Stalham - Barton - Sutton Staithe, aboard a Wherry Yacht

This sailing begins at the Museum of the Broads, Stalham, and heads down the river Ant on to Barton Broad and the rivers around it - the actual itinerary will depend on wind and tides on the day. In the afternoon we return back upriver, veering right and crossing the reed-lined Sutton Broad to reach Sutton Staithe.

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 reunited in 2012 by the Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust. 

Please park in the car park adjacent to the Sutton Staithe Boatyard, Staithe Rd, Sutton, NR12 9QS. A taxi/minibus will collect passengers at 9:40am and…