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The Anchor Boat club is a social river boat club, located in Eaton Hastings in the county of Wiltshire. It is run by its members although the land and site is the property of the National Trust. The members own their own boats and pay the membership fees in order to have a moorings.

History
Before the Anchor Boat Club began, the site was a small "cut", showing a small island on which had both the Anchor Inn and the Weir keepers storage cottage. This is recorded as far back 1868 The water that ran either side was for two waterwheels for the Buscot Farm irrigation scheme, these have long since been removed and the cut was filled in so that only the Thames river ran along side it, the bridge which ran over the island is still visible although rests on the ground and in extreme disrepair. The Inn acted as the keepers accommodation and a pubic house for extra income.

The Anchor Boat Club
The Anchor Boat club is a social club that members run themselves by electing a committee and paying a mooring fee to the National Trust allowing them to have a space for their Boats. They have an extensive waiting list, people compete for up to 30 mooring spaces. As well as docking boats there. The club is also responsible for the upkeep of the area. Once a month they hold a clean up to which all members are expected to attend unless of certain circumstances.