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Romantic Sailing Adventure!
Learn to sail and explore the Norfolk Broads on a classic sailing boat.
Three nights stay for 1-2 people on a traditional sailing yacht, with your skipper joining for your sailing tuition.
Price from - cost of yacht for a short break and £250 per day for your sailing instructor.
Fully inclusive of parking, towels, bedding, lifejackets, insurance, diesel, gas and damage waiver.
Day one -
3pm embark and meet your skipper with a drink and cake.
Sail up past The National Trust Island of Heigham Holmes to the stunning Hickling Broad and nature reserve. Watch out for Bitterns, Marsh Harriers and Cranes.
Spend the night at the peaceful moorings at Hickling, where a good meal can be purchased from the water side pub.
Day two -
Cook your own breakfast to eat on deck taking in the stunning scenery and wildlife on Hickling Broad.
10:30am Your skipper arrives for a day of learning to sail or sitting back and enjoying the peace and tranquility of sailing on the upper reaches of the river Thurne and Horsey Mere. Picnic lunch on deck.
3pm Moor at Horsey Dyke and visit the famous Horsey Windmill, walk to the beach to see the seals and then on to The Nelsons Head pub where you can purchase your evening meal.
Day three -
Cook your own breakfast, enjoying the beautiful surroundings of Hosey Dyke and Horsey Wind pump.
10:30am Your skipper arrives, sail to see the 300 year old listed bridge at Potter Heigham, shoot-the-bridge. Picnic lunch on deck.
Sail to the stunning Martham Broad and then back to Martham Ferry at 3pm. Choose from the many local pubs, take-a-ways and restaurants. Disembark 9am on day four
Sail away on the Norfolk Broads!
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Please phone Alison for more information on 07876141971 or email us by clicking on the button below.
Amazing weekend learning to sail
“One of my best weekends. 20th wedding anniversary so decided to try something different. Took our teenage boys with us and had the most amazing weekend. Our skipper was Guy who was excellent. We all learnt how to sail and some of us really quite well within 2 days!! He was calm, enthusiastic and energetic. The yacht was beautiful, roomy and thanks to some ingenious inventions by Nick very easy to work. The Highton family were all very helpful and kind. Highly, highly recommend it.”
Happy memories on our skippered sailing holiday
“Thank you Alison and Nick for our fantastic skippered sailing holiday on Bright Spark last weekend. The holiday was perfectly planned and tailored to our needs as sailing beginners. Alison, the hamper was lush and kept us well fed when we weren’t eating at one of the two ideally located night moorings. Nick’s patience and teaching skills helped give us confidence as we literally learned the ropes, and the sailing on and around Hickling Broad was a delight. Nothing but happy memories to take away with us. Thank you both once again. 😊⛵
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Would not hesitate to recommend this company for a sailing holiday
“BIG shout out to Oliver’s ⛵️ Holidays, Alison & Nick could not have been more helpful from start to finish. Beautiful yacht, beautifully equipped with everything you need to be comfortable, especially the luxury ‘hotel’ duvets 😴 😊. The complimentary and pre-ordered hampers and ready meals are faBulous quality and just perfect to get you underway.
We are novice sailers (just one days tuition long ago) and therefore we had Karl as our skipper/tutor for three half days - by the afternoon of the third day we were deemed competent and were confident enough to ‘sail’ solo and if you are not then‘Brightspark’ is wonderful to motor along these tranquil Broads in 😊. Karl was just superb, he’s a hugely knowledgeable, patient, flexible, interesting young man - he loves sailing, (and it shows), so this is his hobby - his ‘proper’ job is pretty interesting too!
We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this great team/company for a sailing holiday in a very quiet part of The Broads and will definitely be back, hopefully before Winter arrives if we can fit another weekend end 🤞
Huge thanks to Karl, Alison & Nick for getting us sailing ⛵️”
“I just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU for such a fabulous weekend.
We had such a lovely time and learnt so much (Me: knots, rope skills and that I can’t sail in a straight line!…. Ben: that he’s naturally good at this 🙄!)
Carl (or Karl?!) was really great - super knowledgable and great company too.
Overall a splendid weekend and well worth the wait for sure!
Thank you so much for all of your flexibility and your warmth.
I hope you have an excellent rest of the summer season and beyond.
Thank you!
Sarah ”