Mooring At Wroxham

PaulN · September 19, 2021

When we can't get under the bridge at Wroxham, is there anywhere to moor a private boat apart from Hotel Wroxham?

When we moored at at Oulton Broad a few weeks ago, the person next to us said they go into NBD Faircraft Loynes, however when I enquired there a couple of years ago they said they couldn't accept private craft due to insurance. Does anyone have an answer please?

rightsaidfred · September 19, 2021

You can moor at Barnes for a fee think it was £15 but might have changed, not sure about Summercraft or Sabina or Landamours but might be worth a call

Fred

CambridgeCabby · September 19, 2021

Now NBD has changed hands it may be worth emailing them to see if they , for a fee, were able to offer moorings to visiting private craft

editted to add I have just emailed NBD asking them this very question

Mouldy · September 19, 2021

We were charged £8 (I think) to moor for a few hours at Barnes in a private boat a couple of weeks ago. Overnight is £15. I asked Sue at Summercraft last year and it is now a private marina, so no visitor moorings.

CambridgeCabby · September 19, 2021

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twowrights · September 19, 2021

We moored at the hotel in May, it's now £20 per night and only £10 refunded if you eat there.

BroadAmbition · September 19, 2021

Wow, I wonder if the hotel are charging cars that park 'Only' £10 if the car occupants are eating there too?

Griff

twowrights · September 19, 2021

Don't know if they've changed the sign since May but the one on the mooring advertised the fee as £10. Sad to say the food wasn't that good, and the service was poor. Our starter (lukewarm soup) arrived one hour and ten minutes after we ordered it!

Cheesey69 · September 20, 2021

wasn't there a yard in wroxham that had to offer mooring (two I think) as part of planning permission?

BroadAmbition · September 20, 2021

Yes, it was Barnes, not sure if the two berthing spots were supposed to be FOC though. Barnes do of course offer visiting boats day and overnight berthing but at a price

Wroxham is a very awkward place to berth a visiting boat nowadays, especially a private one if you can't get under the bridge, then berthing spots are extremely difficult to come by. It puts a lot of people off visiting Wroxham by boat. There are many hire craft that won't pass under Wroxham bridge nowadays too, they also struggle with getting a berth in the 'Busy Season'

Griff

vanessan · September 20, 2021

I think I’m right in saying that the two public moorings BB had to offer were not in any specific place. The boatyard put you where they have room which means of course that they can always say they have no spaces. These moorings, any of the planning permission associated ones in fact, do not have to be free as far as I know.

CeePee1952 · September 20, 2021

36 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

Yes, it was Barnes, not sure if the two berthing spots were supposed to be FOC though. Barnes do of course offer visiting boats day and overnight berthing but at a price

Wroxham is a very awkward place to berth a visiting boat nowadays, especially a private one if you can't get under the bridge, then berthing spots are extremely difficult to come by. It puts a lot of people off visiting Wroxham by boat. There are many hire craft that won't pass under Wroxham bridge nowadays too, they also struggle with getting a berth in the 'Busy Season'

Griff

I agree! Even when we were there a couple of weeks ago (covered in my blog in the other section), we had to wait until a berth became free in the NBD basin and that wasn't even the busy season!

Chris

PaulN · September 20, 2021

Thank you everyone for your contributions. Much appreciated. Such a shame there are no public moorings before the bridge. Our boat will fit under the bridge some times, but more often than not there has been insufficient clearance for our air draft over the last couple of years.

Aboattime · September 20, 2021

Sabena is private moorings only, but wasnt there some talk ages ago mooring in the dyke along side the Wroxham Hotel,where the old house boat is.?Cant remember what the outcome was,and if you tied the ropes onto the parish staithe side, i well be imagining it all though! :default_biggrin:

Aboattime · September 20, 2021

Also doesnt the day boat hire by the cafe next door to the wroxham hotel have moorings for cruisers, or is it all part of the hotel ?

annv · September 20, 2021

Hi Kevin You re correct tie to hotel and pay tie to bridge side free although there is little to tie to, one of my favourite safe mooring spots on a windy day sitting on rear of boat or on hotel chair with a pint looking at the free entertainment of boats trying to get through bridge or moor to quay heading prier to bridging. John

Andrewcook · September 21, 2021

I had a thought why can there be a few places to Moor up for Senior Citizens and just pay half of the Mooring fees proof of.O I D will have to be shown though I think?

rightsaidfred · September 21, 2021

11 minutes ago, Andrewcook said:

I had a thought why can there be a few places to Moor up for Senior Citizens and just pay half of the Mooring fees proof of.O I D will have to be shown though I think?

As a senior citizen myself I would suggest if you can afford a boat you can afford a mooring fee :default_coat: as moorings are at a premium and businesses are there to make a profit it would be a none starter only exception that might apply is if you only have half a boat.

Fred

vanessan · September 21, 2021

38 minutes ago, Andrewcook said:

I had a thought why can there be a few places to Moor up for Senior Citizens and just pay half of the Mooring fees proof of.O I D will have to be shown though I think?

Young people seem to moan enough as it is about the ‘wealthy baby boomers’ what with annual fuel allowances and brilliant pensions :default_wink: that they reckon they pay for! Start giving us half price moorings for our gin palaces :default_rofl: and top end hire boats and they’ll be really unhappy. :facepalm:
Nice thought though Andrew, keep working on a solution to the problem.