HE Hipperson

I think its safe to say we like boats, we seem to spend a lot of our time in, around or out on them. Boats are one of the oldest forms of human transport, and there is something about them that captures the hearts of many.

We are Simon, Mary and Nate Sparrow and live at the boatyard on our barge 'Misterton'. Simon worked in IT for 25 years before deciding on a change in direction and Mary was the head teacher of a large secondary school before joining the boatyard full time. Nate has only ever lived on a boat and likes to help with various aspects of the yard operation. 

Hippersons is a long established business, it grew out of a general engineering operation setup before the second world war. Captain Barker took over in 1955, and built a variety of boat classes for the broads along with his wife. During this time the yard was based in 'Puddingmoor' in Beccles.