The Folly Inn, early 90's

[blackdogsailing]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but hey, scuttlebutt will do !
Does anyone remember or have recollections of The Folly inn, before the dancing on the tables started. Thursday nights-Five and Dimers-(Blueberry Hill), loads of school boats, racing up The Medina under spinnaker, 5 deep on the pontoon and the inside boats hard aground, bouncy castles, open fires, snow, stupid decisions to row to Island Harbour, etc. etc.
Any of the above ! Trying to put together a 'good old days' story of the pub. It's all a bit boring now ! (i.m.o.). No connection with the pub what so ever. Just chatting to an old codger about how it used to be.
Chris

 

[l'escargot]

Used to have two bars back in those days too.

 

[jbweston]

Sorry, I haven't been there since the early 70s. And my memory isn't what it used to be . . .

 

[prv]

My dad camped there as young crew for some rich bloke who was racing a keelboat at Cowes (and staying in a hotel). His tent-mate trod in a huge dog-turd one night and unwittingly smeared it all over the inside of the tent.

Dad's hated camping ever since

Pete

 

[VicMallows]

The small camping area out the back was still functioning in the mid 80s. I seem to recall there were also a couple of VERY basic showers (before the present, still basic, ones were built).

 

[Piddy]

I've been sailing to the Folly since the late 60's. The first time I remember going inside I was about 7 or 8 and was sneaked into the back bar at an Old Gaffers rally IIRC. My parents had an old Morecombe bay prawner (1908) and the Folly was a nice day sail from Portsmouth if the wind was from the SW.
Alan Cundall (sp?) had just started as HM and there were just a few big yellow buoys to tie between.
I've won a rowing race in the regatta in the mid 70's and my dad came second sculling - winnings £1 for me and £0.50 for him! It was a fairy duckling dinghy and floated in about 2" of water.
I remember the previous pier; I've lugged my kids in buggies along the new pier.

All good memories.....

 

[lw395]

I went there by dinghy midweek in about 1989, I'm guessing late season, September or so?, camped a little way down the river, or it could have been up river.
They ran out of beer.
I didn't go back for about 5 years.
It was nicer in about 1982, when I first went, IIRC.

 

[harry potter]

Visited last week - walked to Island Marina along rubbish strewn foreshore but did see lots of curlews and oystercatchers and birds that that were neither curlews nor oystercatchers. Thought pontoon expensive ? do they do winter rates?

Talk about The Folly changing - it is now almost a suburb of Bryant Homes Whippingham. Uffa would turn in his grave (ST Mildred's).

Hope the birdies survive.

 

[Bobc]

I remember when it had 2 bars too. Must have been about 91/92ish. Was a proper pub back then.