Stalham to Wroxham, aboard a wherry yacht
Fri, 04 Aug
|Stalham Staithe
This sailing is a one way journey starting from Stalham, in the far north of the Norfolk Broads National Park to our wherry base at Barton House, Wroxham. This trip will be aboard one of our three wherry yachts: Olive, Norada or White Moth.
Time & Location
04 Aug 2023, 09:00 – 17:00
Stalham Staithe, Staithe Rd, Stalham, Norwich NR12, UK
About the day
This sailing begins at the popular boating centre of Stalham, from where we journey downstream, passing along the River Ant through picturesque Broads scenery until we reach Barton Broad, the second largest of the Norfolk Broads and rumoured to be where Admiral Nelson learnt to sail. This area is rich in wildlife, so keep your binoculars to hand. From Barton we continue to Ant Mouth where we join the River Bure, travelling upstream until we reach the wherry base at Barton House.
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 Wherry Yacht Charter car park at Barton House, Hartwell Road, Wroxham. NR12 8TL. A minibus will collect passengers at 8.15am and drive to Stalham Staithe, where your wherry will be moored, in time for a 9.00am departure.
We operate on "wherry time", subject to wind and tide, and so our arrival and any interim stops may not always be as planned.