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Sip and Sail - a 3 hour afternoon sailing with wine tasting and a basket of savoury nibbles.

Sun 24 Aug

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The Wherry Base, Wroxham

This sailing is a return journey from our wherry base at Barton House along the River Bure. During the trip you will be able to taste six wines from the Chet Valley Vineyard, guided by one of their experts. The trip will be aboard one of our three wherry yachts: Olive, Norada or White Moth.

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Sip and Sail - a 3 hour afternoon sailing with wine tasting and a basket of savoury nibbles.
Sip and Sail - a 3 hour afternoon sailing with wine tasting and a basket of savoury nibbles.

Time & Location

24 Aug 2025, 15:00 – 18:00

The Wherry Base, Wroxham, Barton House, Hartwell Rd, Wroxham, Norwich NR12 8TL

About the day

Leaving our base, we'll head away from the bustle of Wroxham with a variety of cottages and grand houses on either side. As we leave habitation behind we'll enter Wroxham Broad, a wide expanse of open water enjoyed by pleasure craft and where birdlife can be spotted.


As we sail around, a wine expert from Chet Valley Vineyard will explain how the wine is made and bottled at their Bergh Apton winery with six different wines available for tasting during the talk. A "Wherryman’s Basket" of savoury bites will also be served.


This sailing will be aboard one of our three wherry yachts: Olive, Norada or White Moth. These surviving wherry yachts were all built by the Wroxham based boatbuilder and designer Ernest Collins. They spent over three decades within his hire fleet, followed by a period of mixed fortunes in private ownership after World War II, before they were…


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  • One person

    We look forward to welcoming you on board our historic wherry. Please park in the Wherry Yacht Charter car park at Barton House, Hartwell Road, Wroxham. NR12 8TL, by 11.15am.

    £69.00

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