Uphill Marina

[PCUK]

I've been looking at varios You Tube videos of camper van people enjoying their stays at Uphill and taking various drone videos of the marina. It looks to me as if they have created a new drying basin off the river with gated entrance to the pontoons and water and electricity. Has anyone been there recently and had a look as I'm thinking this could now be a better option than Watchet as they appreciate that mud berths need to be a lot cheaper than deep water berths and the rest of the facilities look to be good.

 

[ANDY_W]

I was looking round there two or three years ago while checking out places to keep the boat. Had no problems with using a mud berth but their lift out had a maximum weight limit of five tons. It may have improved since but worth checking.

 

[ribdriver]

Massive changes and upgrades over last few years - new owners.
Lift out now at 15T using the Roodberg system. Dredging. New pontoons. Loads more. It's almost a totally different place.

 

[PCUK]

Thanks J. Are you still based at Watchet?

 

[Bouba]

Great name for a marina…a bit like…let’s see…Impossible To Drive To car park

 

[PCUK]

. . . but great for water ski-ing when going the other way!

 

[MikeCalypso]

It's a lovely spot and the people running the boat yard are great, very friendly and helpful. The problem with the berths as I understand it is that you can only really get out at the top of a high tide and will struggle on the smaller tides. So you can't go for an afternoon sail and have you have a very narrow window to get in and out. They have been talking about dredging which may change the situation.

 

[PCUK]

Thanks Mike, I'm afraid Watchet is going the same way so the cost saving at Uphill may be worthwhile.

 

[Boughtaboat]

Hi all, I've just joined and spotted this forum.
I have my boat at Uphill, and love it. If you need to know anything please feel free to ask.
@PCUK the village is called Uphill hence the name
They have made so many improvements, and yes it's tidal, but Watchet was just awful. My boat wouldn't float AT ALL, numerous owners not knowing what they are doing.
Very happy at Uphill Marina. They've spent £hundreds of thousands in the last couple of years on the Marina and more new pontoons next year too from what I understand.
It's quiet too and a lot of the time I go to do a bit of work and just sit with a cuppa instead and come back another day!

 

[PCUK]

Thanks Bab, may pop down next week for another look. Last time was about four years ago. I don't mind mud and tidal if the boat is secure.

 

[Skysail]

Hi all, I've just joined and spotted this forum.
I have my boat at Uphill, and love it. If you need to know anything please feel free to ask.
@PCUK the village is called Uphill hence the name
They have made so many improvements, and yes it's tidal, but Watchet was just awful. My boat wouldn't float AT ALL, numerous owners not knowing what they are doing.
Very happy at Uphill Marina. They've spent £hundreds of thousands in the last couple of years on the Marina and more new pontoons next year too from what I understand.
It's quiet too and a lot of the time I go to do a bit of work and just sit with a cuppa instead and come back another day!

 

[graham]

The improvement work at Uphill has been kept very quiet.

We have visited uphill several times in the past but not recently,we had no idea anything was happening there.

Will be sailing over at first opportunity to have a look.

 

[Tamar]

Would Google earth help, I haven't been there for around 20 years. I can't remember much about it