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Stay a little longer in... Wroxham walking cycling canoeing nature 4 9 7 11 visit 10 eastofengland .com/wroxham 6 Take a river trip with Masses of candelabra primulas Broads T are a wonderful sight in spring ours or hire a at Fairhaven Gardens and in boat for a day. WelcomeWelcome… to the Broads and Wroxham summer there are boat trips on the private broad.The lovely Look across the landscape and woodland and water gardens are see the dark sails of a wherry Wroxham is a hub of activity as glide by as if sailing through it has been for centuries. Get a managed for conservation and fields. It’s a sight unique to the sense of history; take a closer look sustainability. Broads, once very familiar in the at the town’s hump-backed bridge days when wherries transported to see its original brickwork goods on the River Bure. When from 1619, then visit St Mary’s the arrival of the railways in 1844 Church to admire the magnificent made the wherries redundant, Norman south doorway. Back in some skippers turned to taking the present see pleasure boats on Bring your bike on passengers on the Broads instead. the broad, choose from places to eat and drink and find everything Travel slowly through this you could possibly need in Roys the Bure Valley peaceful land of open skies, of Wroxham, the ‘largest village open water and rare wildlife and store in the world’. Railway and cycle you might be rewarded with a glimpse of an otter, water vole the traffic-free or kingfisher, or a marsh harrier flying overhead. Bure Valley Path. Explore the Bure Valley “People are often surprised by the size Pack a picnic and take a train ride on the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway, then return on foot on the Bure Valley Path. Go to the end Discover of the wherries, compared with the narrow The Broads is part of the family of of the line at Aylsham and return through attractive villages and waterways of the Broads, and even more countryside or, if the full nine miles is too long, hop off at Coltishall national parks and is of international importance. Stay a little longer and give surprised when we sail down what looks for a shorter walk back. yourself time to get to know Wroxham like a dead end and still manage to turn 4 The Bure Valley Railway is adjacent to the main Bittern Line station. and the surrounding magical wetland around. Sailing on a wherry is a link with Trains run daily from April to October and some weekends and Bank landscape. Explore on foot or by bike, history and a perfect way to get Holidays outside these times. taste the local produce, and see for 5 yourself what makes this place so an armchair view of wildlife.” At one time Coltishall had a thriving boat and wherry building industry and you’ll see many large houses built at this time of special. Peter Bower, Wherry Yacht Charter prosperity. This is the furthest point for boats as the River Bure Charitable narrows beyond the village and is no longer navigable. Take a look at Trust the 13th century church with its unusual thatched roof. Cross the river to Horstead for delicious food from top quality local produce at the award-winning Recruiting Sergeant. Hire a bike or bring your own on the train to enjoy the Broads from a different viewpoint … Here are suggestions for 1 Watch the boats on 2 Leave bikes in the 3 Stop at the pub 4 In summer, water lilies 5 Horning Ferry takes 6 Wroxham Barns is a places you might see on a Wroxham Broad and car park and walk to for a pint of the local are a beautiful sight on people and bikes across great place to re-fuel ten-mile bike ride. Places maybe see the fine sight Salhouse Broad in its Woodfordes ale at the clear, clean waters the river in summer, with tea and delicious are numbered on the map of a wherry in full sail. woodland setting. A Woodbastwick and of Cockshoot Broad. allowing you to cycle cake made with flour below to help you create Head south on the B1140 grassy bank above the explore this attractive Walk along the boarded through this pretty village, from a Norfolk mill, your tour. Please check then turn left on the sandy beach is a great village with its village walkway to the bird hide cross the main road and you’ll find a ferry times at the tourist road to Woodbastwick. place to spot wildfowl green, thatched well for a close look at the and return to Wroxham treasure trove of local information centre and Continue until you and if you can’t tell a house, cottages and birds on the water. choosing a route along the crafts and produce too. book your crossing in reach a car park for widgeon from a warbler, pretty, thatched church quieter back roads and advance. Leave the bike Salhouse Broad. information boards then walk the trail to maybe making a detour and explore on foot to see will help you work out Woodbastwick Fen & to visit an attraction along even more. what’s what. Marshes. the way. Key: cycling route points of interest points of interest located outside of the map 6 3 5 Places nearby 6 Fairhaven Garden at South Walsham is five miles south east of Wroxham, just off the map beyond Ranworth. 4 13 1 8 Norton’s Farm Shop at Britain’s largest butterfly, 9 Frettenham is four miles west 2 the Swallowtail, lives only of Wroxham off the B1354. in the Broads. 7 11 12 1 10 5 4 2 Taste Uncle Stuart’s beer brewed at Wroxham Barns 3 © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. EEDA. Ordnance Survey License number 100031105 (2010) Afloat Green Places to visit Boating Indulge Once a year, Salhouse Broad along the way The only way to reach the becomes a showcase for boats of beautiful woodland nature trail all shapes and sizes with one thing At Broad House Hotel expect at the edge of Hoveton Great in common – all are designed to Broad is by boat. Fortunately be environmentally friendly. Try the best of modern British you can book a water taxi from out biofuel-powered, electric and Make a detour. These attractions are just cooking, with top quality Salhouse Broad. Alternatively, sailing boats, at the Annual Broads a few minutes from the cycle route. hire a canoe here and explore Green Boat Show, as well as boats 1 Get hands-on at the Royal Air Force seasonal produce from the waters of Salhouse Broad or propelled by rowing, paddling and Air Defence Radar Museum and find Norfolk food producers. paddle to Ranworth Broad and pedalling. Get there by electric out the secrets of air defence from the stay for lunch and a look around water taxi from Wroxham. 1930s to the present day. the floating Visitor Centre. 2 At BeWILDerwood, discover a magical land with treehouses, zip wires and mysterious marsh walks. Britain’s largest butterfly, 3 Divert to Hoveton Hall Gardens Hire a traditional wooden yacht and enjoy the colours and scents of this from Hunters Yard. No engines or the Swallowtail, lives only lovely place. in the Broads. electricity – just oil lamps and superb sailing ability! The Broads is a magical wetland of international importance and is a great habitat for birds and wildlife. Fascinating past, innovative future The Norfolk hawker dragonfly is There is a tremendous heritage of resident in the Broads but rarely seen boat building in the Norfolk Broads. T and environmentally friendly elsewhere. Look for it in early summer. hese waterways were the birthplacetechnology. Through the use of The marsh harrier lives in the marshes of hire boating in the late 19th electric propulsion, novel materials and large reed beds of the Broads. century, and Broads boat designs and non-fossil fuels, their Eco-Boat and expertise were exported to manywill help keep the region at the Frequently seen swimming on the other countries opening their forefront of innovation for a water, the great crested grebe has an waterways to recreational boating. low-carbon world. elaborate breeding display in spring. Now in the 21st century, the Peter Howe, Anglia Boatbuilders’ The greenish-yellow siskin is a visitor Anglia Boatbuilders’ Association Association in autumn and winter when it feeds on is continuing this revolution in alders. developing craft using sustainable The redpoll is attracted to the large open waters of the Broads in autumn and winter. 9 Salhouse church T aste… 8 Visit eccentric Salhouse church with its short, unfinished tower. do… Look for the unusual hourglass see… holder decorated with lily-shaped 2 flowers and the carved head of the Green Man. 9 Norfolk Broads Direct The Bridge, Wroxham, Past times 7 NR12 8RX 01603 782207 The unique Broads landscape was www.broads.co.uk made by people in medieval times 8 Norton’s Farm Shop We operate high cutting peat for fuel. Rising sea levels quality hire cruisers flooded the peat diggings, creating Beck Farm, Off Pound Hill, Frettenham, NR12 7NF and have invested in freshwater lakes. Later, channels 01603 891692 the development of the were dug to connect the lakes and www.nortonsdairy.co.uk environmentally friendly the river. People have managed the Norfolk butter, milk, low-wash hull. Waterside land for centuries, draining marshes beef from our farm, holiday homes available, for farming, building flood defences local vegetables, also Broads Tours river trips and using reed and sedge from the bread, meat and more.