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Floating glampsite where guests get their own rowing boat crowned one of the best in the UK --[Reported by Umva mag]

A UNIQUE holiday destination in Suffolk has just been named one of the friendliest accommodation providers in the UK. Hippersons Boatyard in Beccles has been announced as one of this year’s winners at the Visit Britain’s ROSE Awards. instagram/@hippersonsboatyardHippersons Boaryard is a winner of this year’s Visit Britain ROSE Awards[/caption] instagram/@hippersonsboatyardThere are six houseboats to choose from, including the Wild Cat Island Floating Pod[/caption] The awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who provide visitors with the warmest of welcomes. But Hippersons is very different from your usual holiday park or self-catered apartment. Guests can stay in in one of six quirky houseboats which are nestled on the River Waveney in The Broads National Park. The boatyard is self catering, offering fun for families or a romantic getaway for couples. Each accommodation has a private rowing boat for exploring the river, and there are a wide range of other water-based experiences on offer. Canoes, kayaks, stand up paddle boards, and a pedal boat are all available for hire. There are also self drive boats you can take out for the day to explore the wider Broads. Among the houseboats to choose from are ‘Secret Water’ – a luxury floating glamping pod with a large deck at the front to watch the sunrise and sunset from, a double room and a bunk room, small kitchenette, and a wet room with underfloor heating. Local cafe Relish can make food hampers if you’re in need of supplies, or if you need some time out from cooking, there are plenty of pubs and restaurants nearby. Nearby attractions include the Beccles Lido, where you can book a slot and swim in the outdoor pool. There’s also Beccles Museum with displays on local industries and crafts. A 30 minute drive away is Secret Sauna, a wood-fired sauna cabin in a secluded location, perched on the banks of the River Waveney. And if it’s speed you’re after, you can book a turn at Beccles Go Kart race circuit. One Hippersons Boatyard guest, who visited in August this year, described their stay on Tripadvisor. They wrote: “The accommodation was well finished with a beautiful view out of the boatyard towards the river. My kids (and I) loved watching the fish swim past as we ate out on the water. We were welcomed by very hospitable staff and found a welcome hamper on arrival. The boathouse came with a dingy and life jackets, which we could use at our leisure. VisitEngland Awards For Excellence 2024 Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year GOLD: Sleepy Owl, Bideford, Devon SILVER: My Cottages in St Ives, Cornwall BRONZE: Bethnal&Bec Luxury Stays, Hertfordshire Pub of the Year GOLD: The Peterville Inn, St Agnes, Cornwall SILVER: The Acorn Inn, Dorset BRONZE: The Red Fox, Wirral Bed & Breakfast and Guesthouse of the Year GOLD: The Bosham Boathouse B&B, Bosham, West Sussex SILVER: MonkBridge House, North Yorkshire BRONZE: Bossington Hall, Somerset Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year GOLD: The Secret Garden Glamping, Skelmersdale, Lancashire SILVER: Kits Coty Glamping, Kent BRONZE: Darwin Forest Lodges, Derbyshire Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award GOLD: Hoe Grange Holidays, Matlock, Derbyshire SILVER: ROARR!, Norfolk BRONZE: Colchester Castle, Essex Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award GOLD: Mill Farm Eco Barns, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk SILVER: Kent Wildlife Trust, Kent BRONZE: The Yan at Broadrayne, Cumbria Experience of the Year GOLD: Grey Seal and Seabird Cruise, Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours, Seahouses, Northumberland SILVER: York Ghost Walk, The Deathly Dark Tours, North Yorkshire BRONZE: Mountain Bike Taster Day, Pure Outdoor, Derbyshire Large Hotel of the Year GOLD: The Grand, York, Yorkshire SILVER: Hope Street Hotel, Merseyside BRONZE: Rockliffe Hall Hotel, County Durham Large Visitor Attraction of the Year GOLD: WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Bowditch, Gloucestershire SILVER: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Hertfordshire BRONZE: ROARR!, Norfolk New Tourism Business of the Year GOLD: The Wizard Walk of York, North Yorkshire SILVER: Sleepy Owl, Devon BRONZE: Boys Hall, Kent Small Hotel of the Year GOLD: The Gallivant, Camber, East Sussex SILVER: Wildhive Callow Hall, Derbyshire BRONZE: THE PIG at Harlyn Bay, Cornwall Small Visitor Attraction of the Year GOLD: Nothe Fort (operated by Weymouth Civic Society), Weymouth, Dorset SILVER: Cotswolds Distillery, Warwickshire BRONZE: The Battle of Britain Memorial, Kent Taste of England Award GOLD: Allium at Askham Hall, Penrith, Cumbria SILVER: Blackfriars Restaurant, Tyne & Wear BRONZE: La Locanda, Lancashire Unsung Hero GOLD: Katie Calder, V-ATE Automotive Smokehouse and Bowl, Boston, Lincolnshire

Sep 20, 2024 - 11:55

Floating glampsite where guests get their own rowing boat crowned one of the best in the UK --[Reported by Umva mag]

A UNIQUE holiday destination in Suffolk has just been named one of the friendliest accommodation providers in the UK.

Hippersons Boatyard in Beccles has been announced as one of this year’s winners at the Visit Britain’s ROSE Awards.

a table with a bottle of wine and a glass of wine on it

Hippersons Boaryard is a winner of this year’s Visit Britain ROSE Awards[/caption]

a small house with a sign that says wild cat island

There are six houseboats to choose from, including the Wild Cat Island Floating Pod[/caption]

The awards recognise the accommodation providers across England who provide visitors with the warmest of welcomes.

But Hippersons is very different from your usual holiday park or self-catered apartment.

Guests can stay in in one of six quirky houseboats which are nestled on the River Waveney in The Broads National Park.

The boatyard is self catering, offering fun for families or a romantic getaway for couples.

Each accommodation has a private rowing boat for exploring the river, and there are a wide range of other water-based experiences on offer.

Canoes, kayaks, stand up paddle boards, and a pedal boat are all available for hire.

There are also self drive boats you can take out for the day to explore the wider Broads.

Among the houseboats to choose from are ‘Secret Water’ – a luxury floating glamping pod with a large deck at the front to watch the sunrise and sunset from, a double room and a bunk room, small kitchenette, and a wet room with underfloor heating.

Local cafe Relish can make food hampers if you’re in need of supplies, or if you need some time out from cooking, there are plenty of pubs and restaurants nearby.

Nearby attractions include the Beccles Lido, where you can book a slot and swim in the outdoor pool.

There’s also Beccles Museum with displays on local industries and crafts.

A 30 minute drive away is Secret Sauna, a wood-fired sauna cabin in a secluded location, perched on the banks of the River Waveney.

And if it’s speed you’re after, you can book a turn at Beccles Go Kart race circuit.

One Hippersons Boatyard guest, who visited in August this year, described their stay on Tripadvisor.

They wrote: “The accommodation was well finished with a beautiful view out of the boatyard towards the river. My kids (and I) loved watching the fish swim past as we ate out on the water. We were welcomed by very hospitable staff and found a welcome hamper on arrival. The boathouse came with a dingy and life jackets, which we could use at our leisure.

VisitEngland Awards For Excellence 2024

Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year

GOLD: Sleepy Owl, Bideford, Devon
SILVER: My Cottages in St Ives, Cornwall
BRONZE: Bethnal&Bec Luxury Stays, Hertfordshire

Pub of the Year

GOLD: The Peterville Inn, St Agnes, Cornwall
SILVER: The Acorn Inn, Dorset
BRONZE: The Red Fox, Wirral

Bed & Breakfast and Guesthouse of the Year

GOLD: The Bosham Boathouse B&B, Bosham, West Sussex
SILVER: MonkBridge House, North Yorkshire
BRONZE: Bossington Hall, Somerset

Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year

GOLD: The Secret Garden Glamping, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
SILVER: Kits Coty Glamping, Kent
BRONZE: Darwin Forest Lodges, Derbyshire

Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award

GOLD: Hoe Grange Holidays, Matlock, Derbyshire
SILVER: ROARR!, Norfolk
BRONZE: Colchester Castle, Essex

Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award

GOLD: Mill Farm Eco Barns, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
SILVER: Kent Wildlife Trust, Kent
BRONZE: The Yan at Broadrayne, Cumbria

Experience of the Year

GOLD: Grey Seal and Seabird Cruise, Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours, Seahouses, Northumberland
SILVER: York Ghost Walk, The Deathly Dark Tours, North Yorkshire
BRONZE: Mountain Bike Taster Day, Pure Outdoor, Derbyshire

Large Hotel of the Year

GOLD: The Grand, York, Yorkshire
SILVER: Hope Street Hotel, Merseyside
BRONZE: Rockliffe Hall Hotel, County Durham

Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

GOLD: WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Bowditch, Gloucestershire
SILVER: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, Hertfordshire
BRONZE: ROARR!, Norfolk

New Tourism Business of the Year

GOLD: The Wizard Walk of York, North Yorkshire
SILVER: Sleepy Owl, Devon
BRONZE: Boys Hall, Kent

Small Hotel of the Year

GOLD: The Gallivant, Camber, East Sussex
SILVER: Wildhive Callow Hall, Derbyshire
BRONZE: THE PIG at Harlyn Bay, Cornwall

Small Visitor Attraction of the Year

GOLD: Nothe Fort (operated by Weymouth Civic Society), Weymouth, Dorset
SILVER: Cotswolds Distillery, Warwickshire
BRONZE: The Battle of Britain Memorial, Kent

Taste of England Award

GOLD: Allium at Askham Hall, Penrith, Cumbria
SILVER: Blackfriars Restaurant, Tyne & Wear
BRONZE: La Locanda, Lancashire

Unsung Hero

GOLD: Katie Calder, V-ATE Automotive Smokehouse and Bowl, Boston, Lincolnshire
SILVER: Duncan Wise, Northumberland National Park Authority, Hexham, Northumberland
BRONZE: Brett Hawkes, Crowhurst Park, East Sussex

a woman wearing a hh vest is paddling a canoe

Each houseboat comes with its own rowing boat for guests to explore the river at their own leisure[/caption]

Pizzas are available to order from Oakfired and then enjoyed alfresco on the houseboat decks[/caption]

“The boatyard is really well placed a short walk from the historic centre of Beccles (but no road or town noise!). My kids loved visiting the headed lido and we enjoyed a meal out at the Royal Oak. Both Norfolk and Suffolk attractions were accessible from Beccles. Just a brilliant stay, I really can’t recommend enough. We’ll be back!”

Prices start from £315 for a three night stay. To book, visit the Hippersons Boatyard website.

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