Here’s a place which has sun, sea, sand and is completely free of charge. There are no long queues at airports, no connecting flights, no passports required, or tedious visas to obtain to get there.

You do not need an inoculation for Blackwater Fever, a change of currency, or baggage trollies.

There are no car marshalls, immigration officials or trinket sellers to deal with.

Bora Bora eat your heart out, when the weather’s good Home Waters are unbeatable. As this anchorage in the Walton Backwaters of Essex proves.