10th June 2014 pt 1

Beaulieu River has many private jetties and landing places. The only marina is near Bucklers Hard but moorings in the river occupy much of the main channel. I wouldn't like to try to sail up the river in anything larger than a dinghy. There are some impressive (and very expensive) houses along the banks, for example what I've called the "Privet" house (photos [10] [25]) with it's huge clipped bishes, and the "modern house" [11] [20]. I don't know what the "Country Club" [23] [24] is... house? conference centre? hotel? Most of the moored boats are yachts, many of the traditional sort. Not that many "Sunseeker" type boats, but one or two classic motor launches like the Swordsman 40 [26] [27].

[1] Dawn at Gull Island	[2] private jetty	[3] Exbury jetty
[4] first view of Buckler's Hard	[5] Geese	[6] private jetty
[7] near Buckler's Hard	[8] Buckler's Hard	[9] Buckler's Hard
[10] "Privet" House	[11] modern house	[12] last mooring up river
[13] first view Beaulieu	[14] Beaulieu	[15] anchored here
[16] Beaulieu Quay	[17] Beaulieu mill	[18] ancient woodland
[19] house with last mooring	[20] the modern house	[21] near Beaulieu footpath
[22] near Beaulieu footpath	[23] "country club" jetty	[24] "country club"?
[25] the "Privet House"	[26] Swordsman 40	[27] Swordsman 40
[28] Buckler's Hard

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