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Aboattime
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We hired it last August, its in front of the shop by the pump out sign,pump out not working at least it wasnt last year.
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We hired Red Arrow from Pearsons.Lovely Alpha boat, last time i saw her was years ago she was one of the Ricos hire fleet.
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3 hours ago, NorfolkNog said:
All quiet and peaceful in Faircraft Loynes this morning. No engines running.........yet.....
Two boats moored outside the hotel. 20 quid a pop apperently.
Visited the hotel last night. Not cheap but the Lacons and Humpty Dumpty were in fine fettle and Mrs Nog sampled the flavoured vodka.
Full marks to the Hotel for the great bar service and most importantly, they didn't boot us out early
Again one of our favourite places to eat and drink,stay.Not the cheapest but the quality is up there with the RS, we dont mind paying if its good and we enjoy it .
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53 minutes ago, NorfolkNog said:
Only about 6 foot 9 under Wroxham Bridge and the pilot didn't fancy it. So Mrs Nog and I had a very pleasant walk along the railway line to Coltishall. Some grub and several gins in the Recruiting Sargent. Grub not cheap but very good. Mrs Nog's crab salad vanished faster than the gin
One of our favourite places to eat, the food is always very good.We have also stayed there, and the breakfast is very very good.
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1 hour ago, addicted said:
My daughter and son-in-law stayed at the Wroxham Hotel for a few days last August and we took a temporary mooring at Barnes while they were there. We elected to eat at the hotel the first night for the convenience as much as anything. The food was so excellent and the waiters such great fun and so thoroughly entertaining we made it our regular for their whole stay.
Carole
Totally agree, weve been going in there for so long that Wendy the owner now recognises us.Great food and weather permitting sitting on the terrace watching the world go by takes some beating.
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The Wroxham hotel and the Recruiting Sergeant both have a good range of beers and excellent food.
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48 minutes ago, Wussername said:
I think yes. It is a grudge payment. Not acceptable.
The £5, £10, £20 payment all add up don't you know. At Horning, The Swan, there was a £50 payment, or did i dream it. I think that the average holiday maker may decide enough is enough. Unless you are fortunate enough to be above average.
No you didnt dream it,£50 for a 3 hour stay.
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I met Alan last year at Horning Pleasure Craft marina,we had a long chat about everything to to with the broads.A loverly man ,condelances to his family and friends.RIP Alan.
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39 minutes ago, OldBerkshireBoy said:
I heard that Chelsea will be playing in Yellow next season.
At the London stadium last week they played in a sort of .........brown, ugh.
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13 minutes ago, Bluebell said:
Yes, but I prefer yellow and green…⚽️
Nah,claret and blue all day long
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New quay heading was being installed last month in the freezing cold by Gus
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22 hours ago, rightsaidfred said:
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Thats a relief as we plan to moor at Potter on Sunday and have a table booked at the Falgate, never been before so looking forward to it.
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Merry Chtistmas all forumites, watch out for Moonlight Shadow from 13 th January as we will be out on the Northern rivers.
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I got done in the road behind the Recruiting Seargeant by a mobile camera van.I was doing 34 in a 30 mph zone.Did a speed awarness course as punishment.
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1 hour ago, FlyingFortress said:
I don't think the 75 had the credit that it deserved.
Mine was an 04 estate so quite a late model and was chipped for 170 bhp. I picked it up for a song when it was 2 years old and the value of them had plummeted due to Rover going toes up. IIRC it had 40 ISH k on the clock so I put 200k on it myself. During that time it had 2 alternators , a turbo charger and an air con condenser, other than that all other things were consumables (brakes etc). Never had a Z and I am sorry I didn't. 😳.
Replaced it with my current XF estate and strangely enough was thinking about the 75 this morning and how good it was in heavy snow. I had left the snow mode on in the XF and it reminded me of the 75, that was by no means a slouch, but of course the XF has 100 more gee gees.
Ive got a 3 litre diesel XF,the heated front seats have taken a bashing this week. I may be forced to reluctantly sell it if the London Mayor has hes way as its not ULEZ compliant,and i refuse to pay £12 .50 every time i want to visit my daughter who lives in the London borough Bexley.
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Brrr!
in Broads Chat
11 hours ago, Graham47 said:Hi Kevin. I can’t think why. The temperature actually reached 4 degrees c today and we had bright sunshine. All the frost has now cleared. We changed our plan and went to Yarmouth this morning, not overly impressed by the new market, but it’s not finished yet so should give it a chance. Came back via Potter Heigham, Stalham, Horning and Wroxham but didn’t see any river traffic. Richardson’s had ice in their main basins and the dinghy basin at the New Inn was iced over but nothing that should put you off on the main rivers. Go for it, that’s what I say.
We still have lots of snow and ice, and Greenhithe is still cut off!
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Brrr!
in Broads Chat
Dont worry Helen my week starts on Friday 13th! What could go wrong?Thanks for the info, i will let you know if we will be using MS that week.
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1 hour ago, Graham47 said:Hi Kevin. Yes we are staying at the Brick Kilns. Arrived Norfolk mid day yesterday. Went To Dereham, Wroxham and booked into pub at about 17.00. Today we went to Potter Heigham, Wayford Bridge Garden Nursery, Acle and back to base 17.00. Just finished our meal. Tomorrow we will probably go into Norwich. It’s just nice to be away.
Im not jealous,much!Im due a week on MS 2nd week in January but the crew {Lesley} doesnt seem that keen,cant think why?
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Brrr!
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18 hours ago, Graham47 said:We travelled up from Kent this morning for a pre Christmas break. Last night we had a fair amount of snow where we live which made us doubt if we would be able to travel today. I checked Barnes Brinkcraft webcam this morning and it showed no signs of snow so we decided to make the journey. There was snow on the ground / roads until we got to Thetford, after which where there was no sign of snow for the rest of our journey to Wroxham.
Have a great time Graham.are you staying at the normal piace?
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1 hour ago, Mouldy said:
Friday 18th November
The wife and I arrived at Horning at around 16:30. Moonlight Shadow was locked up and in darkness, so we transferred our bags onto the boat, put the kettle on and set about making up the beds with our linen. We had a cuppa and with everything put away, waited for the family to arrive. Being a Friday evening, their jour from Milton Keynes had taken a bit longer than usual, but they turned up just after 18:30 and moved their bags on board.
As it was quite late, we decided to go to The Ferry Inn for something to eat. The pub was almost deserted and the girl behind the bar said they were on the verge of closing the kitchens because it was so quiet. We hastily chose from the menu, cod and chips for the adults and various kids meals for the grandchildren. With drinks ordered, we found a suitable table and chatted.
It wasn’t long before the food arrived and I have to say that it was surprisingly good. Huge pieces of fish, well cooked, crispy chips and garden peas and the kids meals looked good and plentiful too. The bigger surprise came when we went to pay and all the kids meals were free! Great value indeed.
The walk back to the marina was pleasant, with clear skies, but it was chilly - hardly a surprise in November really. Back at the boat, we had some hot drinks and had an early night.
Have a great time Malcolm,In August our first time on MS we all went to the Ferry for tea and were pleasantly surprised with the food,but sadly on our last night we were pretty disappointed with the quality.It will be interesting to see what happens when the place has been refurbished.
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So sorry to hear your sad news Malcolm,best wishes from me and the rest of my family.
kevin
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11 hours ago, Chelsea14Ian said:
I hate to say this,but Tony Adams is getting better. However if Ron Chooper Harris if was on Strictly he would smash it.
Would that be the dancing or his partner?
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The fishing this year has been bonkers,the best by far that i have ever encountered. We were on the Northern broads 2 weeks ago and cought every where we went, over 100 fish.Thurne dyke.the Ant,Ranworth Island.Sutton Staithe,Potter,and even in Barnes marina. Have a great time, let us know how it went down South.
Kevin
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23 minutes ago, andyg said:
We ate here Friday evening just gone, I'm a big fan of both the lion and white horse, but unfortunately our meal wasn't great tbh. 4 out of the 5 main meals weren't upto the standard I've come to expect. Both my sister and me had probably the worst tartar sauce I've ever tasted our scampi had been over cooked aswell my brothers pie was clearly over cooked. Such a shame as I had talked the food up so felt a bit guilty. We visited the white horse Sunday night and the girls decide not to eat once they found out it was part of the same company. Such a shame after so many positive experiences I'd enjoyed on previous visits. Il put it down to a bad day in the kitchen so to speak. It hasn't put me off and we will try again next time we are afloat.
Ive always been a champion of the Lion,but have to say that the last 2 times we have eaten there the meals have been average at best.Such a shame but hopefully they will get there act together.
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D Day 80 Years On
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Just thought id start this topic with my father in law naval exploites.He couldnt swim but joined the Navy cos he thought hed have a good chance of surviving the war, he did.Despite being sunk 3 times, hes life jacket saved him.On mtbs out of Lowestoft patroling the North sea and Channel,taking on the German boats who were slower but made of metal so not so easy tu sink.Often out running the emeny, but in a fire fight taking in water, trying to stem the in coming water below decks with the bunks mattres!Our boats were made of wood so faster. The only time he ever talked about the war was when many years ago whilst moored at Oulton along side a sea cadets mtb, the scouts welcomed him aboard and hence he told me some of his naval stories.His only regret was that the navy introduced him to smoking!!