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We usually stay at Bumble Barn near Dilham prior or after being on Moonlight Shadow and if anyone wants an insight into what it's like it will be on the channel 4 show, 4 in a bed all next week at 6pm https://www.facebook.com/share/p/fFjhvjHQJUm9tyV2/

Its the thought that counts! We have always tried to offer experiences and have had a static caravan, speedboat we used to take to Lake Windermere (when they allowed water-skiing!!), when we sold that we bought a touring caravan and had loads of great holidays, had a place in Spain we stopped at regularly and basically did as many things as possible to give our son "life experiences" We have done many City breaks around the world and F1 is also a passion. The Broads though were always seen as an annual "given" and they were always the place our son, our dogs, our friends and ourselves...............enjoyed the most! Hence why we are still visiting today and introducing our granddaughter this year!

I have worked in our legal system for over 30 years and can say categorically that it is broken! It is now focused solely on money and has NOTHING to do with justice If justice was the case all courts would be a forum for TRUTH But sadly they are just a vehicle for the judicial system to eeek out as many funds from the system as possible Mr Bates and the Post Office is a fine example and just the tip of the iceberg of the priorities of the judicial system in the UK Over £40 million initially awarded with very little for the victims! TRUTH and JUSTICE are irrelevant to the majority in this broken system!

I still recall mooring alongside you at Oulton Broad and a lovely evening that was.. Sad that you have sold your boat, but fully understand as we once considered purchasing a boat outright but now feel that syndicate membership suits us to the ground. We are now considering purchasing a second share ion a boat but have moved away from full ownership as the costs are just ridiculous!! I fully understand the appeal of a motorhome and wish you the very best as i am currently looking at options for Silverstone for the British GP in 2025 which I WILL be attending and a motorhome option is high up on in my options!!

I believe they are staying at the Dog Inn site but not 100% sure https://thedoginnludham.co.uk/camping/ They previously stayed at the Norfolk Broads Campsite https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-sites/england/east-anglia/norfolk/norfolk-broads-club-campsite/?utm_source=localsearch&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb But on this occasion they are travelling around the East coast and decided to stop off at Ludham for a couple of nights and as they had never been on the rivers we said we would take them up to Wroxham for lunch and then "bimble" back stopping off at Salhouse, Horning or elsewhere as we make our way back to Ludham bridge for the night and then a walk to the Dog Inn for evening meal and drinks so they are back "home" and we can head back to the boat

Not long now and we are back and it seems such a looooooooooooooooooooooong time ago since we were here! Well it was!! We arrive in Norfolk on 1st May for 2 days at Bumble Barn (The B&B of the Cross Keys, Dilham with the wonderful Paul and Karen as the owners) with Roxy and Yogi. We have to be more careful with Roxy these days as she is approaching 10 years of age which is a good age for a Newfie and she is starting to get a little stiff in the back legs. Just a couple of chill days before making our way to Horning Pleasurecraft to pick up Moonlight Shadow on Friday 3rd May. Its a bit of a mix this time as our son, daughter in law and granddaughter with their dog Bleu were meant to join us Saturday until Tuesday, but the thought of 4 adults, 1 grandchild, 2 newfies and a welsh collie on board sent shivers down my spine! As such we booked Conway Bridge from Bridgecraft as a treat for them and selfishly to give us a little more space, but we have some Motorola PMR446 2-Way Walkie Talkies to communicate as we travel and we will just be focussing on doing things that benefit a 19 month old granddaughter who has never visited the broads, so lots of feeding the birds, running around and enjoying life "safely" around the water. Salhouse looks like one of our stops!! As such we will be travelling down to Acle on the Saturday and meet them before a few days of fun before returning to Acle Monday evening for a family meal at the Bridge Inn before they leave the broads on Tuesday morning. Then a quiet day Tuesday before meeting some more friends who have a mobile home and have booked a pitch at Ludham near the Dog Inn, so we have planned to meet them at Ludham bridge on Wednesday morning to take them up to Wroxham, and back before finishing off the evening at the Dog Inn before they retire. Its getting closer now and I cant wait!! It has been far too looooooooong!

I don't know if anyone has seen the Masters of the Air series currently on Apple TV together with the accompanying documentary, but it certainly does give an excellent insight into the "bloody hundredth" who were based at Thorpe Abbott's airfield south of Norwich. There is also a museum here which is open Saturdays, Sundays, some money dweek days and Bank Holidays (please double check opening times). The website currently states: Free Entry Open weekends from March to end of October 10am-5pm. Additional opening Wednesdays 10am-5pm May through September. Also open bank holidays. Last admission 4pm. Please check out their website for more information https://www.100bgmus.org.uk/ For anyone who hasn't seen the series and is interested, I do highly recommend it

Enjoy Loddon One of our favourite locations Great walks for the dogs, nice cafes, good shops, excellent takeaways and the odd pub which likes dogs!!

Totally agree with the comments and I would certainly try and keep our VERY LARGE dogs away from others and tend to sit outside our find a quiet spot in the pub, so if people do want to come over and say hello they can, but allow those who dont want to be around dogs, have their space also. Its about being respectful and a good owner I though tend to steer clear of pubs who dont allow dogs or even children, even if I didn't have my dogs with me or my children or grandchildren, because a public house in my view should be that....a place for the public!

I would suggest the poster appears to be a witness to an event occurring and his history has no relevance whatsoever to the actions taken by the skipper trying to legitimately moor and the 2 fishermen. To suggest otherwise shows it is you who appears to be shaking a jar against the poster of the video............ If this was me trying to moor, I would thank him for recording the video and request a copy, so I could take it further and provide the evidence for other boaters so they can protect themselves and their vessels, not attack the poster for his past actions he may or may not have taken.

It is interesting to me that boaters have had issues with fishermen at Gayes Staithe and Neatished previously and we even had a members boat having paint thrown on it at Neatished in the past. These guys need a visit from the rangers as being a cynical ex detective it doesn't take much to put 2 and 2 together and suggest that these "may" be our offenders as the vast majority of the fishing community are spot on, but these are 2 unsavoury characters. The comments section states the BA aren't interested which I find alarming They have pushed the boat away, they have threatened to throw the skipper in the water and they are wrong in their assumption that the boat has no right to moor If that doesn't deserve a visit I don't know what does I would also report it to the broads police for their information at the very least as this could go very wrong with a slightly more determined skipper!!!

I have never stayed at Langley Dyke overnight but we had stopped off for a lunch break and / or to let the dogs stretch their legs many times I couldn't find if they charge for that....

I think its a fantastic development and great news for Horning and the local economy It is a challenge running any business, but the best ones succeed as they never sit still as they are always moving forward and looking at new ways to develop, diversify and grow Well done Clive and the team at Horning Pleasurecraft I look forward to seeing it come to fruition from our mooring base at HPC

I had a speedboat registered in Lake Windermere. Family and friends would go up most weekends for messing around on the water, water skiing and just enjoying the great outdoors. We have wonderful memories of a vibrant place which catered for a wide variety of people from walkers, swimmers, water sports enthusiasts to those who just liked a coffee and cake and watch the world go by. Sold it when the speed limit came in and haven't been back to Windermere since!

Every time I read the minutes it just comes across as another dictatorship with a single narrative (their own!)and not a balanced, open, honest, self examining and accountable organisation. They really do need to take off the blinkers and engage better with the boating community and operators. Reminds me of another organisation!