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Outdoor Norfolk No Matter What Your Interest: Walking, Cycling, Birdwatching Or Boating, Norfolk Has Something Wonderful for You to Discover and Explore Outdoor Norfolk No matter what your interest: walking, cycling, birdwatching or boating, Norfolk has something wonderful for you to discover and explore. Listed here is just a small sample of what’s on offer and where. Go to www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/outdoors for lots more to do and places to stay, fun events and attractions in the driest county in the UK…welcome to Outdoor Norfolk! No Site Contact: Hire Access Café Family House Fishing Nature Widlife Widlife Centre Friendly Garden Reserve Walking Historic Watching Boat/Canoe Horse Riding Horse Cycling/Cycle Peddars Way National Trail www.nationaltrail.co.uk Norfolk Coast Path National Trail www.nationaltrail.co.uk Coasthopper Bus www.coasthopper.co.uk Norfolk Coast Cycleway/Two Rivers Route 30 www.sustrans.org.uk National Cycle Network Routes 1, 11 & 13 www.sustrans.org.uk Long Distance Footpaths www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk Tas Valley Walk www.countrysideaccessnorfolk.gov.uk Ketts Country Walk www.countrysideaccessnorfolk.gov.uk Peter Scott Walk www.west-norfolk.gov.uk 1 WWT Welney Wetland Centre 01353 860711 2 Ouse Washes 01354 680212 3 Lakenheath Fen (RSPB) 01842 863400 4 Brandon Country Park 01842 810185 5 High Lodge Forest Centre, Thetford Forest 01842 815434 6 Forest Park Riding & Livery Centre 01842 815517 7 St Helens Picnic Site, Thetford Forest Park 01842 815434 8 Weeting Heath (NWT) 01842 827615 9 Grimes Graves (English Heritage) 01842 810656 10 Lynford Arboretum, Thetford Forest Park 01842 815434 11 Gooderstone Water Gardens 01603 712913 12 Poplar Farm (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk 13 Magpie Centre Riding for Disabled 01553 810202 14 Forest Edge Equestrian Centre 01760 725448 15 Eco Tech Wind Turbine & Organic Gardens 01760 726100 16 Narborough Trout Lakes 01760 438005 17 Blackborough End Equestrian Centre 01553 841212 18 Chestnut Riding Stables 01485 600276 19 Roydon Common (NWT) (TF680229) 01603 625540 20 Sandringham Estate 01553 612908 21 Houghton Hall 01485 528569 22 The Wash NNR (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk 23 Bircham Windmill 01485 578393 24 Snettisham (RSPB) 01485 542689 25 Mt Pleasant Equestrian Centre 01485 572727 26 Searles Seatours Hunstanton 01485 534444 27 Titchwell Marsh (RSPB) 01485 210779 28 Holkham NNR (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk 29 Holkham Hall 01328 710227 30 Wells & Walsingham Railway 01328 711630 31 Sculthorpe Hawk and Owl Trust reserve 0844 984 2824 32 Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens 01328 851465 33 Litcham Common (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 34 Loch Neaton Fishery 01953 881760 35 Woodrising Carp Fisheries 01362 820702 36 Thompson Common (NWT) www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk 37 East Wretham Heath (NWT) www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk 38 Middle Harling Equestrian Centre 01953 718756 39 Nunnery Lakes & Gardens 01842 750050 40 Knettishall Heath Country Park 01953 688265 41 Euston Hall Historic House 01842 766366 42 Redgrave and Lopham Fen (SWT) www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.uk 43 Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens 01379 686900 44 Kenninghall Woods (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 45 Long’s Wood (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 46 Mid Norfolk Railway 01362 690633 47 Catton Park Norwich (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk 48 Foxley Wood (NWT) 01603 625540 49 Bridge Fishery Lake, Lenwade 01603 872248 50 Reepham Fisheries 01603 870829 51 Booton Clay Pit, Fishery 01263 732263 52 Haveringland Hall Lake 01603 871302 53 Felthorpe Lakes 07765 258000 54 Hevingham Lakes 01603 754368 55 Bure Valley Railway 01263 733858 56 Wolterton & Mannington Estate 01263 584175 57 Wiveton Downs & Blakeney Esker (NCC) 01603 222770 58 Temples Seal Trips 01263 740791 59 Marine & Watersports Centre, Blakeney 01263 741172 60 Cley Marshes (NWT) 01263 740008 61 Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway) www.nnrailway.co.uk 62 Chapel Road Fishing Lake 01263 761369 63 Gunton Park Lake 01263 768284 64 Bank Dayboats, Wayford Bridge 01692 582457 65 Sutton Staithe Boatyard 01692 581653 66 Hickling Broad (NWT) 01692 598276 67 Golden Pond Fishery 01692 581016 68 Whispering Reeds Boats 01692 598314 69 Ludham Bridge Cycle Hire 01692 630486 70 Bittern Line Railway www.bitternline.com 71 Herons Carr Boardwalk at Barton Broad 01603 782281 72 Richardsons Boat Hire, Potter Heigham 01692 669012 73 Martham Boats 01493 740249 74 How Hill Nature Reserve 01692 678555 75 Broadland Cycle Hire, Hoveton 07887 480331 76 George Smith & Sons, Boat Hire 01603 782527 77 Broads Tours/Norfolk Broads Direct 01603 782207 78 Barnes Brinkcraft, Wroxham 01603 782625 79 King Line, Horning 01692 598314 80 Salhouse Broad 07795 145475 81 Mid-Bure Nature Reserve Cockshoot Broad www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk 82 Ranworth Broad (NWT) 01603 270479 83 Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden 01603 270449 84 South Walsham Fen (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 85 Woodland Park Equestrian Centre 01603 270043 86 Burlingham Woodland Trails (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 87 Upton Broad (NWT) www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk 88 Clippesby Hall 01493 367800 89 Bridge Restaurant, Filby 01493 368142 90 Filby Broad 01603 610734 91 Stokesby Riverside Cycle Hire 01493 750470 92 Strumpshaw Fen (RSPB) 01603 715191 93 Whitlingham Country Park 01603 617332 94 Broadland Boat Club, Thorpe St Andrew 07963 268415 95 Silverline Marine, Brundall 01603 712247 96 Berney Marshes and Breydon Water (RSPB) 01493 700645 97 Surlingham Church Marsh (RSPB) 01603 715191 98 Buckenham Marshes (RSPB) 01603 715191 99 Ted Ellis Nature Reserve (Natural England) 01508 338036 100 Wherry Lines, Railways www.wherrylines.org.uk 101 Hardley Flood 01603 610734 102 Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 01502 734904 103 Waveney River Centre 01502 677343 104 Waveney Stardust, Beccles 01502 712473 105 Rowan Craft, Geldeston 01508 518208 106 Outney Meadow Caravan Park, Bungay 01986 892338 107 Carleton Marshes (SWT) 01502 564250 Please check with individual businesses for admissions information, opening times or restrictions..
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