Today, Millbrook Boat Mattresses make fine handcrafted boat mattresses for discerning boat and yacht owners in the U.K. and beyond. However, Millbrook Boat Mattresses is a company with a deeper connection to the marine industry than simply the products we make today. Part of the Millbrook Industries family of companies, at the heart of Millbrook...
For any boat owner, your boat is bound to reflect something of your personality. Whether in style, in a quirky name or in speed, your boat says something about you and what you love most in life. It therefore stands to reason that you should want to personalise the interior of your boat. But, as...
When we think of engaging young children with wildlife, our go-to instinct would be to pop off for some pond dipping, a spot of bug hunting or, with older children, the adventure of deer stalking. It can be less common to think of taking our wildlife adventures to the coastlines but, for 16 days from...
Sailing far from home shores has to rank up there as one of life's greatest adventures. But, as with any truly great adventure, comes sacrifice. Homesickness is a far greater problem for most sailors than seasickness. Modern technology has made for greater allowances for maintaining contact with loved ones but calling home from a long...
'I don't need therapy. I just need my boat.' A popular quote and, not to dismiss the importance of therapy in the appropriate circumstances, we can appreciate the essence of this quote. Talking about things doesn't always help, sometimes all that we need in life is a change of scenery. Whether your wanderlust derives from...
According to a recent article by Motorboat&Yachting (mby.com) quoting data from YachtWorld, 2015 has seen a marked rise in the sales of used boats. Quoting figures from the latest YachtWorld Market Index report, the used boat market has grown by 2.6% year-on-year while the unit number of used boats sold has increased by a sizeable...
Often a boat owner will have dreamed of a name for their boat long before they ever own one. Their boat may be named after someone special to them, a significant experience in their lives or, sometimes, naming their boat is an opportunity for a laugh or clever word play. Leading yachting website yachtsee.com has...
Safety is never far from our minds at Millbrook Boat Mattresses and when it comes to boats at this time of year you need to be extra vigilant when it comes to fires. There are an average of twenty fire related accidents and injuries on boats every single year. This may sound like a small...
For us here at Millbrook Boat Mattresses, the PSP Southampton Boat Show is like the best holidays in life, as soon as you get home you just want to book up to go again. So, that’s exactly what we did. Millbrook Boat Mattresses is pleased to announce we will appear at the 2016 PSP Southampton...
Another Southampton Boat Show has finished and, before the moment passes, we'd like to take the opportunity to thank everyone that helped us make the 2015 show another successful and truly memorable year for us at Millbrook Boat Mattresses. Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who came to visit us on the stand. It's a real...
