Back To Coltishall

Bob48 · July 22, 2016

Hello everybody :wave , i do hope you are all well and enjoying the weather , i have a question to ask , has anyone been up to Coltishall recently , i know i keep rattling about it , we my wife and the rest of my family are back to our favourite place this October and was looking for a heads up on the conditions up there with regards to reedbeds and overhanging trees, any info gratefully accepted . cheers

deebee29 · July 22, 2016

Don't think you'll have any problems Bob, we always go in September and have never had any problems.

I think Wonderwall has just been there up if you check out his latest post

BroadScot · July 22, 2016

So long as your boat can fit through the Wroxham Bridge, Bob, get up there....slowly, and enjoy the trip. Always a good chance of seeing a Kingfisher en route.

cheers Iain

troutman62 · July 22, 2016

Best stretch of river on the Broads !

cheers

Bob48 · July 22, 2016

thanks for the info , we went up to The Rising Sun in May , it was fantastic , we had Crown em 4 from Richardsons, cracking boat aand very well behaved , when we come home in October we'll be on Tobago 3 which is almost twice the length ( 44ft ) and 12 ft wide , i'm sure she'll go under the bridge , well at least i hope so . Happy days all cheers

Wonderwall · July 22, 2016

I didn't notice any problems a few weeks ago when we cruised up there. It certainly is one of the most picturesque hours cruising to be had . Because the water is so clear , you can see all the " under water rhubarb " ( maybe they are water lilies!) but nothing that will cause you a problem with a little bit of common sense.

My limited knowledge tells me you should get under the bridge all things being normal, on Tobago light.

Good luck and enjoy.

Labrador · July 23, 2016

The only place you need to worry about encroaching foliage, is on the roads!

Wildfuzz · July 23, 2016

The roads are terrible this year what with the pot holes, grass in the middle and many of the smaller roads are so narrow due to lack of verge clearance....... NFN.

AEJB · July 24, 2016

Don't forget, you don't need to stop at Coltishall, carry on to the lock, good grass bank mooring and only a short walk into Coltishall.

BroadScot · July 24, 2016

33 minutes ago, A.J.B. said:

Don't forget, you don't need to stop at Coltishall, carry on to the lock, good grass bank mooring and only a short walk into Coltishall.

Agreed, but do please check your weed filters when there, just to be on the safe side. :Stinky