Ending 10th Nov, 2024 19:00
Country Trust timed charity auction
Sold for £425
Spark of Light: Old World Style Boating Experience for x2 guests on The Norfolk Broads, East England with Morning Coffee, Pub Lunch and Afternoon Tea
Donated by: Stephen Attenborough
A day’s Norfolk Broads cruising for x2 guests, in old world style, aboard Spark of Light, a beautiful wooden motor cruiser dating back to 1927.
You and your guest will enjoy a truly nostalgic experience aboard Spark of Light taking in the beautiful scenery of the Norfolk Broads, the UK’s largest and finest wetland landscape.
Your journey will be one of beauty and tranquillity, taking in water marshes, woodland and wide skies, with views of church towers, windmills and abundant flora and fauna, including rare butterflies and dragonflies.
Spark of Light is believed to be the oldest ex-hire Norfolk Broad cruiser, still in regular use on the Broads and is a real head-turner. Built by famous Norfolk Broads pioneer, Herbert Woods, in a boatshed just upstream from Potter Heigham Bridge in 1927, she is an important part of Norfolk Broads boating history.
You can revisit a bygone age, beautifully captured in a family’s home cine film of their boating holiday on this very same boat in 1932, featured here.
This truly special experience, hosted by Stephen Attenborough, the present-day custodian of Spark of Light includes, morning coffee and afternoon tea on the boat, a pub lunch and (weather permitting) the chance for a row and/or a sail in the lovely clinker-built tender to the cruiser.
To learn more about the history of Spark of Light visit here (https://www.herbertwoods.co.uk/blog/history-of-spark-of-light/
Terms & Conditions
- Mutually convenient date in Spring/Summer 2025 to be agreed between Stephen Attenborough and the final bidder.
- The experience is for x 2 guests and includes Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea on the boat, a Pub Lunch and the possibility of a row and/or sail in the tender dinghy.
- Travel & accommodation are not included
- Experience may not be resold nor re-auctioned
- Terms & conditions subject to change
We are hosting this auction on behalf of The Country Trust - please contact Victoria Cable if you require further information about the individual lots.
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