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Beach Green, SHOREHAM-BY-SEA, BN43 5YG

There's a whole row of these houseboats on the south side of the river.

There are a great many along here, few are ship-shape, some are not even ship shaped. They are not connected to main drainage and consequently their sewage is discharged into the river or onto the mud at lower tides.

There are more than forty available numbered mooring facilities on this tidal stretch of the River Adur at Shoreham Beach. These are occupied by a bizarre selection of houseboats, many constructed by attaching improvised living quarters, or even a prefabricated mobile home onto a variety of old hulls. Few are conventional boats in structure. Several are artistic, almost surrealist in appearance. Much evidence of the DIY nature of the vessels' development lies around the boats in the form of stored (or discarded) materials. However dishevelled some of these houseboats appear, they are homes, and should be respected as such. Poverty must not be an automatic assumption. This lifestyle is relished by some people. Then there is the little problem that a mooring spot here can now cost as much as £200,000 before a boat is even brought here. There has been a community living here in this way for many years. There are several interesting websites giving information on the history of some of the boats. An archive list dating from 2010 can be seen here: https://web.archive.org/web/20101118031826/http://www.shorehamhouseboats.co.uk/wiki/Main_Page

A large number of houseboats are on the Adur mudflats to the left of the path.

There are more than forty available numbered mooring facilities on this tidal stretch of the River Adur at Shoreham Beach. These are occupied by a bizarre selection of houseboats, many constructed by attaching improvised living quarters, or even a prefabricated mobile home onto a variety of old hulls. Few are conventional boats in structure. Several are artistic, almost surrealist in appearance. Much evidence of the DIY nature of the vessels' development lies around the boats in the form of stored (or discarded) materials. However dishevelled some of these houseboats appear, they are homes, and should be respected as such. Poverty must not be an automatic assumption. This lifestyle is relished by some people. Then there is the little problem that a mooring spot here can now cost as much as £200,000 before a boat is even brought here. There has been a community living here in this way for many years. There are several interesting websites giving information on the history of some of the boats. An archive list dating from 2010 can be seen here: https://web.archive.org/web/20101118031826/http://www.shorehamhouseboats.co.uk/wiki/Main_Page

One of the houseboats that line the Shoreham Beach side of the River Adur. They are the last reminder of the original Edwardian Bohemian lifestyle of the area, much of which was cleared during World War Two with only the houseboats remaining. Even then they faced long periods of conflict with the local council before the latter grudgingly accepted their existence. The boats all have official numbers and this one is 37 and is a former MTB currently undergoing repair. The boat beyond is number 36, Enstone.

There are a great many mostly west from here, few are ship-shape, some are not even ship shaped. They are not connected to main drainage and consequently their sewage is discharged into the river or onto the mud at lower tides.