New Marina at Haverigg near Millom on the north west coast Cumbria

[Pagetslady]

Hi everybody, we have heard that there is a possibility of a marina being developed at Haverigg near Millom Cumbria, this would be a great place to sail to for those berthed in the Morecambe area and would be a great asset to everybody on the west coast apparently there is already a water sport area that is behind a sea wall but there is no access to the sea, a lock would have to be constructed.
There is as far as I know nothing down on paper but its the land owners thoughts that it might make a good Marina with quite good access around high water. I wonder if there was a good show of interest on this forum it might be encouragement for the possible developer.

 

[JimC]

I'd be very interested, just the thing to break the journey from Glasson / Fleetwood / Piel to Whitehaven & all points North.

 

[JumbleDuck]

There is as far as I know nothing down on paper but its the land owners thoughts that it might make a good Marina with quite good access around high water. I wonder if there was a good show of interest on this forum it might be encouragement for the possible developer.

Where would it be? As I recall from a visit (by car) last year, the harbour there is pretty small. Is the idea to stick some pontoons in, or dig out a big 'ole for a marina, or to extend out to sea?

 

[Croak]

Only interested if they had a cheaper non serviced pontoon.

 

[Croak]

In the water-sport centre just down the coast from the small river

http://www.phwatersports.moonfruit.com/

 

[NickRobinson]

Hi Mike-
what was it? Quarry? I'd visit and might berth if secure and cheap but the roads to get there are challenging!
(BTW I'm booked for a lift on Monday am if UR about)
Nick-Rivendell

 

[JumbleDuck]

In the water-sport centre just down the coast from the small river

http://www.phwatersports.moonfruit.com/

Yeugh. The 1990s called. They want their website designback, but they say we can keep the comic sans.

That aside, isn't Hodbarrow Lagoon (a) completely enclosed and (b) owned by the RSPB?

 

[TimBennet]

What was it? Quarry? l

Iron Ore Mine

 

[Croak]

I think the OP said sea lock. The other bit is owned by the RSPB

 

[chinita]

Rather an odd poll.

I would vote 'yes' to both. But can't!

 

[Pagetslady]

sorry about that but i couldn't work out how to get people to show their interest, i guess its not really a poll but how else could i get people to vote in favour. I have no idea who owns the area, to be honest this post is based mostly on local rummer. No hard facts, but might help if there was some interest shown.
regards Mike.

 

[2copplane]

Would be fantastic. Looks like it would be part of a holiday site so a nice alternative to the usual town centre dock, or exposed anchorage, especially with kids.

I've always thought the canal at ulverston has potential as well, it has a sea lock but currently full of concrete.

 

[Angele]

Rather an odd poll.

I would vote 'yes' to both. But can't!

I would vote 'no' to both, but can't!

 

[Lakesailor]

He reckons putting a sea lock in would cost about £300,000. http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/haver...g-jobs-and-tourism-boost-to-village-1.1062065

Clever idea but I would imagine the environmental impact reports would be negative and the business model is presumably relying on berth-holders rather than visitors. Apart from some skiers wanting to enhance their holiday park enjoyment is there a big enough catchment area for it? As already said it's a bleak old drive around to Millom.

 

[LittleShip]

Wasn't there at some time a marina planned for Barrow in Furness"....... What ever happened to that idea.??

Tom.

 

[tyce]

Wasn't there at some time a marina planned for Barrow in Furness"....... What ever happened to that idea.??

Tom.

The recession happened and the town ran out of money, fortunately the council built a lovely expensive road with lots of nice street furniture which with the demise of the marina is a road to nowhere, fortunately it gives the local scratters lots of things to vandalise.
The marina plan in fairness has not been completely shelved it just needs the money and the council are still trying to raise the funding but it will not be any time soon.

As regards a marina at haverigg I guess any investment is good and I would visit but the restrictions due to tide and conditions would be to limiting for it to be much good, as has been said it would make a handy stopover.

 

[JohnGC]

Looking at Navionics webapp, the approach to Haverigg dries to around 4m.

At the Dudon Bar, springs are 0.2m & 9.6m, neaps 2.8 to 6.8m.

I draw 1.3m so would be looking for 6m in a flat calm. Roughly that's a 3.5 to 4 hour window.

Currently I'm based a few miles up the coast at Whitehaven where the approach to the 24/7 sealock is dredged to 1m drying. For me the access both to sea and by road is very much better.

I'd visit Haverigg, but I wouldn't base myself there unless the approach was dredged.

 

[Alfie168]

I have a book in front of me by A.Harris called "Cumberland Iron. The Story of the Hodbarrow Mine 1855-1968". I used to go to Haverigg in the late 70s as a base for walking, but not been for ten years now. I found this at a local carboot. There was a shipping pier at Borwick Rails in the estuary back in the 1860s, but that must have been a dredged channel and indeed the Duddon was described as 'Very Shifty'. A yes..a 'lying ground' for shipping was dredged in 1862 to relieve the congestion at the pier so that shipping could take the mud at low water and wait for wind and tide..or later the tugs Duddon and Borwick Rails which worked for 70 years

Parking inside the sea wall would be interesting as much of the wall is undermined by mine workings and some of it is collapsed. It might happen but its an optimistic scheme and wouldn't be your first choice unless you only draw little more than a foot like mine with the keel up.

Correction...memory failure....its the INNER wall that is collapsed and that was deliberate. The outer wall is intact as seen in the photo. I remember camping at the Butterflowers Holiday park when the kids were quite small..1993 I guess.

Tim

 

[TimBennet]

Duddon Valley Shipbreakers used to operate at Millom. The last ships I saw end their lives there were the Leander class HMS Euryalus and HMS Aurora.

It was always a slightly surreal sight to see grey frigates sat on the sand in a completely dry estuary at low tide.

 

[Yosilas]

I'd visit especially if it had a decent tidal window.