Norfolk Broads
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About the Norfolk Broads

This beautiful part of Norfolk and Suffolk is a collection of inland, water-filled broads, connected by over 200 miles of gently flowing, navigable rivers, dykes and cuts that offer ideal cruising conditions. You can cruise right into the heart of the city of Norwich, or travel east as far as the North Sea. You can travel many leisurely miles throughout the Broads region, for days on end. The Broadland rivers each have their own character and beauty, all meeting at Breydon water before entering the North Sea.

River Bure

The birthplace of Broads cruising, here you will find some of the prettiest parts of the region, unspoilt in their scenic beauty for centuries. Wood lined banks, valleys and open land roll southwards towards the action packed seaside resort of Great Yarmouth. Head upstream from Wroxham through woodland until Belaugh where the river meanders through a shallow valley to Coltishall and its lovely green. Cruise downstream and explore the quiet open waters of Wroxham Broad, Salhouse Broad, Blackhorse Broad and Malthouse Broad.

Wroxham
The heart of Broadland with facilities for all the family. One of the major boat hiring villages in the Broads, there is a good selection of shops for food and clothes, interesting riverside pubs and restaurants.

Horning
An attractive riverside village with cafes, restaurants, pubs and shops selling everything from local craft to fishing tackle.

Coltishall
This attractive village marks the head of the navigable River Bure. It is full of antique shops and charming houses. There are plenty of moorings by the common and the riverside pubs.

River Ant

The intimate Broads river, quieter and less developed. Initially reedland, it opens up into the lovely Barton Broad to provide a varied and beautiful landscape. Narrower than the other rivers, it has a friendly charm with sun-dappled water and exciting places to explore.

Stalham
This bustling Georgian market town has been the centre of a farming community for many centuries. The staithe was an important calling place for wherries landing coal, corn and other produce. Stalham is also home to the Broads Museum.

River Thurne

This river provides the popular image of the Broads with vast expanses of water and sky, the horizon punctuated only by churches and derelict windpumps. Relax and enjoy the magnificent panorama as you journey towards the coast.

Potter Heigham
Potter Heigham is famous for its mediaeval bridge which in perilously low. In the old days masters of wherries often had to pile on stones, sinking their wherries dangerously low so that they could get under the bridge.

Hickling
The moorings by the Pleasure Boat Inn are a popular port of call and the village of Hickling Green is a short walk away. Between them you’ll find all the basic amentities to help you have an enjoyable time.

River Waveney

Forming the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, the winding Waveney is the least typical of the Broadland rivers in its upper reaches. It meanders across a flood plain, through the pretty village of Beccles, where the river laps at the waterfront before heading to Oulton Broad.

Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad is a lively place with shops, restaurants and pubs nearby. Nicholas Everitt Park is on the very edge of the Broad. There are tennis courts, a putting green, children's playground, boating lake and open-air swimming pool.

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