Who wants to buy an Oyster bed in Tollesbury?

[FullCircle]

Shinglehead Point Only £5k, dunno anything else, but an odd listing on rightmove?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-29321268.html

Looks like a nice retirement activity.

 

[dennyjc]

Shinglehead Point Only £5k.

I clicked the buttons and Rightmove allowed me to check the expected Broadband speed
1.3Mbps is not bad considering the location !

 

[DavidofMersea]

Wouldn't that make a good mooring?

 

[jerrytug]

What sort of attention do those oysters need? Will I be obliged to service them in some way or will they look after themselves? Might as well take a punt, but is it a poisoned chalice? Thank Full Circle by the way.

 

[Bru]

Wouldn't that make a good mooring?

It's a bit exposed and anyway you can't moor there, it's full of oysters!

 

[sailorman]

It's a bit exposed and anyway you can't moor there, it's full of oysters!

you could, If there yer own oysters

 

[MoodySabre]

I wouldn't shell out for that.

 

[sailorman]

Typical account, wallet clammed shut

 

[tillergirl]

What sort of attention do those oysters need? Will I be obliged to service them in some way or will they look after themselves? Might as well take a punt, but is it a poisoned chalice? Thank Full Circle by the way.

They strike me as a difficult 'crop' to grow. You see our former Club launchman working his layings in Salcott at low water, always bending over, cleaning them or whatever. where the tide remains, you see the Oyster boat out most days dredging either to harvest or sort or clean or something. They appear to work very hard at it although I have no idea how it works.

 

[jerrytug]

They strike me as a difficult 'crop' to grow. You see our former Club launchman working his layings in Salcott at low water, always bending over, cleaning them or whatever. where the tide remains, you see the Oyster boat out most days dredging either to harvest or sort or clean or something. They appear to work very hard at it although I have no idea how it works.

Thanks TG. At first sight it seems like buying a rare little bit of Olde Englande, but I would never be able to give the little creatures the attention they deserve. Hopefully one of the Boudicea people or other local 're-enactors' will take it on, cheers Jerry.

 

[Rum Run]

I'm not sure there are actually any oysters on that bit, and it mostly seems to be part of South Channel. There are sometimes boats aground at low tide though, so maybe get some waders and charge a fee for parking? I've been there once or twice, including last Sunday morning at dead low water (0.8m), when I joined a nice fin-keeler with 5' draught that was planted upright in the mud. Rum Run only draws 2'9" keel up and I couldn't get over the bar where the North Channel joins. A pleasant morning though.