HEATHER

Welcome to Heather

Houseboat of character, docked in Hoveton by the River Bure on the Norfolk Broads Waterways.

Heather is cared for by a partnership of friends and family. Our aim is to preserve the distinctive style of the houseboat and enable future generations to enjoy her charms.

Explore the riverside, browse the shops and places to eat and drink ~ and much more beyond monumental Wroxham Bridge.

Andrew, Timothy and Christopher

22 June 2016

Take a Punt


 

An indigenous, natural grey liveried punt ~ the Norfolk equivalent of a Venetian gondola is the newest addition to Heather’s motley fleet. 

Curiously named AHP ~ the letters of Arthur H Patterson, supreme naturalist and Broadsman. The punt is a multi~purpose vessel, powered by oars, paddles, quant ~ punt pole, or even by a small sail. Alternatively, an angled bracket can be attached for an outboard motor engine.

AHP was built by Royalls, based on a 1880 drawing of a Breydon wild fowling punt by Richard Fielding Harmer, a Great Yarmouth solicitor. It is double ended, unlike the rectangular, varnished pleasure punts of 'Oxbridge' fame. The traditional punt is the forerunner to the highly technical racing punts that usually sail on Barton Broad and today are one of the fastest sailing craft in the world.  AHP is used today for light duties, carrying goods and people around.
 
Chris
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King's Head Staithe, Hoveton, pictured from Wroxham public Parish Staithe