clairenw Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Looking for some advice on wild moorings please! We did Northern broads last year. Loved some of the quiet places we found on the river ant, moored up on banks with a few trees/"hills"/windmills around (not just flat with reeds). Hubby likes to do a bit of fishing while I paint the landscape. So somewhere quiet and scenic is what we like. Ideally with the evening sun and a bit of bank to sit on. I expect lots of people want the same, so I'm not sure how willing anyone will be to reveal these mooring gems. Any suggestions for us please? Are the southern broads worth a shot? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 on the southern broads its not so easy to find wild moorings, but they are there if you want to look for them, some of my favorites are on the waveney, one is a short section of quay heading on the right bank just a bit above the waveney river centre, up at geldeston staithe (the leg that doesnt go to the locks) if you can get under beccles bridge, you can mudweight on surlingham broad, and there are a couple of sneaky spots for a small boat on the wide corners of the river chet (its a bit too narrow at other points) other than that a lot of the sections of mooring down south are generally quite remote from civilisation and are quite beautiful. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairenw Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, grendel said: on the southern broads its not so easy to find wild moorings, but they are there if you want to look for them, some of my favorites are on the waveney, one is a short section of quay heading on the right bank just a bit above the waveney river centre, up at geldeston staithe (the leg that doesnt go to the locks) if you can get under beccles bridge, you can mudweight on surlingham broad, and there are a couple of sneaky spots for a small boat on the wide corners of the river chet (its a bit too narrow at other points) other than that a lot of the sections of mooring down south are generally quite remote from civilisation and are quite beautiful. Thank you, that's encouraging! Also happy to receive suggestions on Northern broads :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 The Ant probably has quite a lot of wild moorings, especially upstream of How Hill. There are some dotted about on the Bure also. They tend to provide an excellent alternative to the favoured mooring places and although popular, there's always free spaces somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Fleet Dyke (off the R. Bure) has a few nice ones too. The southern rivers are usually much quieter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Hardley Mill (£5) for the night has electric and is on a pontoon, so no rise and fall of the tide to be concerned about. Lovely , but just lovely walks from there. You can walk easily to Hardley Dyke and see a very pictures scene with all the boats moored in the dyke. Wide open spaces and lots of lovely sunsets is what I wish for you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Hylander said: Hardley Mill (£5) for the night has electric and is on a pontoon, so no rise and fall of the tide to be concerned about. Lovely , but just lovely walks from there. You can walk easily to Hardley Dyke and see a very pictures scene with all the boats moored in the dyke. Wide open spaces and lots of lovely sunsets is what I wish for you. Couldn’t agree more - one of my favourite moorings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helian Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 One of our favourites too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairenw Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 07/06/2021 at 08:19, grendel said: there are a couple of sneaky spots for a small boat on the wide corners of the river chet Boat is 45x12 foot so maybe a tad big? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairenw Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 07/06/2021 at 08:19, grendel said: a lot of the sections of mooring down south are generally quite remote from civilisation and are quite beautiful. Sounds perfect, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 The one good thing about mooring down South is that there are some good 24hr moorings with strong posts and you know that when the tide falls a lot and on some occasions it can really do that you still have water below you. Just keep an eye on your ropes, check and double check and then it will all be a breeze. Dont leave it to the last minute to moor , start off nice and early and have a good day and moor up by 3 p.m. Especially when the fishing season starts as the waterways do get a tad busy. I have just re-read my post regarding Hardley Mill and I am sure I typed picturesque. Goodness only knows what happened to the que at the end and I ended up with the word pictures. Strange. One last thing and you will find it invaluable during your trip is, a Tide Time Table. The link below allows you to pop in your dates when you will be on the river and you can check daily whether the tide is with you or against. Helps no end when mooring to know what the tide is doing. http://www.norfolk-broads.org/tides/tide_report.asp?StartDate=09/06/2021&lines=7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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