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Nice ride up to Thorpe Green and back under Postwick Viaduct Rowing boats and canoes everywhere

Very pleasant overnight stop at Swancraft and a Norfolk Nog in the White Heron

Reedham - quiet and peaceful - just the way we like it (apart from the gin palace that blasted by earlier)

Lovely morning on Breydon Water Not seen another boat moving all day

Safely through Great Yarmouth lovely day too

Agree about Ruddles - not keen on that either! Yes, went in old part initially and very much as I remember it.

It's certainly been improved, lots of folk in and enjoying the grub. Big room at the side now. Live music evidently. Only downside I don't rate Greene King so was on Guinness.

Heating on..... kettle on......

Hi John Positively tropical! I'm sure some pubs will be looked at

Glad bomb sorted, don't do Facebook but yes Humber Bridge looking very smart. Quick shandy in Ferry tonight and Yarmouth here we come!

Cheers Humber Bridge, Ferry Stokesby 2nite and through Yarmouth tomorrow as long as the bomb hasn't exploded

Shorts and T shirt today

Indeed we do!

Generally speaking the smaller yards tend to be more flexible, the larger ones are more likely to have a blanket policy. Bridgecraft have been absolutely fantastic but they do know us.... A yard are more likely to be accomodating if you have 'history' with them. Having said that it costs nothing to ask! Good luck.

I don't drink at home and don't drink on a boat. Not everyone can afford to eat in a pub, understandably, but even a pint and a bitter lemon can make a difference. Please support the pubs if you can folks!

....or even earlier! We are back in just over a fortnight. Confident it will be warmer then. It had better be or the pub takings will be down a bit.

Photo courtesy Museum of the Broads (assume it's Stalham Dyke)

Ice at Stalham (photo courtesy Sally Ann Bennett)

Great photo, thanks for sharing. Sadly pub photos of the pre digital era are like hen's teeth so I'm always keen to see them. I do remember going in, seem to think it was a bit like a youth club inside. Yes indeed, Bullards and Steward and Patteson swallowed up by Watneys and Lacons by Whitbread if memory serves. .....just noticed the Trumans umbrellas, think they were part of the Watney Grand Met empire.

Hi Jeff, yes it was the Horseshoes. Originally Bullards which were taken over by Watneys in the mid 60's. So presumably it would have sold Bullards and then Watneys up to its closure which will be a good few years ago now. I vaguely remember going in but I assume it would have been Watneys and maybe their 'local' beer which I think was Norwich Bitter. It is possible you may be thinking of Websters Yorkshire Bitter which was sold in some Broads pubs. Websters were also part of the Grand Metropolitan empire with so their beer was sold in some Watneys pubs.

I used to pop into the Royal Oak and I agree, a proper pub. It's now a pizza joint I believe. Regarding the Angel, I'm sure that I read somewhere that it is being opened again. Will make a mental note to try to get there in February. Can't comment on the grub at Horning Ferry but I was amazed to find them selling a beer from the Three Blind Mice brewery which is unheard of on the Broads. It was on cracking form too. I did compliment them on this.

I used to go in the Loaves and Fishes. It was something of a real ale oasis back in the bad old Watneys era. I see the Wood Farm at Wayford Bridge got a mention earlier, another real ale oasis, had quite a selection if memory serves.

Agree about the Berney Railway Tavern at Reedham was an excellent pub and quite an oasis for real ale back in the day.