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Moonriver Cottage riverside holiday home is situated on the banks of the River Thurne. Moonriver Cottage is surrounded by open countryside with the front directly overlooking the river with uninterrupted views, both back and front, across open farmland. The only visible buildings that you can see from the holiday home are very old windmills. The locataion is inside a National Park / Nature Reserve where the owners have logged seeing over 40 species of birds in the immediate vicinity. Moonriver cottage self catering holiday home is situated over a mile upstream of the notoriously small and ancient bridge at Potter Heigham, Norfolk Broads. As a bounus, the bridge prevents the larger hire craft from coming to Martham so the river is much quieter and less commercialised here. From Moonriver Cottage the river leads up to Martham and Somerton Broad, besides Kendal Dyke to Heigham Sounds and the finest sailing and fishing in Hickling Broad and Horsey Broad. The surrounding fields are part of Nature Reserves or sheep pasture. Moonriver cottage is available all year round for a vacation ranging from a short break / weekend break to a week or mores stay. We are sure that you like us will want to return to our self catering holiday cottage on the Norfolk Broads. The small, red roofed hut that can be seen across the fields is used by local eel fishermen who have "Ancient Rights" to fish for eels in the area. FACILITIES Moonriver Cottage is a river front self catering holiday cottage that is approached via a flat concrete path 50 yards from the car park. Moonriver Cottage is the personal self catering holiday home of its owner and has been recently fully refurbished. It has sleeping facilities for 4 / 6 people and is a great location for fishing, sailing, boating, beach, water sports, walking, bird watching, cycling, horse riding and relaxing holidays, or those wishing to explore Norfolk. Moonriver Cottage is a self catering holiday home which gives you an ideal base to explore the Norfolk Broads, the coast and sand dune beaches. There are many activities to enjoy such as sailing, canoe, beaches, swimming, golf, fishing, walking, National Trust houses, National Park, horse riding, Norwich, Great Yarmouth and gardens, etc. The coastal sand dunes are visible, glistening on the horizon. LOUNGE The Lounge exhibits spectacular panoramic views over the River Thurne and Norfolk Broads National Park with the sand dunes glistening in the sunshine on the horizon. You could almost go fishing from the Lounge as you can see you float from their. The cottage has a 3 piece suite, a large colour television, a VHS video recorder, a Freeview digital TV receiver, a selection of videos, dining table & chairs, an electric heater and a radio. There is a sofa bed and put you up bed. A variety of books and details of visitor attractions are provided for your enjoyment. KITCHEN The kitchen also enjoys wonderful views of the River Thurne and the Norfolk Broads National Park, it enables you to enjoy your self catering holiday cottage. It has a range of modern cupboards and an electric ceramic hob, a fan oven, a grill, a fridge with freezer compartment, a microwave, a sink, cupboards, hot water heater, cutlery, crockery, kitchen utensils, iron, ironing board, etc. All of the cutlery and crockery are matching sets. BEDROOM 1 The main bedroom also benefits from views of the River Thurne and Norfolk Broads National Park. There is a King size bed, wardrobe, large dressing table, chest of drawers, electric heater, radio alarm clock, hair dryer, rocking chair, two mirrors, two bedside cabinets and bedside lights. BEDROOM 2 The second bedroom has views over farmland. There is a large bunk bed with wardrobe, chest of drawers, electric heater and bedside light. SHOWER / TOILET The shower / toilet room has a double sized shower cubicle with electric shower 10.5K, flush toilet, sink H&C water, electric fan heater, electric towel rail, large mirror, shaver point. GARDEN There is a small garden directly on the riverbank of the River Thurne which is 60` wide with space for 3/4 fishermen, with lawn and trees, we enjoy uninterrupted panoramic views and the sun from late morning to sunset! All of the family can enjoy their holiday in this peaceful location. Most of the garden has decking. We have erected a large tackle store which has a bait fridge, light, power point, bait tables, ground bait buckets, etc. It is locked with three padlocks but we do not take responsibility for anything kept inside the tackle store. We have also placed a 300 watt floodlight on the holiday cottage which illuminates the garden and river using a switch in the Lounge. The garden is great for bird watching, you might like to buy some bird feeders from Lathams and watch to 40+ varieties coming to feed. Their is a wellington boot rack by the river door. CAR PARKING 50 yards along a flat concrete path is a car park, please park on the right hand side, East, near the brick pumping station. This path is not illuminated. SLIPWAY The boatyard`s slipway, adjacent to the car park, may be used for a fee charged by the boatyard - Martham Boat Developments. MOORINGS Small dinghies, or inflatables belonging to the chalet tenants may be pulled out onto the lawn. Larger craft may be moored on the river frontage at your own risk, please use fenders on both sides of your boat. A wide variety of boats can be hired at the local boatyard - Martham Boat Developments. HIRE BOATS Our boats are not vailable for hire, and are not included in the attached Hire Charge. Diesel / elecric Day Boats, sailing boats and dinghies can all be hired from the local boatyard - Martham Boat Developments. FISHING The following list offreshwater fish can be caught from the garden of the chalet: Bream, Roach, Rudd, Carp, Pike, Perch, Ruff, Eels, Tench and the very occasional Trout. Huge Pike of 42 & 36 lbs have been caught locally. The best fish caught from the garden have been, Bream 9+lbs, Carp 10lbs, Pike 26 lbs, Roach 2.3 lbs, Perch 1.5 lbs, Gudgeon 3ozs, etc. This year fishermen have caught 100 lbs bags of Bream every evening from our riverbank garden. Some of the best fishing is during "slack water", during the hour when the river stops moving when the High or Low tide is at its peak. The sea / salt water does not reach as far as our section of the River Thurne as we are at its head water, but the river rises / falls up to 18" as you will see on the river bank piles. The closest fishing tackle shop is `Lathams` of Potter Heigham, this can definitely be classified as a `Fishing Tackle Paradise` as it stocks everything from fresh and frozen baits to rods, reels and accessories - the prices are very good. Great baits are lob worm, canned sweet corn and bread flake, please do not keep you baits inside our holiday home as a bait fridge is kept in the garden tackle store. In Feb. 2007 we built a fishing tackle store, 8` x 4` x 4`, which is large enough to take all your rod bags, tackle boxes, ground bait buckets, suitcases, etc. It also has a bait fridge and a light on a double power socket. This facility is in the garden so as to make it easier for you to access your fishing tackle at any time day or night. It has 3 padlocks to help protect your items. We have also installed a 300 watt flood light which will illuminate the garden and river should you wish to use it. A past visitor has very kindly left 2 swing bins for ground bait, and two fishing tackle tables to save you bending down too far, all are kept in the fishing tackle store. We improve our holiday home every year so that sailors, birdwatchers, fishermen, holidaymakers, etc will enjoy their holiday and want to return. If we don`t offer what you want please tell us and we will try and offer it in future! Kendal Dyke, White Lees, Martham Floating Bridge Pool, Martham Board and other excellent fishing marks are within a few minutes of the chalet, all of which regularly feature in the Angling Press. Coarse Fishing Season National coarse fishing season 16 June to 15 March inclusive on all flowing waters / rivers. This is the National fishing season restriction on all flowing rivers, however you can fish all year round on some still waters / lakes, subject to owners rules. Martham Pits are just down the path and can be fished using a day ticket 12 months p.a. The fishing on the river Thurne is free but you will need a national rod licence.
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