Sail The Broads aboard an Edwardian wherry
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The chance to step back in time and take a leisurely sail aboard an Edwardian wherry on the northern and southern rivers of the beautiful Broads starts on Saturday 2 August during National Parks Week.
Pleasure wherry Hathor, built in 1905 for the Colman family, famous for their mustard, will be giving one way trips lasting between an hour and a whole day on the northern and southern rivers on its ever popular Wherry Heritage Tour, which runs from Saturday 2 August to Thursday 11 September.
Hathor will start at How Hill on the River Ant, and travel to Ranworth, South Walsham, Upton, Great Yarmouth and up the River Waveney to Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Beccles and the clear waters of Geldeston Lock. She will then return in stages to Wroxham on the River Bure.
Throughout the tour there will be opportunities to step aboard and look round her. Hathor (pronounced Heart-or) is named after the Egyptian goddess of love and joy and an Egyptian theme pervades the boat with stunning hieroglyphics, lotus flowers and animals inlaid in wood. The tour is organised by the Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust which protects and restores three of the eight wherries remaining on The Broads.
Free viewings for the first week are at Ranworth on Saturday 2 August 3.00-8.00pm or Sunday 3 August 10.00am-1.00pm; at South Walsham on Monday 4 August 1.00-3.00pm; at Upton on Monday 4 August 5.00-7.00pm or Tuesday 5 August 10.00am-3.00pm; at Oulton Broad (Wherry Hotel) on Thursday 7 August 10.00am-8.00pm. Hathor will be on view at Lowestoft at various times between Friday 8 and Thursday 14 August.
If you’d like to sail on wherry Hathor spaces left next week are Saturday 2 August: How Hill to Ranworth 10.00am-3.00pm £30, Monday 4 August: South Walsham to Upton 3.00-5.00pm £12, or Tuesday 5 August: Upton to Yarmouth Bure Park 3.00-8.00pm £30.
To book a sailing trip ring the Broads Authority on 01603 610734. A Wherry Heritage Tour leaflet with details of ALL viewings and sailings is available at any Broads Information Centre, by telephoning the Broads Authority number above or via What's On. If you are interested in supporting the Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust you can become a friend and help to maintain and restore Hathor and the trust’s other two wherries Olive and Norada for future generations to enjoy. For friends membership only (not sailings bookings) telephone 01493 751773.
25/07/2008
