Burnham Bling

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Not sure about bling, but BYH looks a nice place and I think I have decided to splash out the extra fees and move Harlequin there ASAP.

We went over and had a good look around today. Here are some of the pics I took before I broke the camera /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

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Steve
 
Steve,

FullCircle has just departed on his trip to his wedding reception from BYH, aboard his boat...

BYH were exemplary in their treatment of them, even being generous with their rates on a special occasion.

Nothing but praise for them.

PS... shame we didn't know you were about.... we were there as well today.... kids rowing around in a funny little 16' boat called Duvel, and we were sat on fellow forumite Solene's boat of the same name...
 
Hi Steve , as Niel says , a few of us were down there partaking of coffee curtesy of the owners of Solene , getting over the alcohol overindulgence , six of us even ventured out to the other side of the Crouch to view potential puchases on board Duvel . A very friendly area and excellent people , you would have been most welcome to join us although it was fun crossing the crouch with six of us in the lovely little Duvel
 
It looked nice and peaceful compared with Swansea, which being a city centre marina gets a bit noisy at kicking out time. Is there any states of the tide you can't get in or out? What is the restaurant there like? (Couldn't get up the steps with pushchair)

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you would have been most welcome to join us although it was fun crossing the crouch with six of us in the lovely little Duvel

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I also had SWMBO, dog and 6 month old sprog in large pushchair which takes up a lot of space. Coffee would have been nice though.

I now need to look at transport. Harlequin weighs in at nearly 10 tonnes, so needs a hefty lorry for transport. A company called Aardvark transported her from her original home in Chatham to Wales so I will try them first.

Steve
 
Burnham is a fair distance from open seas and there's quite a strong tidal flow so when I've been on FullCircle Jim always seems to aim for certain states of tide before heading either way , but Niel , Jim and Chris would be better qualified to advise when the best time is .

There's another get together planned for the not too distant future so if you're in the area at the same time , I'm sure you'll be made more than welcome . I've not tried the restaurant yet but there's a couple of nice eateries in Burnham , well more than a couple actually , judging by the curry we had a couple of weeks ago
 
We didn't walk into Burnham itself, rather we walked down the river front walk (passed a few big old steel boats which have seen better days) until we arrived at a yacht club which is built sticking out into the river. At that point we turned around and found a pub for a pint.

I have not looked at the tide tables for Burnham yet, but by the way the river was moving at about 4pm the tide seemed about 1/2 way in. I was watching a little sports cruiser trying to moor on the upstream side of a pontoon out in the river and was having quite a job. Why he didn't simply go around to the other side of the pontoon and simply drift against the pontoon I don't know. Even the water taxi driver kept on pointing to the other side...

I'm not sure when we will get to Burnham, this depends on when I can organise transport. The road to the marina seems awfully narrow for a lorry....

S.
 
The marina is all tides.... dredged to 2.2m LAT....

As for the river, its again all tide, but if you go against the flood, then its a bit of a punch, and you do need to go out a long way, all the way to Whittaker unless you have a draft that allows you to cross the Ray Sands (probably 1.4m or less is safe)

The walk from BYH into Burnham takes 10mins, and is very pleasant along the sea front... there are numerous sailing and yacht clubs in Burnham, you pass at least 5 walking to the final one, Royal Corinthians....

The restauarant is alegedly good, although I've not eaten in there... I think Vreny did on Saturday, so maybe she can advise...

We are also thinking of a move to Burnham for next season, so maybe we'll see you there!
 
I took my boat from Bradwell to Burnham last Sunday week (in v.poor vis following the GPS) for a shroud to be replaced. Went back to collect on Thursday and they'd forgotten to do it! Went off for the weekend and had to take it back to Burnham for them to do it today. Shall now stay there free until a week today when I'm off again.

Very good facilities, steak and ale pie was very acceptable. Not thrilled about the long run up the Crouch before you can go anywhere. Boring and unattractive compared to the Blackwater. Except for 9 seals sunbathing on sandbank /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

If you want a very busy place with lots of facilities and nearby town and shops then it's OK. Personally I prefer Bradwell despite more limited access.
 
Swallowtail restaurant is perfectly acceptable... used to be fantastic with prices to match, however now it has been taken over by one of the pubs in town and now has a nice little bar menu in addition to the restaurant prices.

Only criticism I can think of is if I remember rightly the main courses are much better value than starters and desert.... then again, we're usually just in there for a snack.
 
Three or four years since we went there, but the house wine was about £16 a bottle which is a lot in my book for somewhere in the sticks.
 
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As for the river, its again all tide, but if you go against the flood, then its a bit of a punch, and you do need to go out a long way, all the way to Whittaker unless you have a draft that allows you to cross the Ray Sands (probably 1.4m or less is safe)
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Hi Morgana.

Just for info went through The Ray last Sunday week about 2.5 hours before HW.

Lowest depth was 2.4m. Has been a few years since I have been through. At one time it seemed to be getting worse each year. Nice to know that things are slowing down. Not a nice place to be in strong winds though.
 
Harlequin only has a draft of 1m so I should be ok /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I hear that over the sands, or at least along the end the fishing can be quite good?

S.
 
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I went through there the Sunday before that for the first time at 1.5 hours before HW and minimum depth was 1.9 metres and I draw 1.7 - it's surprising how long you can hold your breath for!

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I know the feeling !

Trouble is I never know which way to go through. I go sort of north from the yellow buoy. Perhaps when I find a good bit I should retrace the track on the GPS and log it.

Some years ago I decided that I would help the world by finding the best route. I anchored for the night very near the Buxey Beacon ( a bit weird on your own).

It was low water springs in the morning and I attempted to survey the area for the best passing place by dinghy with hand held GPS at the ready

I'am afraid it all looked the same, so I went back and cooked myself a hearty breakfast.
 
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