The Press Brothers of North Walsham were among the early pioneers of the wherry hiring business. In 1888 they offered five wherries for hire, each complete with a skipper to sail them and a steward to look after the passengers. In most cases, the steward also acted as mate, assisting with crewing when necessary. Just eleven years later Harry Adcock of Beccles advertised the wherry Zoe as a vessel that was not used for trade at any time of year. It seems the holiday business was profitable enough to allow the polished oak panels to be left in place all year. This vessel even had a water supply laid on. Another wherry, Rambler, from Cobham, was even advertised as having a bathroom, which must have been quite a luxury in those early days.


The first wherry to be built exclusively for passengers was the Claudian in 1887 and our own Hathor followed from the same yard just eight years later.


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Ardea moored beside the river


Ardea sailing on Wroxham Broad in 2012


with Hathor in the background


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