Broads Authority buys Berney Arms moorings
The Broads Authority has bought 37m of piled moorings between Berney Arms pub and mill as a safe haven for boats waiting to cross Breydon Water.
The frontage on the River Yare will provide free 24 hour moorings to boaters. The land was bought prior to auction for £17,500.
Director of Waterways Trudi Wakelin said: “We decided to purchase these moorings because it will provide safe facilities for people who need to wait for favourable tides to transit Breydon Water and the bridges on the Lower Bure.
“ We also recognise that it is a very important location with links to the Berney Arms, the nature reserve and railway station. We don’t want to see it developed for permanent moorings or any other uses so we thought it was important to step in.”
This brings the number of free 24 hour moorings run by the Broads Authority to 62 throughout the northern and southern Broads.
