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Unique pub in the middle of the Broads. Popular with walkers and boaters. Service was chaotic, but friendly. The beer was in good condition. There is an Interesting interior.
It is well worth a visit.
However at time of writing the pub is under threat of closure As a result opening hours are erratic and it is essential to ring ahead, otherwise you may have a long trek for nothing.
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Very unusual pub stuck in the middle of nowhere. Worth going to once simply because the location is so strange. A bit tatty - perhaps they could spend some time in the winter doing it up. Pleasant enough landlady who sounds as though she comes from Birmingham originally.
Decent beers including Sharpie and Trawlerboy. Average pub food - burgers, scampi etc. Service OK.
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Visited this Broadland classic in APril this year on a cold windy Sunday lunchtime, it was a welcome haven I can tell you! A bit tatty and run down though, its only open from March to October ( a condition of its licence) and you would think with little else to do they could have tidied up and decorated in the Winter months.Beer was by Humpty Dumpty and good.
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We walked out from Reedham (after one for the road at the Reedham Riverside Beer Festival at the Lord Nelson) in a very leisurely 1 hour 40 mins and were very ready for the good beer when we got there. Humpty Dumpty's Little Sharpie, Golden Gorse and Wherryman's Way IPA, and one from Tipples too, all served well. A very cosy refuge from the windy marshes, very popular on a Tuesday afternoon with walkers and boating families. Perhaps could use a little TLC, but not really the worse for it. We walked back and the wind sobered us up enough to stop off at the Nelson for just one more.
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My first visit here, was by boat in 1976 - the Summer of all Summers.
I must have been feeling peckish, because I can recall having the steak, chips and peas, three times ! By the end of the rather boozy evening, the landlord was referring to me as '' Hungry Horace.'' I know this is hardly a recent review, but I just wanted to share a very happy memory with you :-)
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it is always said that you can only access the berney arms on foot or by boat if this is true why does the landlord have a car ????????
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Like Firedrake, I've made it twice on foot: once from Yarmouth and once (I think) from Acle. Well worth it on both occasions. Interesting collection of old boats (in 2005) moored against a rickety staithe outside the pub - one a Victorian steam launch obviously awaiting restoration. On my first visit (mid eighties) I was astonished to find an oil lamp actually burning on the crossing-gates even in the middle of a summer's afternoon! Who on earth kept it trimmed and filled? Do they still?
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Been to this pub a couple of times in the last few weeks and all I can say is fantastic. Sampled most of the different ales on offer and all were excellent, as was the food. Friendly welcome from owners / staff and a gorgeous setting in an unspoilt nature reserve. Can recommend a visit.
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Our large group�s organiser on Saturday has been talking about a trip to The Berney Arms for many years. He managed to get all 22 of us to walk from Reedham along the marshes. I guess Firedrake's comments below regarding the walk must have been from Great Yarmouth. The walk was pleasant on a nice afternoon and the path was totally dry without any obstacles. Berney Marshes are a nature reserve and are totally unspoilt.
I think we completed the walk in just over an hour although this was at a good walking pace.
As many have already commented this is the famous pub you can only get to by boat, rail (request stop) or foot from Reedham or Yarmouth. Not sure how the two cars in the car park got to the pub, apparently the nearest road is three and a half miles away. The pub is friendly and has four hand pumps; Humpty Dumpty Little Sharpie, Bad Egg, Golden Gorse and White Horse Giant. Great to see the pub supporting local Humpty Dumpty brewery with three of their ales. A large amount of seating is available out side with more than enough to seat our large group. The pub has quite a naval theme going on with ships steering wheels and nets. To the rear of the bar is a games room with pool, pinball and a table football game.
The pub, railway station and marshes are named after Thomas Trench Berney. He originally owned the land and sold some to the railway on condition they build a station here. The railway station is about half a mile away. The Berney Arms is a request stop so be prepared to be there waiting before the train arrives. The train seems to be prepared to stop as it approached at a reduced speed without us having to indicate.
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Remote pub on the broads... best reached by boat but there is a station about 10 minutes walk and it's also possible to walk there across the broads (we walked the 4 miles from Reedham to get there). Has an interesting bar, a small games area with table football and pool and outside seating overlooking the river. Good range of beer, three from the local Humpty Dumpty brewery in Reedham and one White Horse beer as a guest. Friendly and welcoming landlord/lady.
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It's often claimed that you can only get to this one by boat: nice idea but sadly not quite true. I've made it on foot twice (once at night!) by trecking across the marshes, braving bulls, ditches barbed wire and rickety plank bridges. Well worth the effort on both occasions - to mind very atmospheric in both '85 and '05. Don't remember what the beer was, but it was very good. Must visit by boat one day.
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Very friendly pub in the middle of nowhere, arrive by boat - decent beer, and I tried several! Don't know what it was like before the previous comment but seemed to be full of character to me. Can't comment on the food as I didn't eat there.
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I FIRST WENT IN THIS PUB AT THE TENDER AGE OF 10 AND HAVE BEEN BACK MANY TIMES SINCE BUT HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE PUB SINCE 2001 WHICH WAS THE FIRST SEASON AFTER THE PUB WAS SOLD AND THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS PUB NOW IS THAT IN THE SPACE OF 1 WEEK EVERY BIT OF CHARACTER THAT HAD BEEN PUT INTO THE PUB BETWEN 1974 AND 2000 WAS RIPPED OUT AND NOTHING PUT BACK
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I found this pub about 8 years ago whilst on a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads, and have returned every year since. The best way to get to it is by water, which also gives you the joy of getting there. It is possible to get there by road, but I would recomend you have a 4X4.
The beer is always kept to a very high standard and the food is of good quality and excellent value.
I felt welcome as soon as i walked though the door and the staff could not do enough to make my evening enjoyable.
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This pub in a village of the same name only has access by water, rail or foot. A very nice peaceful watering hole in the middle of the Norfolk Broads, with no traffic to disturb you
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