Vaughan Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 20 hours ago, Mouldy said: Interesting that the yellow line is exactly where the public moorings used to be, at the end of a separate dyke, in the 50s and 60s before Brooms' expansion swallowed it up as part of their marina. I think it is pretty obviously where the public staithe was as well, right beside the road over the railway. I don't know of any other public staithe in Brundall? I believe there is a photo of this old dyke in the Brundall archive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 18 minutes ago, Vaughan said: I believe there is a photo of this old dyke in the Brundall archive. Yes, there is. Look up Brundall Local History Group, in the section : River Yare. I remember mooring there on many occasions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Fascinating page https://www.brundallvillagehistory.org.uk/river-yare.html, thanks for the info, Vaughan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 My father used to moor our first boat there - he converted a 16' ex lifeboat with a transom stern in the front garden and we moored in the Yare dyke from about 1952/53. My enduring memory of that place is seeing my father bent over a British Anzani twin winding the rope round the top time and time again , trying to start the damn thing!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Now serving takeaway breakfast 8.30 - 12 and public moorings are open. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 And paddleboard hire from the shed in the garden. How was the breakfast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Smoggy said: How was the breakfast? I havent tried it but their main meals are very good and they have recently added new choices to the menu. Most dishes are still well priced with a couple overpriced in my opinon. Always very busy for Sunday roast meals so you should book ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, Smoggy said: And paddleboard hire from the shed in the garden. You can bring your own paddleboard/ kyac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Are the moorings free as long as you spend money at the pub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdobson45 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 6 hours ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: I havent tried it but their main meals are very good and they have recently added new choices to the menu. Most dishes are still well priced with a couple overpriced in my opinon. Always very busy for Sunday roast meals so you should book ahead. It’s become our “go to”place for supper if we get back to Cove and are in need of supper. The food is usually fine (apart from the vegetable lasagne, this was pretty dire, cheese sauce had split and there was a distinct lack of vegetables). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Noticed 6 or 8 small electric day boats are now moored up besides the pub ready for hire according to Brooms web pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 3 hours ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: Noticed 6 or 8 small electric day boats are now moored up besides the pub ready for hire according to Brooms web pages. Time will tell if they can make it back from Cantley or Reedham against the ebb tide. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Vaughan said: Time will tell if they can make it back from Cantley or Reedham against the ebb tide. Are they allowed to go that far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Who's going to stop them? I having a feeling their tow boat will be busy. Is there a phone signal at Hardley Cross, by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Who's going to stop them? Well nobody if they dont follow instructions I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnoar Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: Are they allowed to go that far? The website suggests heading east to Reedham in the day boat section as a destination, I guess instructions on the day may vary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargeandParge Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Those pub moorings what sort if boat length will they accommodate? Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 So is there space for visitors and day boats, close to the pub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 44 minutes ago, MargeandParge said: Those pub moorings what sort if boat length will they accommodate? Kindest Regards Marge and Parge They moved some quite large private boats out of the way to create them, so they’re definitely long enough for most, if not all hire craft. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 03/07/2023 at 15:17, Vaughan said: Time will tell if they can make it back from Cantley or Reedham against the ebb tide. It is an awfully long, lonely struggle home, up Train Reach from Strumshaw Pump. The tide getting stronger and the battery getting lower, with every minute that passes. In the end you are not going forwards any more and just have to hang on to a tree on the bank, in what seems like the middle of nowhere. Anyone who has been in the Yare Navigation Race knows what it is like but they are all experienced yachtsmen, not innocent day trippers just off a train from Gt Yarmouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Of course without knowing the battery capacity and power rating of what's on offer for all we know they could be perfectly capable of reedham and back with tide against both ways with no problems. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Chelsea14Ian said: So is there space for visitors and day boats, close to the pub? Ian, yes there is. The satellite picture on Google hasn’t been updated to reflect the changes to the ‘beer garden,’ however the general layout hasn’t changed. I’ve highlighted where the visitor moorings are. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 I would imagine that would make for a peaceful overnight spot, save for the trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I am told that a remark I made about these electric day boats has perhaps been mis-understood. I have spent my entire career in the management of hire fleets with the responsibility for the safety of our customers hanging over me like the Sword of Damocles. If these boats are indeed equipped to safely navigate from Brundall to Reedham and back against adverse conditions of tide and wind - all very well. In which case they will be at least twice as powerful as anything I have seen on hire so far, both on the Broads and many other waterways. I have seen them being towed home, with their disconsolate clients sitting in them, on very many occasions. They are all very well in the quiet waters of Wroxham or Potter but the Yare is a different matter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Most of our time boating has been spent on the southern broads.And I don't recall many day boats from Brundall, seen in Reedham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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