Floating glampsite where guests get their own rowing boat crowned one of the best in the UK

A UNIQUE vacation destination successful Suffolk has conscionable been named 1 of the friendliest accommodation providers successful the UK. 

Hippersons Boatyard successful Beccles has been announced arsenic 1 of this year’s winners astatine the Visit Britain’s ROSE Awards. 

The awards recognise the accommodation providers crossed England who supply visitors with the warmest of welcomes.

But Hippersons is precise antithetic from your accustomed vacation parkland oregon self-catered apartment. 

Guests tin enactment successful in 1 of six quirky houseboats which are nestled connected the River Waveney successful The Broads National Park.

The boatyard is aforesaid catering, offering amusive for families oregon a romanticist getaway for couples. 

Each accommodation has a backstage rowing vessel for exploring the river, and determination are a wide scope of different water-based experiences connected offer. 

Canoes, kayaks, basal up paddle boards, and a pedal vessel are each disposable for hire. 

There are besides aforesaid thrust boats you tin instrumentality retired for the time to research the wider Broads. 

Among the houseboats to take from are ‘Secret Water’ - a luxury floating glamping pod with a ample platform astatine the beforehand to ticker the sunrise and sunset from, a treble country and a bunk room, tiny kitchenette, and a bedewed country with underfloor heating. 

Local cafe Relish tin marque nutrient hampers if you’re successful request of supplies, oregon if you request immoderate clip retired from cooking, determination are plentifulness of pubs and restaurants nearby. 

Nearby attractions see the Beccles Lido, wherever you tin publication a slot and aquatics successful the outdoor pool.

There's besides Beccles Museum with displays connected section industries and crafts.

A 30 infinitesimal thrust distant is Secret Sauna, a wood-fired sauna compartment successful a secluded location, perched connected the banks of the River Waveney.

And if it's velocity you're after, you tin publication a crook astatine Beccles Go Kart race circuit.

One Hippersons Boatyard guest, who visited successful August this year, described their enactment connected Tripadvisor.

They wrote: "The accommodation was good finished with a beauteous presumption retired of the boatyard towards the river. My kids (and I) loved watching the food aquatics past arsenic we ate retired connected the water. We were welcomed by precise hospitable unit and recovered a invited hamper connected arrival. The boathouse came with a dingy and beingness jackets, which we could usage astatine our leisure.

"The boatyard is truly good placed a abbreviated locomotion from the historical centre of Beccles (but nary roadworthy oregon municipality noise!). My kids loved visiting the headed lido and we enjoyed a repast retired astatine the Royal Oak. Both Norfolk and Suffolk attractions were accessible from Beccles. Just a superb stay, I truly can't urge enough. We'll beryllium back!"

Prices commencement from £315 for a 3 nighttime stay. To book, sojourn the Hippersons Boatyard website.