Lowestoft Marinas

[dhobyb]

I am going to Lowestoft on my way round the UK, any recommendations of Marinas, seems to be a couple or three.....

Thanks

 

[Malish]

Royal Norfolk and Suffolk, just inside the entrance, no need to worry about the lifting bridge and a good clubhouse

 

[Athene V30]

Royal Norfolk and Suffolk, just inside the entrance, no need to worry about the lifting bridge and a good clubhouse

Only been there once and whilst it is easy, it was a bit rolly. Am told it is quieter above the bridge but not tried.

 

[MrCramp]

Royal Norfolk and Suffolk, just inside the entrance, no need to worry about the lifting bridge and a good clubhouse

Without a doubt the place to go. I have never found it "rolly"

 

[Reverend Ludd]

Without a doubt the place to go. I have never found it "rolly"

Can be less stuffy at the Lowestoft Haven Marina - through the bridge though.

 

[PaulGooch]

We stopped overnight at http://www.lowestofthavenmarina.co.uk/facilities.asp in the old Hamilton dock. Nice enough, no bridge no rolyness (is that a new word ? ) Best stick to the outer pontoons to avoid the Seagull poo though. Toilets and showers were pristine.

Walk out of the gate, up the road past the garage to the roundabout, turn right, past the police station, steer to starboard into the High Street, Chinese all you can eat buffet to starboard. Decent meal for not a lot of money. http://www.qype.co.uk/place/450152-China-Diner-Lowestoft

 

[Lucky Duck]

The RN&SY is the best placed of the three marinas and I have always found the clubhouse a welcoming environment (with free wi-fi), however if you can't face rafting out during busy periods then the Hamilton dock is a very good alternative.

 

[Bru]

Does anybody know for certain whether LHM Hamilton Dock has a lower length restriction - the blurb seems to suggest 10m upwards which would preclude our using it?

 

[PaulGooch]

Does anybody know for certain whether LHM Hamilton Dock has a lower length restriction - the blurb seems to suggest 10m upwards which would preclude our using it?

We booked an overnight for 8m back in January.

All it says on their webiste is £2.25 per metre inc Vat : http://www.lowestofthavenmarina.co.uk/price.asp

 

[Bru]

We booked an overnight for 8m back in January.

All it says on their webiste is £2.25 per metre inc Vat : http://www.lowestofthavenmarina.co.uk/price.asp

Cool, if they'll take 8m they'll surely take 7m (we usually end up paying for 8m anyway, I'm getting fed up with paying for three feet of boat I ain't got! )

Ta

 

[LittleSister]

Cool, if they'll take 8m they'll surely take 7m (we usually end up paying for 8m anyway, I'm getting fed up with paying for three feet of boat I ain't got! )

Ta

You'll have to make yourself a demountable bowsprit or something you can add on to make sure you get your money'sworth in such cases.

 

[Lucky Duck]

One couple I know would, when on passage, forego the shore side pleasures of Lowestoft for a free night on the waiting pontoon in the old Trawl dock just opposite the RN&SYC basin.

 

[Croc]

Oscar Wilde spoke of people who "know the price of everything and the value of nothing"....you could go to Lowestoft Haven Marina.... through the bridge and then through a post industrial wasteland...wrecks ,rotting hulks, derelict buildings...ugh. The marina is OK when you get there and the restuarant can be a bit better than you would expect.
The Hamilton is pretty bleak and used mainly by windfarm and fishing boats and seems miles from anywhere...apart from the rougher bits of Lowestoft.
Or you could go to the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk YC...closest to the sea...friendly club, excellent food in an elegant Edwardian clubhouse.
Back to Oscar for a second and values....the Dutch ....who one has to say are regarded by their neighbours as even more parsimonious than a tight fisted Scot invariably stay at the RNSYC because they appreciate its value and qualities....but you have had a fair selection of views so you decide..best wishes.