Wareham River Cruise

Friday 15th August

Price £49.50 per person

Departure: Wallingford Museum 8:15 am

Cruise departs Poole Quay 11:00 am

Organiser: Sue Wright

Enjoy a special day out cruising on board the Dorset Queen, the only vintage motor yacht on the south coast of England. Dorset Queen will depart from Poole Quay before turning west to cruise along the tranquil River Frome.

Poole Harbour is Europe’s largest natural harbour with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome.

We will have an hour ashore, stopping at the picturesque Quay, no more than an hour though as the tide waits for no one! For lunch, you can pre-order fish and chips, bring your own or take potluck at Wareham.

Once ashore at Wareham you will have just have time for a stroll through this old Saxon Town, or alongside the river. The current town was founded by the Saxons and the town’s oldest features are the town walls, ancient earth ramparts surrounding the town likely built by Alfred the Great in the 9th century to protect the town from the Vikings (Danes). Does this sound familiar?

After this shore-side break you can then re-board Dorset Queen and we will slowly meander back down the Frome to the hustle and bustle of Poole Quay. The bar will be open throughout the cruise and the Captain will give a live commentary on the return leg.* There are toilet facilities on board the Dorset Queen

The Dorset Queen Queen is now the only vintage motor yacht on the South Coast of England and a proud member of the UK Historic Ships’ Register. When World War II broke out Gay Queen was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and is believed to have been a volunteer boat in the Dunkirk rescue missions.

COSTS:

£49.50 total per person Includes Coach travel & driver’s tip

Tea/Coffee and biscuits on board

Additional optional extra: Fish & Chips at Wareham £14

TO GO ON WAITING LIST:

Please email the following FOUR points of booking information

to Sue Wright via contact form, & put WAREHAM WAITING plus your surname in the Subject line.

1. My/our Name(s)
2. My Phone Number and email address
3. Reserve for me ……….. place(s) @ £49.50 each
4. Pick me/us up from Wallingford Museum or Crowmarsh Church

DO NOT PAY YET. You will be asked to pay using your bank's online bank transfer or cheque

only when you are offered a place.

Wareham River Cruise

TO GO ON WAITING LIST:​

Please email the following FOUR points of booking information

to Sue Wright via contact form, & put WAREHAM WAITING plus your surname in the Subject line.

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