Boat trips to see the seal colony at Blakeney Point…read more This is a wonderful trip to make for nature lovers who love to see wildlife in their natural habitat. Although there are other companies who do these tours as well, I went with Bishop's Boats as they were running an evening trip at 6.45pm. I phoned to book 4 places and we were given instructions to pick up our tickets from Blakeney Quay, and from there we were directed to the village of Morston, to the marshes there. As we arrived, everyone was wearing welly boots and I had the impression that they all knew something I didn't, but after walking over boarded bridges to Morston Quay, wellies were not essential, but maybe I was just lucky that day! Arriving half an hour early at the landing stage, there were the 2 Bishop's Boats moored abreast into the mud and no sign of sea in sight......I couldn't imagine that there would be enough water to set sail in......but sure enough, it was there when we needed it. The 'skippers/guides' suggested that people with dodgy hips should go into the 2nd boat thereby avoiding the extra climb from one boat to the other. I chose not to take notice and went for the 1st boat and with dodgy knees, it was not the best of ideas, but getting off afterwards was much easier. As we set off, the skipper explained all the safety details, where lifebelts were and not standing on the seats etc.This was soon replaced with information about the wildlife and what to look out for and answering any questions we had. The sea was a bit choppy, so the video I tried to make just makes me feel sea-sick, and as the 'heavens opened up on us', my pictures are not the greatest, but they will give you an idea of how big the seal colony at Blakeney Point is. As we neared the island many seals were swimming about in the water and many more basking in the rain on land. We had a strange pre storm/sunset light in the sky which seemed to compliment the seal colours. The Common Seal is actually rarer than the Grey Seal and we were lucky to see both, it was truly an awesome sight. We were told that when the water is calm, seals will swim right up to the boats. Also, June is a good time for this boat trip as the seals will have all their baby pups with them then. This was a lovely trip despite the weather and one that I hope to do again sometime. It took around an hour and cost £8 per adult and £4 for each child under 14 *One day I saw a seal swimming around the pier in Cromer, a lifeguard had to warn the body boarders as they hadn't noticed and it could have bobbed up anywhere presenting a danger to both beast and man! You can see a slide show of my trip here:- http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.Confirm&friendID=154279587

my aunt and uncle own a cottage in blakeney and i would say woo hoo to anyone who was going it is a…read morelovely little village and the seal trip, and perhaps crab and river fishing :) is a must. But i do recommend taking wellies and a warm coat as when we went at the end of march it was snowing and hailing but still a very beautiful place.

Can, not, fault. We…read morehired an 8 berth boat for a short break, and it was marvellous. The broads of course were lovely, and I plan to holiday like this again, and I have to say I would book with these guys. You can get yourself early bird discounts, which is a great thing to look out for, and when we had an unfortunate issue when we were trying to cross breydon water (getting stuck on full power, not a silly prank as we first thought, and a little frightening), it was easily fixed, and if I'm right, compensated for after the event since it messed with our travel plans. I'd definitely recommend holidaying on the broads to anyone.

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