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Halvergate Marshes
Broads Authority area
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Broads bike hire centre
Broads canoe hire centre
Main road route
Railway Information centre
approx. scale 1km
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Buckenham
Strumpshaw
Trinity Broads
Horstead
Thorpe St Andrew
River Th urne
Oulton Broad
Winterton Dunes
Yarmouth Haven
Stracey Arms
WhitlinghamCountry Park
narrow gauge railway
The Bittern Line
TO Aylsham
TO Cromer & Sheringham
TO London
TO Thetford
A11
A140 A146
A143
A144
A146
A143
B1140
A12
A12
A1064
A143
A47
A47
B1140
A1151
A149
A149
A1151
A1062
B1140
Barton Broad
WomackWater
Hickling Broad
Ormesby Broad
Filby Broad
Rollesby Broad
Martham Broad
Wroxham Broad
Hoveton Great Broad
Hoveton Little Broad
Salhouse Broad Upton
Dyk e
HorseyMere
SuttonBroad
Ranworth & Malthouse
Broads
CockshootBroad
South WalshamBroad
HardleyFlood
HardleyDyk e
LangleyDyke
Surlingham Broad
Rockland Broad
Fritton Lake
Lake Lothing
Breydon Water
Oulton Dyk e
New Cut
River Yar
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River W
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River Ant
River Yare
How Hill
Reedham
Berney Arms
Brundall
Filby
Stokesby
Rive
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Hemsby
Caister-on-Sea
ScratbyOrmesby
St MargaretThurne
Clippesby
Wheatfen
Tunstall
A1064
A149
B1152
B115
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St Olaves
Burgh Castle
Neatishead
Wroxham
HovetonColtishall
Horning
Ranworth
HicklingSutton
Stalham
NORWICH
LOWESTOFT
OultonBroad
Bungay Beccles
Salhouse
Ludham
Irstead
Cantley
Aldeby Burgh St Peter
Somerleyton
Gorleston
Chedgrave
Loddon
Surlingham
Rockland St Mary
Bramerton
Potter Heigham
Barton Turf
West Somerton
Martham
GREAT YARMOUTH
Upton
Acle
Geldeston
South Walsham
Carlton Colville
Belton
Sea Palling
Waxham
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Dilham
Worstead
The Wherry Line
The Wherry Line
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the broads
Britain’s magical waterland
water, water everywhere 2
what is a broad? 4
messing about in boats 6
boat hire 8
water-borne adventures 10
canoeing 12
boat trips 14
on dry land 16
walking the broads 18
nature 20
a perfect day? 22
sleep 24
eat and drink 26
at the beach 28
kids 30
summer diary 32
love the broads 34
broads tourism 36
how do I get to the broads? 38
further information 40
Reeds
water, water everywhere
Boathouses, Hickling Broad
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what is a broad?
the riversBURE the longest and busiest of the Broadland
rivers, navigable from Coltishall all the way to
THURNE meets the Bure at Thurne Mouth,
trail all the way to the glorious expanse of
ANT a tributary of the Bure, the narrow Ant
twists its way up to Barton Broad, and is one of
YARE
and Reedham and discharging into the wild
CHET this tributary of the Yare takes you
through woodland and meadow to the small
WAVENEY often overlooked, the Waveney
forms the southern boundary of the Broads
and is one of the region’s most picturesque
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Reeds and big Norfolk skies
messing about in boats7
Malthouse BroadFull sail on the river Bure
hiring a boatYour experience of the Broads will depend on where you
most popular – and busiest – region, but is home to the best
for boat hire are Wroxham, the so-called ‘capital of the Broads’;
picturesque Horning, a couple of hours downstream; Potter
Heigham, where you’re poised to explore the vast expanse
of the largest broad at Hickling; Stalham, site of the Museum
principal boat-hire centres are Brundall, on the Yare, not far
from Norwich; Reedham, where the chain car ferry still makes
this one of the few points where you can cross the river; and
green boating
keep the rivers and broads pristine and wildlife friendly
by strictly observing the speed limits, using biodegradable
washing products and taking care not to spill fuel – and, of
course, opting to hire the newest and most environmentally
sound craft, the best of which have low-wash hulls and adhere
Dayboat on the Bure
Upton Dyke
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Hickling Broad
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water-borne adventuresHUNTER’S YARD Horsefen Rd, Ludham NR29 5QG
NANCY OLDFIELD TRUST Irstead Rd, Neatishead NR12 8BJ
possible’ is their motto, which is exactly what they do, taking
NORFOLK BROADS DIRECT The Bridge, Wroxham NR12 8RX
pioneers of sustainable Broads tourism yet one of the biggest
NORFOLK WHERRY TRUST Horsefen Rd, Ludham NR29 5QG
RICHARDSONS The Staithe, Stalham NR12 9BX
Among the oldest boatyards, and consciously aiming to
WHERRY YACHT CHARTER CHARITABLE TRUST Hartwell Road,
A collection of lovingly restored wherries available for public
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Filby Broad
Stalham Staithe Traditional Broads yachts
BANK BOATS Staithe Cottage, Wayford Bridge NR12 9LN
BARNES BRINKCRAFT Riverside Rd, Wroxham NR12 8UD
MARTHAM BOATS Cess Rd, Martham NR29 4RF
OUTNEY MEADOW CAMPSITE
PHOENIX FLEET Repps Staithe, Potter Heigham NR29 5JD
ROWAN CRAFT Big Row, Geldeston NR34 0LY
SALHOUSE BROAD Lower St, Salhouse NR13 6RX
SUTTON STAITHE BOATYARD Sutton NR12 9QS
THE CANOEMAN 10 Norwich Rd, Wroxham NR12 8RX
WAVENEY RIVER CENTRE
WHISPERING REEDS Staithe Rd, Hickling NR12 0YW
WHITLINGHAM OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE Whitlingham
paddling
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Inching through the reeds
Rowing on the Bure at Coltishall
Waterlilies on Lily Broad
take a tripELECTRIC EEL Toad Hole Cottage, How
Hill, Ludham NR29 5PG 01603 756096
LIANA Hoveton Broads Information
Centre, Station Rd, Hoveton NR12 8UR
01603 756097
RA Whitlingham Visitor Centre,
Whitlingham Lane, Trowse, Norwich
NR14 8TR 01603 756094
BROADS TOURS The Bridge, Wroxham
NR12 8RX 01603 782207
CITY BOATS
Andrew, Norwich NR7 0SL
GENTLEMAN JIM The Waterside,
Rollesby Broad NR29 5EF 01493 740531
ROSS’S RIVER TRIPS Horsey NR29 4EF
SOUTHERN COMFORT Lower St,
Horning NR12 8AA 01692 630262
boat trips
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The eco-friendly Electric EelA boat trip on Liana
bike hire outletsBROADLAND CYCLE HIRE Bewilderwood
NR12 8JW 07887 480331
CLIPPESBY HALL Clippesby NR29 3BL
OUTNEY MEADOW CAMPSITE Bungay NR35
SEA PALLING CYCLE HIRE Waxham Barn,
Waxham Rd, Sea Palling NR12 0EE
RIVERSIDE TEAROOMS The Green,
Stokesby NR29 3EX 01493 750470
SALHOUSE BROAD Lower St, Salhouse NR13
THE CANOEMAN 10 Norwich Rd, Wroxham
NR12 8RX 0845 496 9177
WAVENEY RIVER CENTRE Staithe Rd, Burgh St
Peter, Beccles NR34 0BT 01502 677343
MORE INFORMATION at
on dry land
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Cycling is fun for kids – and grown-ups
Barton Broad BoardwalkCycling to Sea Palling
walking the broads
six walksANGLES WAY A lovely route that skirts Breydon
Water and heads down to Oulton Broad and then
BURE VALLEY PATH Footpath that follows the Bure
BURLINGHAM WALKS Delightful woodland walks
LUDHAM TO HOW HILL One of the nicest walks
in the Broads, following the river to How Hill and
back to Ludham village, with maybe a detour to St
WEAVER’S WAY The 56-mile-long Weaver’s Way
joins the Wherryman’s Way at Great Yarmouth
and meanders up through the old wool centres of
Worstead and North Walsham to Cromer, where it
WHERRYMAN’S WAY This 35-mile route is the main
long-distance footpath of the Broads, and follows
the Yare river all the way from Norwich to the sea
MORE INFORMATION at
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Dogs taking their owners for walk
nature ten natural placesBARTON BROAD Wheelchair-friendly boardwalked paths
through the woodland take you to a lookout where you can
FAIRHAVEN WATER GARDEN
HICKLING BROAD The wildest Broad, with bird hides, a visitor
HORSEY Cranes overhead at Horsey Mere, and seals on the
HOVETON GREAT BROAD Part of the Bure Marshes Nature
HOW HILL Nature trails and magical trips through reeds and
RANWORTH BROAD Boardwalks through the reeds and
STRUMPSHAW FEN Family-friendly RSPB reserve with
UPTON BROAD AND MARSHES Peaceful haven for swallowtail
WHEATFEN NATURE RESERVE Once the home of naturalist Ted
Ellis, who called this stretch of reeds and dykes ‘a breathing
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Ranworth Broad Boardwalk
a perfect day?
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Dog tired but happy
sleep six sustainable staysBEECHWOOD HOTEL Cromer Rd, North Walsham NR28 0HD
CLIPPESBY HALL Clippesby NR29 3BL 01493 367800
with shady pitches, bike hire and self-catering lodges in the
DAIRY BARNS Hickling NR12 0BE 01692 598243
EAST VIEW FARM COTTAGES Stone Lane, Ashmanhaugh
THE MOORHEN 45 Lower St, Horning NR12 8AA 01692 631444
WAVENEY RIVER CENTRE Staithe Rd, Burgh St Peter NR34 0BT
gets, with camping, holiday lodges, biking and canoeing in a
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Waveney River Centre Rooms at The Moorhen
Clippesby Hall
six sustainable eatsBERNEY ARMS Great Yarmouth NR30 1SB 01493 700303
the Berney Marshes RSPB reserve but only accessible by boat,
train or on foot?
BURE RIVER COTTAGE 27 Lower St, Horning NR12 8AA 01692
FARM TO FORK & FISH Norwich Rd, Horstead NR12 7EE 01603
THE HERMITAGE 64 Old Road, Acle NR13 3QP 01493 750310
THE LAVENDER HOUSE 9 The Street, Brundall NR13 5AA 01603
WROXHAM BARNS Tunstead Rd, Hoveton NR12 8QU 01603
spearheaded sustainable tourism in the area, which is nowhere
more evident than in its superb café-restaurant, whose daily
eat and drink
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The Duke’s Head, Somerleyton
Pulling a pint of Wherry at The Pleasure Boat Inn, Hickling
at the beach beachesHORSEY Horsey village has the famous Horsey
Windpump and Horsey Mere but that’s not all:
there’s a lovely tucked-away medieval church
and a brilliant pub, too, beyond which you can
follow the path all the way to the dunes and
WAXHAM There’s not much to the village
of Waxham beyond the impressive thatch
of Waxham Barn, a vast sixteenth-century
construction which is open to the public and
which is also home to a café and handily
through the dunes and the beach awaits – a
WINTERTON-ON-SEA The village here is lovely,
and has a good pub to boot, but the beach and
dunes are awesome, a vast, dog-friendly stretch
You can swim with the seals, have lunch in
the excellent beach café or just hide out in
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Winterton-on-Sea Waxham Beach
Dunes, Horsey Seal pup, Horsey
kids
activities for kidsBEWILDERWOOD Horning Rd, Hoveton NR12 8JW 01692
adventure park, where your brood can join the boggles and
twiggles that live in the wet woodland – on slides, zipwires,
BURE VALLEY RAILWAY Aylsham Station, Norwich Rd, Aylsham
PETTITTS Church Rd, Reedham NR13 3UA 01493 700094
animals at this long-established southern Broads family
WROXHAM BARNS Tunstead Rd, Hoveton NR12 8QU 01603
ups, Wroxham Barns also has a funfair, junior farm and a
minigolf course that regularly hosts the British crazy golf
championships!
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Where’s the ginger beer?
Bewilderwood
summer diary eventsBARTON REGATTA Two-day event held over the August bank
holiday weekend – a great opportunity to see traditional Broads
BROADS OUTDOORS FESTIVAL May sees the start of the two-
week-long Broads Outdoors Festival – an annual collection of
events that celebrates the best of the Broads, and in particular
its wildlife and landscapes, with guided wildlife walks, canoe
GREEN BOAT SHOW Salhouse Broad’s annual showcase of green
HORNING BOAT SHOW
HORNING WEEK Horning Sailing Club’s annual regatta lasts all
THREE RIVERS RACE This legendary yacht race is for many the
of June and following a demanding course that takes in the
OTHER SAILING REGATTAS include Wroxham Week, held over
a week in early July, Oulton Week, at the end of August, and the
Yare Navigation, which runs from Brundall to Breydon Water
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Canoeists on the Trinity Broads
Horning Boat ShowThe Three Rivers Race
love the broads
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Breydon Water in winter
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Locally grown produceHalvergate Marshes
green tourism business schemeThis is a national grading scheme
grade businesses against a rigorous
set of criteria designed to assess
They look at every aspect of a
business, covering such areas as
management, biodiversity, use of
local suppliers and more, and they
Business, there are over 2,300
members throughout the UK and
Ireland, and this includes over 30
broads tourismIn this book we have highlighted just
a few of the wonderful businesses
in the Broads, but of course there
are many more – the best of them
are part of Broads Tourism, whose
members sign a pledge to attain the
organisations and other key groups
are also members, and Broads
Tourism works closely with the Broads
Authority to ensure that Britain’s
magical waterland remains in tip-top
Broads Tourism helped to establish
the Green Boat Mark, by which
environmental credentials with regard
to engine performance, water quality,
more about Broads Tourism at
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leave the car at homeIs there a greener place to travel around in
the country than the Broads? We don’t think
so, because it’s a fact that you can’t see the
to be on the water, and when you’re not
on a boat you should be walking or riding a
manageable, and there are lots of routes to
easy – and a joy – to combine walking and
car at home, jump on a train, and explore
the region – it’s the only way to unlock the
train operatorsThe following websites will give you all the
detail you need to access the Broads by
how do I get to the broads?
A sign at Acle station
further informationBroads Authority Information CentresHOVETON INFORMATION CENTRE
TOAD HOLE COTTAGE How Hill, Ludham NR29 5PG
WHITTLINGHAM VISITOR CENTRE
MORE INFORMATION
accept no responsibility for errors or omissions, changes in the
Duckling at Strumpshaw Fen
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