BroadsBuccaneer

It’s such a shame because it’s such a beautiful church. By the sounds of it it doesn’t seem likely that there is anything on this weekend then?

Does that mean they may not be there Sunday then? Oh well….

Many Thanks. I have tried calling the visitor centre but there is no answer.

Sorry for the vagueness of this post. Is there anyone in or around Ranworth at the moment that can check to see if there are any Easter services at St Helen's this weekend? We are visiting and would like to attend the Easter Sunday service. Thx

Such a shame as we will be goosed if we have to moor up on Perci's Island in Horning as there will be no way to get across to the Ferry/Swan Inn. Only other thought would be Ferry Marina which is a bit of a trek with 3 children...

Does anybody know where we could hire a rowing boat for a week? There’s lots of places that mention day boots, but there’s no mention of rowing boats anywhere. Leaving from Richardsons Stalham on Saturday next week so anywhere on the north broads Thanks

Thanks all for the replies...hopefully by April the days/evenings will be a bit warmer

Hi NBN. I am hiring a cruiser in April (51 days to go!! not than I'm counting ) with warm air heating. I was wondering how this works and how long you can run it for? Through the day whilst cruising about we probably wont need it but at night it may get a bit chilly. Can we turn the heating on before switching the boat off and then leave on overnight or is that not recommended? I am presuming it works off a leisure battery rather than the main one? The last boat we had about 7 years ago had warm "air" once the boat had been running for 10 mins or so. So after mooring up, as you would imagine, the engine cooled down so did the air (and it also smelled a bit like diesel too) In the morning, if it was very cold, you would have to annoy the neighbours and start the boat up to get the engine/hot air again (not that I did that as I have the utmost respect for other neighbours) Thx

Hi Maddy I am also going in April (8-15th) from Richardsons in Stalham. Heading from Wroxham area, Salhouse is nice (chargeable though). Ranworth is by far is my favourite, but it looks like they are going to introduce charges there (grrrrr). My profile pic is Ranworth Church - which is a must on a nice day you can climb the tower (about 130 steps and 2x ladders so wear decent footwear for this!) but the view from the top is lovely. Horning is nice if you can get along by the Swan, but this gets super busy as its a popular area. South Walsham is also a nice area to moor up overnight (quieter as there isn't much there) Potter Heigham is a bit like Wroxham/Horning where it can get very busy but if you are lucky you can moor just before the bridge. I doubt even the boat we are hiring (7ft) will be able to pass under it as I believe they are working on repairing the bridge until April at the earliest. I would imagine with all the weather we have had lately the bridge will be unpassable which is a shame as Horsey Mere is a lovely place. You can also walk to the beaches where they have loads of seals. If you are not too fussed about Potter I would also recommend Womack Staithe as that's a lovely area with a nice shop...again reasonably quiet but quite busy as its a peaceful area. If you can get under Ludham then How Hill is a nice stop (and free mooring!....for how long I wonder :P) I'm tempted this year to venture down to Acle/Stokesby but not much further as the tides get pretty strong the closer to Yarmouth you get. For things to bring, I agree with Gracie, bring glasses/pans etc as the ones onboard, while useful, are sometimes quite small. I remember the glasses were tiny...trying to have a nice glass of vino in the evening in a tiny little glass ...hmmm :) Also warm blankets etc. The last time we went (April 2015) the days were sunny but the evenings..oh my...they were very cold. We bring blankets, winter tog duvets (again the boat yard provides bedding but these are just basics). Maybe some shopping to see you through the 1st night/morning. I believe .Com deliveries may be able to deliver to you if you say where the mooring is (maybe someone can confirm this?) Also don't panic about mooring...a lot of the time if someone sees you are having a few troubles there are always lovely boaters happy to help you moor up. Take your time and dont get flustered if the wind pushes you about...eventually you will get moored up. Sadly there are space jumpers who will see you trying to pull into a space then nip in themselves as they have a smaller boat. Not worth the energy or hassle trying to argue...just try and find another spot.

Morning Im hiring from Richardsons. Swan Rapide (believe it used to be a Barns craft??) Have heard mixed reviews. I like the look of the living area as it has a separate dining table/living room space. Being on the Broads in April the last time I now know to pack a lot of warm items as the last time was very cold at night.

My spiritual home - Ranworth the last time I was on the broads.

Good morning! Thought I would say hi to the forum . I'm coming to the broads in April and looking forward to it. Last time I was on the broads was nearly 8 years ago so I expect a lot has changed!

Morning all New user here and have a boating holiday booked for April 2023...However looks like I'm going to be spending over and above the already costly hire charge to moor at previous free moorings! What is the meeting happening on the 20th Jan? According to here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-64262473.amp it looks like the £10 fee for Ranwoth/Reedham has already been agreed... Thx BroadsBuccaneer