Timetable & Prices
Timetable
Lady Florence
(up to 12 persons)
Allen Gardiner (up to 12 persons***)
Making a Booking Booking
Lady Florence and Allen Gardiner cruises are ideally suited for birthdays, anniversaries, naturalists, ornithologists, photographers, family or club outings and office parties (Christmas menu a speciality with Christmas fayre available all December).
Brunch – 3 Course American Style Brunch – 3 Course American Style 9.30am – 11.50am All year 9.30am – 11.50am All year £22.95pp; £275.40 up to 12 £22.95pp; £275.40 up to 12
Other options include: Private charters for extended (or shorter) cruises, corporate entertainment, company incentives, team building and business or training meetings.
Champagne Brunch with Champagne or sparkling wine per bottle extra
It is advisable to book well in advance. However, we endeavour to accommodate late bookings. Prices and times are correct at time of printing, but may change without notice. Menu items are subject to change without notice, depending upon availability and quality of ingredients.
A la carte Lunch & Dinner Lunch 12 noon – 3.30pm All year Dinner 4.00 – 7.30pm (Apr – Sep)
A la carte Lunch & Candlelit Dinner Lunch 12 noon – 3.30pm. All year Dinner : 3.5 hours starting between 4.00 and 7.00pm
Cruise £15pp most of year. Weekends & Bank Holidays £17.50pp Private charters available Mains from £7.95, other courses from £3.95. Choose on board. Main course at least must be purchased
Sunset a la carte Supper Different menu to reflect shorter cruise 3.30 – 6.00pm or 4.00 – 6.30pm March, Sep and early October Cruise £15pp, Weekends £17.50pp Mains from £7.95. Choose on board.
Other Options We can tailor sunset, “happy hour”, and after-work get-togethers *** Lock View Dining (over 12 persons) Static dining for more than 12. Watch boats in & out of the lock while dining. No Cruise
There is a modest 10% service charge on all quoted prices. Visa, Mastercard & Debit cards or cash. Book as individuals or as a private charter. Advisable to book well in advance. Please note that navigation through the lock into the river may cause delays to timings.
How tous Find Us find
Please check our website for maps of where we cruise from in Orford and Ipswich. You may also request an email map. You may also use GPS/Satnav: Orford Quay IP12 2NU : Ipswich Wet Dock IP3 0EA (Berth BB3, Ipswich Haven Marina, New Cut East).
River Cruise Restaurants ...in Suffolk
ALLEN GARDINER IPSWICH Brunch, Lunch & Dinner Cruises
LADY FLORENCE ORFORD
Gift Vouchers Vouchers
Personalised Gift Vouchers for any amount you wish are available. Complete the form on the website and pay via Paypal; or phone us with your credit card number; or send details and payment to Lady Florence to: PO Box 297, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 9ER.
01473 558 712 07831 698 298
Note: all prices & times are subject to change without notice.
www.lady-florence.co.uk www.allen-gardiner.co.uk
PO Box 297, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Ip12 9ER
info@lady-florence.co.uk info@allen-gardiner.co.uk
Lady Florence
Florence
Lady Florence was built in 1944 as an Admiralty MFV supply boat, so has the character and history of a fine wooden ship. She is registered as a National Historic Ship. She is 50 feet long and weighs 35 tons net register, so with only 12 passengers there is plenty of space on deck, as well as in the wheelhouse and the comfortable saloon, with its cosy coal fire in the winter months.
About Us
Allen Gardiner
John and Susan bought the established Lady Florence business in 1992 and set about increasing the operation from five cruises a week to up to three a day. This necessitated bringing son Craig and his partner Kris into the business. The family business expanded internationally in 2002, setting up the Allen Gardiner on Durban Harbour, South Africa. After eleven successful years, it was decided to consolidate both Lady Florence and Allen Gardiner businesses in Suffolk in 2013.
The Allen Gardiner was built in Miami Florida in 1942 as a South African Air Force air/sea rescue launch, and has the character of a fine wooden ship. She is 63 feet long and weighs over 46 tons gross register. When built, she was capable of 42 knots (about 50 mph). During 2011 she underwent a six month rebuild, with all planking above the waterline being replaced.
Abour Us
Gardiner
The Allen Gardiner addition in Suffolk provides Lady Florence customers with a very new and different dining experience, while maintaining the standards of excellence those customers have come to expect. The boat itself has a very different ambience, the River Orwell is as different as it is possible to be, and the Durban experience has left its mark with a very different menu. The Durban licence was for 58 passengers, but it will be some time before MCA grant such a licence. Meanwhile, she can cruise with twelve passengers. However, she can accommodate up to twenty sat at table, and more with fork buffet meals, but with more than 12 she must remain at her berth. The berth is at the entrance to the lock, so with the large picture windows, it is fascinating to watch the frequent traffic entering and leaving the Wet Dock.
Rivers Alde & Ore
It is well worth noting that although half our cruises are private charters, the other half are made up from individuals happy to share the experience with other like-minded people.
River Maps Alde & Ore River Maps
The Lady Florence cruises an area rich in both wildlife and history, leaving from Orford with it’s 12th century Norman Castle and the 14th century Wool Church. Cruises pass the National Trust’s Orford Ness, RSPB’s Havergate Island and banks owned by Suffolk Wildlife Trust. It is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). We usually see the elegant and graceful Avocet, for which the river is famous.
River Orwell
Orwell
The Alan Gardiner cruises the river from Ipswich. It is a river of contrasts, leaving from the Wet Dock, cruising past the Port of Ipswich, the largest grain and timber facility in England, right down to the Port of Felixstowe, the largest container terminal in Britain. Between the two, however, is one of the most picturesque river shorelines in East Anglia and the renowned Orwell Bridge.