshore.Seafarers/

We'd be very grateful if you could also like, follow and share the new page to help us reconnect with our community.

Thank you for your continued support ⚓

Care Ashore is a cherished charity, providing a sanctuary for seafarers and welcoming holidaymakers with camping and guestroom options. Set amid 250 acres of tranquil Surrey countryside, it offers peace, quiet, and a warm sense of community.

26/03/2026

Come along to our quiz at Care Ashore on the Springbok Estate, Friday 27th March at 3pm. Everyone Welcome!

27/02/2026

Calling all Seafarers! Looking for a safe place to live alongside like-minded people? We have some available properties on our stunning estate in Surrey. Find out more about joining our friendly community: https://www.careashore.org/residential-accommodation

19/12/2025

Improving the standard of living for Seafarers!
We are pleased to announce the opening of the refurbished Anchor Flats at Springbok Estate, remodelled to provide safe, secure homes for former seafarers.
Stuart Rivers, CEO of Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB), officially opened the flats and presented keys to a new resident. Learn more about our support for seafarers here:
https://www.careashore.org/news/renovations-have-begun-refurbished-anchor-flats-officially-opened

18/10/2025

01/09/2025

Please join us to celebrate Merchant Navy Day on Wednesday 3rd September at 11.15am, by the Red Ensign at the front of the Main House and Cunard Mews, or in the social room if the weather is bad.

One of our residents, Mike Edwards, will be holding a short service, followed by teas and coffees in the Social Room. The bar will also be open at 11.30am.

Everyone is welcome.

27/08/2025

Come and join us for an afternoon of songs and entertainment with Annie Riley who will be entertaining us with music from the 50’s to the 70's, and celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ day.
Friday 29th August at 3pm in the social room at Care Ashore, Springbok Estate. Everyone is welcome!

11/07/2025

Do you work at sea?
Life at sea is thrilling yet demanding. What happens after retirement? Where do seafarers settle, and how do you see your future ashore?
We’re looking to the future and would love to hear from you.
Help shape the future of your community and enter the free prize draw to win a 3-night holiday in one of the Care Ashore guestrooms, with breakfast included!
Please click the link for full information and fill in the 5- minute survey today! (Prize Draw Terms & Conditions apply)
https://www.careashore.org/british-seafarers-help-shape-future-your-community-and-win-3-night-holiday-worth-over-£300

02/07/2025

Do you have contact with British Seafarers?
Then please help us shape the future of your community.
Life at sea is thrilling yet demanding. What happens after retirement? Where do seafarers settle, and how do they see their future ashore? We’re looking to the future and would love to hear from them, but we need your help to reach them.
Please forward this link to everyone you know who has ever worked at sea and encourage them to fill in the 5- minute survey -they could win a holiday! (Prize Draw Terms & Conditions apply)
https://www.careashore.org/british-seafarers-help-shape-future-your-community-and-win-3-night-holiday-worth-over-£300

24/06/2025

Calling all !
Help shape the future of your community and enter the free prize draw to win a 3-night break in one of the Springbok Estate's Guest Rooms with breakfast included!
Life at sea is thrilling yet demanding. What happens after retirement? Where do seafarers settle, and how do you see your future ashore? We’re looking to the future and would love to hear from you.
Please click the link for full information and fill in the 5- minute survey today! (Prize Draw Terms & Conditions apply)
https://www.careashore.org/british-seafarers-help-shape-future-your-community-and-win-3-night-holiday-worth-over-£300