Family-owned leisure group with five marinas
Five inland and coastal marinas with 1,300 berths Lakeland Leisure Estates is a family-owned business with five marinas and three estates of holiday lodges and park homes. Four of the marinas are inland; Great Haywood, Saul Junction, Tattenhall and Roydon; and the fifth is Deganwy...
Dean & Reddyhoff and Quay Marinas become boatfolk
New branding unveiled The unveiling of the new name and logo completes the 2019 merger between Dean & Reddyhoff and Quay Marinas. Now known as 'boatfolk', all eleven marinas around the UK coast will share the same green branding and new website boatfolk.co.uk Quay Marinas...
Starting a new job during lockdown
Case study: Emsworth Yacht Harbour We're hearing lots about furloughing, reduced hours and cancelled contracts, but there are still people starting new jobs during this lockdown. Like all UK marinas, Emsworth Yacht Harbour in West Sussex is strangely quiet during the sunny spring weather. The...
Idyllic superyacht marina in the Maldives
Welcome aboard, The Yacht Marina @ Crossroads The Maldives is a developing destination for luxury yachting and charter, and the latest marina to open is The Yacht Marina @ Crossroads. The marina is part of a multi-island integrated leisure and lifestyle hub located on the...
River at the heart of the Solent sailing scene
Welcome aboard, River Hamble The River Hamble in Hampshire is one of the UK’s boating honeypots. The three mile stretch from the mouth to Swanwick bridge is home to over 3,000 boats, famous yacht clubs, yachting pubs plus eight marinas and boatyards. County Council The...
One of the UK’s busiest recreational harbours
Welcome aboard, Chichester Harbour Conservancy Chichester Harbour in southern England is amongst the largest recreational harbours in the UK, extending over 11 square miles at high tide and attracting 25,000 people annually onto its waters. As well as being one of the busiest and most-loved...
Family-owned marina in Chichester Harbour
Welcome aboard, Emsworth Yacht Harbour Emsworth Yacht Harbour enjoys a peaceful location at the north of Chichester Harbour, close to pretty Emsworth village. The marina has over 200 walk-ashore berths, a thriving boatyard and several commercial tenants. Family-owned and run Unusually for a British marina,...
Weymouth crowned ‘Marina of the Year’
Winner for the second time Dean & Reddyhoff's Weymouth Marina has been crowned Marina of the Year for the second year in a row. The British Yachting Awards are organised by Chelsea Magazines, publishers of Sailing Today, Yachts & Yachting and Classic Boat. Marina of...
5 Gold Anchor marina on the River Thames
Welcome aboard, Shepperton Marina Situated on a delightful backwater of the River Thames, Shepperton Marina is set in forty acres of mature landscaped woodland with a meadow and swan sanctuary – hard to believe that it is only half an hour from London. Focus on...
Hurricane resilience for Nanny Cay
Using technology to overcome natural disasters System failure is one of the biggest concerns for any modern marina. In the British Virgin Islands that came into sharp focus after the catastrophic hurricanes of 2017. Along with the rest of the island, Nanny Cay resort was...
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