Imnyuziyamu
Watchet Boat Museum
Abantu bendawo abangu-8 bayatusa,
Amacebiso avela kubantu bendawo
I small but very interesting bit of Watchet's local history You can walk to this by footas just in the town
The Watchet Boat Museum is home to the largest collection of Flatner boats in the world. These traditional boats, popularly known as 'flatties', where used along the shore of the Bristol Channel, where the shallow water would expose a large expanse of mud flat at low tide. To navigate these shallow waters a flatner boat did not use a keel and had a bow at each end. Watchet fishermen would take their flatner boats out when the tide was at its highest but they always followed the course of channels to minimise the chance of being stranded on the flats when the tide receded. The star exhibit is the last known example of a sea-going flatner boat. In addition to flatner boats the museum houses boats made to transport cut and dried blocks of peat to market.
The Watchet Boat Museum is home to the largest collection of Flatner boats in the world. These traditional boats, popularly known as 'flatties', where used along the shore of the Bristol Channel, where the shallow water would expose a large expanse of mud flat at low tide. To navigate these shallow…
Find all the local things to do in our fabulous Visitor Centre which also houses our beautiful Boat Museum
Lovely small museum and visitors centre. Sometimes events are held here too eg music and comedy nights
I-Watchet Boat Museum Kokokuzithokozisa kwe-Airbnb
Yazi le ndawo edumile eyingqophamlando Ngokokuzithokozisa kwe-Airbnb, okwenziwayo kwamaqembu amancane okuholwa abantu bendawo
Indawo
Harbour Road
Watchet, England