BUCKLER’S HARD YACHT HARBOUR

HAMPSHIRE 50° 47,98’ N 001° 25,28’ W

Meandering up the Beaulieu River on the north eastern shores of the Solent is a trip of some five or so miles. Although the distance is short, you are transported not only slightly inland, but also to a place that almost seems like another dimension after the bustle of the

Solent. The beautiful meandering river, surrounded by salt marshes near its entrance and in its upper reaches by dense oak woodland, has a wonderfully timeless feel to it. It’s hard to imagine that only a few miles away, the refineries of Fawley belch out fumes,