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urn 8 h 6 T 4 Ludham R. 7 9 Thurne Ranworth 5 Trinity Irstead Broads St Michael 3 Stokesby 11 R. B ure 17 Breydon Water 12 16 R . Y Belaugh are 13 GREAT St Peter Rockland Broad YARMOUTH 4 Reedham Hardley

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Broads R LOWESTOFT . Waveney Authority area

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Horning St Benet’s Abbey Ludham Thurne St Benedict St Catherine St Edmund 10 11 12 13

Martham Stokesby Burgh Castle St Mary the Virgin St Andrew St Nicholas SS Peter and Paul 14 15 16 17

Burgh St Peter Loddon Thorpe St Andrew Episcopi St Mary Holy Trinity St Mary St Andrew with The Good Shepherd

Nearest Staithe: Caen Meadow Caen Staithe: Nearest

Trafford Family. Family. Trafford

Nearest Staithe: Womack Staithe Womack Staithe: Nearest

think, and contains the large mausoleum to the the to mausoleum large the contains and think,

through the story of the Ludham Worm. Worm. Ludham the of story the through

The churchyard is a peaceful place to sit and and sit to place peaceful a is churchyard The

history. It is also linked to St Benet’s Abbey Abbey Benet’s St to linked also is It history.

the visitor to this wonderful Broads’ Church. Church. Broads’ wonderful this to visitor the

Ranworth and Barton Turf, and an interesting interesting an and Turf, Barton and Ranworth

Nearest Staithe: Burgh Castle Moorings Castle Burgh Staithe: Nearest What a magnificent Norman doorway greets greets doorway Norman magnificent a What

magnificent font, a painted screen to rival rival to screen painted a font, magnificent

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Victorian stained glass. stained Victorian

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village, St Catherine’s has a a has Catherine’s St village, broadland

century. Another church with a fine font and and font fine a with church Another century.

Nearest Staithe: Own staithe Own Staithe: Nearest

An imposing church in the middle of a busy busy a of middle the in church imposing An

St Fursey established a monastery in the 7th 7th the in monastery a established Fursey St

tub font. tub 8

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as it was the first place that the Celtic Saint Saint Celtic the that place first the was it as brown ironstone. A fabulous screen and Norman Norman and screen fabulous A ironstone. brown

Roman Fort. It’s importance is a wider one, one, wider a is importance It’s Fort. Roman the ghost of an earlier church traced out in dark dark in out traced church earlier an of ghost the

nestles close to the remains of the magnificent magnificent the of remains the to close nestles churchyard rich with flowers. See if you can find find can you if See flowers. with rich churchyard

The church has a lovely round tower and and tower round lovely a has church The

own staithe. A light and airy church, set in a a in set church, airy and light A staithe. own

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Peter and Paul and Peter SS Castle, Burgh The church is set high on a bluff above its its above bluff a on high set is church The

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t Peter t S Belaugh, Nearest Staithe: Great Yarmouth Yacht Station Yacht Yarmouth Great Staithe: Nearest

Norwich Cathedral and links to St Mary, . Mary, St to links and Cathedral Norwich Nearest Staithe: Irstead Shoals Staithe Shoals Irstead Staithe: Nearest

by Herbert de Losinga who also founded founded also who Losinga de Herbert by be missed! be Nearest Staithe: Own staithe Own Staithe: Nearest

pawnbrokers. A church full of interest founded founded interest of full church A pawnbrokers. arrives by boat to lead the worship. the lead to boat by arrives ends and an excellent children’s guide. Not to to Not guide. children’s excellent an and ends

patron of children (Santa Claus), sailors and and sailors Claus), (Santa children of patron and holds an annual service in August when he he when August in service annual an holds and font, a medieval rood screen and carved pew pew carved and screen rood medieval a font,

in and is dedicated to a saint who is is who saint a to dedicated is and England in Bishop of Norwich is still the Abbot of St Benet’s Benet’s St of Abbot the still is Norwich of Bishop Michael wrestling with a serpent to an octagonal octagonal an to serpent a with wrestling Michael

This is said to be the largest parish church church parish largest the be to said is This

abbey church and huge fishponds remain. The The remain. fishponds huge and church abbey it is full of wonderful bits and pieces from a St St a from pieces and bits wonderful of full is it

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t Nicholas t S Yarmouth, Gt medieval gatehouse and the outlines of the the of outlines the and gatehouse medieval A gem of a small church right by the staithe, staithe, the by right church small a of gem A

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t Michael t S rstead, I Nearest Staithe: Stokesby Staithe Stokesby Staithe: Nearest 18th century wind pump was built around the the around built was pump wind century 18th

churches. founded in Norfolk in the 11th century. An An century. 11th the in Norfolk in founded Nearest Staithe: Stalham Staithe Stalham Staithe: Nearest

square font which is quite unusual for Broads’ Broads’ for unusual quite is which font square of what was the first Benedictine monastery monastery Benedictine first the was what of to be heard. be to

finest carved pew ends around. It also has a a has also It around. ends pew carved finest Best approached from the river, little remains remains little river, the from approached Best the visitor. There is often organ or piano music music piano or organ often is There visitor. the

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roof, but inside St Andrew’s has some of the the of some has Andrew’s St inside but roof, bbey: bbey: A Benet’s t S town. A beautiful font, and other delights await await delights other and font, beautiful A town.

What strikes on first view is the huge thatched thatched huge the is view first on strikes What A magnificent church in the middle of a bustling bustling a of middle the in church magnificent A

Nearest Staithe: Horning Church Staithe Church Horning Staithe: Nearest

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ndrew A t S tokesby, S t Mary* t S talham, S imposing Victorian interior. Victorian imposing

Nearest Staithe: Martham Parish Staithe at the Ferry the at Staithe Parish Martham Staithe: Nearest and a dragon in the stocks. Horning has an an has Horning stocks. the in dragon a and

facilities in their area. their in facilities

banners and very fine medieval stained glass. glass. stained medieval fine very and banners carved pew ends of people battling dragons dragons battling people of ends pew carved

about churches and other attractions and and attractions other and churches about interesting inscription; the beautiful millennium millennium beautiful the inscription; interesting More dragon history here, with wonderful wonderful with here, history dragon More

Churches and have lots of information information of lots have and Churches has eight sides. Also the Burraway Slab with its its with Slab Burraway the Also sides. eight has to St Benet’s. Its rector is Prior of the Abbey. Abbey. the of Prior is rector Its Benet’s. St to

is the magnificent Seven Sacrament Font which which Font Sacrament Seven magnificent the is find. Churches marked * are The Gateway Gateway The are * marked Churches find. Horning Church is the other church connected connected church other the is Church Horning

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Once through the door the dominating feature feature dominating the door the through Once t Benedict t S orning, H inside, you might be surprised by what you you what by surprised be might you inside,

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hours and welcome visitors. Stop and go go and Stop visitors. welcome and hours Nearest Staithe: Malthouse Broad at Ranworth at Broad Malthouse Staithe: Nearest

Nearest Staithe: Thurne Village Staithe Village Thurne Staithe: Nearest antiphonal and other delights. other and antiphonal

All the churches are open during daylight daylight during open are churches the All

E Abbey across the river. the across Abbey

a wonderful 15th century painted screen, an an screen, painted century 15th wonderful a staithe or within easy walking distance. distance. walking easy within or staithe

commanding views is a must. Inside there is is there Inside must. a is views commanding hole in the tower looks westward to St Benet’s Benet’s St to westward looks tower the in hole

ach of the churches is either next to a a to next either is churches the of ach

well worth it! A climb up the tower for the the for tower the up climb A it! worth well oak beams holding up the thatch. A round squint squint round A thatch. the up holding beams oak

vers RI and Broads Churches, a walk up from the staithe is is staithe the from up walk a Churches, roof is interesting from the inside with massive massive with inside the from interesting is roof

Often described as the Queen of Broads Broads of Queen the as described Often

A thatched church with a Victorian interior. The The interior. Victorian a with church thatched A

xploring Churches of the Norfolk Norfolk the of Churches xploring E

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14 Burgh St Peter, St Mary: Nowhere else has a church tower like this! Built useful websites & of brick in the 18th century, it is in the shape of further information a ziggurat. It is attached to a beautiful, thatched medieval church, with much of interest inside. Over the centuries it has been the church of Church Opening Times: Broads & Rivers the Boycott family, and yes the word to ‘boycott’ Most churches are open during daylight hours or comes from the family name. provide details of a nearby keyholder, but please Church Staithe Nearest Staithe: Waveney River Centre confirm locally. All the churches hold regular worship services; further details can be found at 15 Loddon, Holy Trinity* Guide An imposing medieval church, with a huge the church or at www.norwich.anglican.org churchyard set in the centre of a picturesque Norfolk village. It has an imposing font and Further information can be found at: interesting screen, look out for the figure of Norwich Diocesan website St William of Norwich in particular. Visit the www.norwich.anglican.org room over the church porch to gain an insight Norfolk Tourist Information Centres and into local history. Loddon is next to www.visitnorfolk.co.uk where there is another beautiful church to visit. Broads Authority: www.broads-authority.gov.uk Nearest Staithe: Chedgrave Common Surlingham, St Mary 16 Detailed maps of the area can be found on: A bit of a walk from the staithe, along the Ordnance Survey maps of Norfolk Wherryman’s Way, but worth passing the ruins OL40 Explorer Map: of St Saviours’ where the naturalist Ted Ellis is OL134 Landranger Map: Norwich & The Broads buried, and the RSPB Bird Reserve. St Mary’s www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk has a lovely carved seven sided font and remains of medieval glass in later windows. Other useful websites: Nearest Staithe: Surlingham Ferry The Churches of East Anglia; Norfolk 17 Thorpe St Andrew Episcopi, St Andrew with www.norfolkchurches.co.uk The Good Shepherd The present church is 19th century with a If you require any further details, medieval church in front, which had to be left please contact Jennie Hawks as a ‘picturesque ruin’. The screen has Apostle Email: [email protected] faces of religious and political leaders from the Phone: 01379 677843 early 20th century. This church is a wonderful amalgam of items from former churches on the site and those specific to this church. An interesting tabernacle is to be found on the high exploring Churches of the altar and the altar frontals tell the story of the Church’s seasons and festivals. Norfolk Broads by Boat Nearest Staithe: River Yare Moorings Photography by Ed Grapes and others. Photograph of St Nicholas supplied by Simon Knott at www.norfolkchurches.co.uk