MARINE CENTRE

COVID UPDATE 09/04/2021

Great news we will be reopening the toilet blocks as permitted from the 12th April 2021. The showers however will remain closed for the time being until 17th May unless we hear otherwise.

Marina users will be able to use the toilets marina side only, and Campsite users will be able to use the campsite side toilets only.

See you soon!

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COVID UPDATE 05/03/2021

An update from British Marine regarding the reopening of Marinas for maintenance from 29th March 2021 with overnight stays from the 12th April.

Thankfully our initial thoughts have been confirmed Coronavirus (britishmarine.co.uk)

With regards recreational boating - the advice is to still STAY LOCAL TO HOME. 'Local' is defined as 'the village, town or part of the city where you live'.

But there are limited exceptions to this, too.

The government have offered the following list of reasons that you may also leave your local area:

• For work, where you cannot reasonably work from home
• To access education and for caring responsibilities
• To visit those in your support bubble – or your childcare bubble for childcare
• For visiting hospital, GP and other medical appointments or visits where you have had an accident or are concerned about your health
• To buy goods or services that you need, but this should be within your local area wherever possible
• For outdoor exercise. This should be done locally wherever possible, but you can travel a short distance within your area to do so if necessary (for example, to access an open space)
• To attend the care and exercise of an animal or veterinary services

Recreational boating out of your local area is therefore still not permitted.

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‍COVID UPDATE 23/02/2021

Those that are not in our immediate area are to still stay local to home, and not travel to us as per Government guidelines that can be viewed here: National lockdown: Stay at Home

From the 29th March: The rule of six will return outdoors, including in private gardens. In addition to this, two households of any size will also be allowed to meet outside. 

Outdoor sports facilities will reopen and people will no longer be legally required to stay at home, but should still work from home where possible.

We are awaiting full clarity on Marinas but unless we hear from us otherwise, Marinas will be part of the reopening on the 29th March 2021.

We will still be fully contactable by email and telephone, please do leave a message and we will get back to you.

All invoices can be paid via bank transfer, pay now link on your invoice, or telephone by card.

We will be checking all craft daily as we usually do, but if there is anything essential that you need us to help with, please do let us know. 

We will have contractors available for any urgent works that you may need to complete.
We will keep you informed in due course of any updates.

Please stay at home, stay local, stay safe, follow the rules and let’s get this gone so we can reopen once and for all.

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MARINE CENTRE

Please click to find the 2021 tide times

CCTV is now on site, constantly recording. We have had 8 cameras installed around the Marina to make sure your craft is as safe as it could possibly be.‍

We have trot moorings with pontoon access for dinghies. Craft will float for approximately 3 hours on most tides, longer on higher tides. We now have river mooring sites available from £230 per annum, more coming soon!

Pontoon moorings also available on our tidal river and our Marine Lake for short term overnight use, we unfortunately do not have residential status.

All facilities available, toilets, showers, washrooms, fresh tea/coffee machine and cafe just outside of our main gate.

Craft are occasionally offered for sale.

Tidal access to the Bristol Channel by the River Axe and the Brean Down peninsula to  all local ports, Cardiff, Barry, Swansea, Porlock Weir, Watermouth and Ifracombe.

Low tide walks start here to Weston beach, 5 minutes walk, or Brean Down with Fort, the local hill with historic Church or the Mendip Hills through the adjacent Nature Reserve.

*** COMING SOON!! BRAND NEW ROODBERG 15 TONNE HYDRAULIC TRAILER HOIST ***

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We are extremely excited to let you all know that we are expecting a delivery of a BRAND SPANKING NEW Roodberg 15 tonne hydraulic trailer hoist early 2021!

This has been a massive decision as we are sure you can appreciate, especially with being closed for 8 months by the end of this one in the last 12, but we feel that Uphill Wharf Marina and Boatyard needs to move forward and invest in the best and be able to accommodate larger craft than currently.

It will be suitable for all types of hull, as we have also upgraded the bilge keel beam support to make sure these are accommodated safely and securely, upgraded the pad supports from 2 to 4, gone for the hydraulic extending draw bar arm, and opted for extra width on the overall trailer frame to accommodate wider beamed boats and trailer lifting.

We will be able to increase our boat movement hauling in and out on our slipway, and throughout the yard from 6 tonne capacity to 15 tonne, with a comfortable craft length of 13m; LOA above 13m can be accommodated subject to craft type.

We believe that both the Marina and Boatyard at Uphill Wharf is a special place to store your craft, and this along with the CCTV and electric gate installation was only the start of our huge investment in the Marina to make it what we believe it should be going forward.