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Broads bike trail Half day Broads by bike Safe cycling 15 miles (24 km) and surrounding countryside are the ✱ This is not an off-road route, you will ideal place for cycling. Quiet roads, gentle slopes, meet cars and other vehicles on these Bure Valley Path beautiful countryside and fresh air, all combine roads during your trip. to make cycling a real pleasure. ✱ Take care crossing and using main roads. There are plenty of pretty villages within easy reach, with ancient churches, wind pumps, pubs, cafes and ✱ Please ride in single file on busy roads, and other attractions to enjoy. You can even make it to never more than two abreast on others. the nearby coast, with its rolling waves, dunes and beautiful sandy beaches. ✱ Remember to signal before manoeuvring – other road users need to know. Above all, there are stunning views of the Broads, with sails gliding across marshland fields, all beneath ✱ Please keep to roads, bridleways and the spectacular skies for which the area is famous. byways - footpaths are for pedestrians. Further information Hoveton Leaflets for other Broads bike trails in the Norfolk ✱ Give pedestrians and horses plenty of and Suffolk Broads are available from bike hire room and slow down as you pass - Ashmanhaugh centres and the Broads Authority. horses can be easily startled, and may not hear you coming. The Broads Authority is responsible for navigation, conservation, planning, tourism and ✱ Wear a safety helmet, and bright recreation in the Broads. reflective clothing even in daylight. Buxton t: 01603 610734 e: [email protected] ✱ You must use lights after dusk - it’s Hoveton important to be seen. Check whether For further tourist information visit you have time to complete your route www.enjoythebroads.com in daylight before you start. places to visit please check opening hours ● historic churches ● Hoveton Hall Gardens hire centre Cycle Hire ● Wroxham Barns at Bewilderwood Treehouse Adventure ● Great and Little Hautbois t: 07887 480331 ● optional longer route 24 miles to Aylsham (via the Bure Valley Path) This text reflects the author’s views. The Programme Authorities of Interreg IV A 2 Seas are not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. While every effort has been made to include accurate, up-to- date information, the Authority does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. If you find any inaccuracies we BOOK 0018

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H W RECTORY RECTORY ROAD THE HILL 0 yds (46 m) COLTISHALL Take care - route joins main road at an island. WESTBOURNE ROAD Dismount to cross major road, then turn right and after 5 follow sign to left Coltishall Station B&B. A track to the left leads to the Bure Valley Path. Station Coltishall GREAT GREAT HAUTBOIS Horstead Mill HORSTEAD Steps to common and ponds. Great and Little Hautbois LITTLE HAUTBOIS Hautbois is pronounced 'Hobbis' locally. Great Hautbois has a ruined church and an attractive common and ponds. Little Hautbois is a small hamlet with only a few houses. You can see the Elizabethan Little Hautbois Hall from the path. Buxton has an unusual village sign, a millstone. of how important the mill was. It is a reminder The mill burned down a few years ago and was rebuilt. It is now converted to private apartments. Buxton was once the home of a 19th century architect called Thomas Cubitt. Anna Sewell, author of 'Black Beauty', A plaque is buried at the Lamas Quaker burial ground. commemorating her can be seen on the wall in village. and spent many of her holidays She was bornYarmouth in Great farm in Buxton. on her grandfather’s Steps

River Bure (Mayton Hall) Lamas Little Hautbois Hall Steps to footpath to Buxton Mill Buxton Mill Steps to road - dismount and take care. footpath to Oxnead Church Coltishall Bewilderwood Treehouse Adventure Orchards – look out for blossom in spring. Leafy hedges provide food and shelter Hoveton Hall Gardens Horstead Mill BUXTON Wroxham Barns Open daily 10.00am–5.00pm. Crafts, gifts, refreshments, junior farm, toilets. A huge forest of wild family fun and outdoor adventure. of wild family fun and outdoor adventure. A huge forest boat jungle bridges, Crocklebogs, zip wires, Treehouses, organic food. trips, marsh walks and great Beautiful woodlands and walled gardens, including woodland and lakeside walks. You may notice the landscape here is different – there are no broads! The higher chalky ground here meant that the area never became waterlogged so peat never formed. for a variety of animals. Ancient parkland with old oaks. Enjoy a picnic here or visit one of the many pubs. One hundred years ago Coltishall was a bustling industrial settlement. Anchor Street, by the river, was the site of important wherry building yards. The former maltings on White Lion Lane are now residential. Horstead has the remains of an old water mill and a pleasant meadow to picnic in. Coltishall Lock is the limit of navigation for River Bure. Station Buxton AYLSHAM 4 miles (6 km)