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Nautical Knots

Underfall Yard is all about the Harbour and the sea. Why not learn to tie the perfect knot from the comfort of your own home? All you need for most knots is about one metre of rope or thick cord. For some knots you will also need something to tie on to, a table leg would be ideal. Carrick bend instruction simple Heaving line knot [...]

Nautical Knots2022-07-26T12:25:23+01:00

HOME LEARNING: Nautical Knots

We love knots at Underfall Yard! Why not perfect your own knotting skills with our handy instruction guides? All you need is about one metre of rope. Click the links to download instructions. Bowline instruction simple

HOME LEARNING: Nautical Knots2020-03-30T10:36:27+01:00

HOME LEARNING: Nautical Knots

We love knots at Underfall Yard! All you need is a piece of rope (about 1 metre will do) and our hand instruction guides. Click the links below to download instructions. Bowline instruction simple

HOME LEARNING: Nautical Knots2020-03-30T10:27:36+01:00

HOME LEARNING: Nautical Knots

We love knots at Underfall Yard! All you need is a piece of rope and our handy instructions to perfect your technique. Click the links below to get your instructions. Bowline instruction simple

HOME LEARNING: Nautical Knots2020-03-30T10:22:35+01:00

HOME ACTIVITY: Colour your own Hydraulic Power House

Underfall Yard's Power House is a landmark on Bristol Harbour. Print your copy here to see if you can brighten the place up! You are welcome to send photos of your work to info@underfallyard.co.uk to add to our gallery!

HOME ACTIVITY: Colour your own Hydraulic Power House2022-07-26T12:25:23+01:00

Bristol Learning Festival 2020

In Spring 2020 Underfall Yard taking part in Bristol City Council’s inaugural Learning Festival. Underfall Yard Volunteer Journalist Alex Taylor investigates. An array of local organisations are getting involved including: Arnos Vale Cemetery Brave Bold Drama Bristol Adult Learning Bristol Ferry Boats CALM Clifton Suspension Bridge GenECO OnSite PROPS SS Great Britain Underfall Yard Unite the Union University of Bristol   Underfall Yard is involved [...]

Bristol Learning Festival 20202022-07-26T12:25:23+01:00

Launch of Victorian Workshop In Action Tours

New for 2020, Underfall Yard is happy to announce a new opportunity for visitors to experience the yard's unique Victorian Workshop in action. Underfall Yard is a working boat yard and docks maintenance facility that has been in continual use since the 1880s. While the history of the yard and the development of the Harbour can be investigated in the visitor centre, a lesser-known jewel [...]

Launch of Victorian Workshop In Action Tours2022-07-26T12:25:23+01:00

Poetry Night at Underfall Yard

Come along for a special evening of poetry centred on the activities, soundscapes, and history of Underfall Yard by the boatyard’s first ever Poet in Residence, Suzannah V. Evans. Suzannah has been at the boatyard since mid-July and will share material written over the past few months. She will be joined by the local Bristol poets Holly Corfield Carr and Jack Thacker. Refreshments provided. Please [...]

Poetry Night at Underfall Yard2022-07-26T12:25:23+01:00

The poetry of boats and buoys

The yard's Poet in Residence Suzannah V. Evans has been immersing herself in life at the Underfall.   ‘Like a man in a boat who is safe and sound as long as he stays within the boat’s timbers’ Bernard O’Donoghue, ‘The Boat’ I’ve now been working as Poet in Residence at Underfall Yard for a month, and it’s been glorious. I love loping round the boatyard [...]

The poetry of boats and buoys2022-07-26T12:25:23+01:00
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