B 1 1 5 9 B1145 North Walsham Eccles Happisburgh on Sea y a ) W s s Common rs ver i ve ea (d ea W ay l 0 W a W 5 n 1 1 a B C A East 1 49 Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens Lessingham Honing Sea Briggate Palling W e a ve rs Waxham The W Swanton a y Ingham Abbott 59 11 B Worstead A 1 Useful contacts 4 9 Broads A1 Dilham 49 Tourist Information Centres by Sloley Stalham R i Station Road, Hoveton 01603 782281 ve r A n 0 t 5 1 The Staithe, Potter Heigham 01692 670779 1 B Ranworth Staithe 01603 270453 Bike Sutton 1 Toad Hole Cottage, How Hill 01692 678763 15 The Broads and surroundingRAF countryside are an ideal A1 Hickling A Coltishall 1 Note: These offices are seasonal. In winter months phone the 4 Green 9 place for cycling. Quiet roads, gentle slopes, beautiful Middle Broads Authority on 01603 610734. Pennygate Marsh Horsey countryside and fresh Norfolk air all combine to make Barton Cycle hire Turf cycling a real pleasure. The area abounds with quiet Horsey Mere Broadland Cycle Hire at Bewilderwood 07887 480331 Catfield villages with ancient churches,B wind pumps, pubs, Clippesby Hall 01493 367800 ure Barton Hickling Va Broad lle Broad cafes and other attractions.y Above all, there are views P Ludham Bridge Stores 01692 630322 a t 0 R h 5 11 i B of the Broads and riversv and, in the distance, the sight Stokesby Riverside Stores 01493 750470 e r Great B u of white sails seeming tor glide over Hautboismarshland fields. e Wroxham Barns Travel to the area Heigham All this set beneath the wide, open skies of Norfolk. Sound 1 Rail links to the network are available via train 5 Martham B 1354 The 11 Coltishall A Hoveton Hall A1 Broad West B1354 49 stations at Hoveton & Wroxham, Acle, Salhouse B Winterton u Gardens Somerton Area coveredHorstead by this map re Va Potter and Worstead. Cycles can be carried free of charge ll ey Broads Reedham Heigham P B a Marsh 1 t 1 h subject to available space, with each train able to carry up to 4 5 0 B1354 bikes. Look for the special carriage marked by A1062 t Hoveton n A with the cycle logo, usually at the end of the train. It can be RAF er iv A Bewilderwood Radar R Ludham 10 Martham advisable to book space for your bikes and for more information 62 Museum 1 5 2 1 6 1 0 A 1 visit www.nationalexpresseastanglia.com or phone National BikeA urne h r T Hoveton A106 ve Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950. 2 Ri Bastwick Hemsby Little Horning d Broad a o r If arriving by car, most bike hire centres and villages have space Wroxham B Water A1 B m Hoveton taxi 49 1 a 1 h Great Broad for you to park your vehicle, and where there are public car parks, 4 x 0 Wro these are shown on the network map. Bure Marshes Ri Thurne ve Ormesby r St Benet’s B B 1 Broad u 1 5 0 r e Abbey 2 Rollesby Information on bus services to the area is available on the 5 1 1 5 Woodbastwick 1 11 The map in this leaflet showsB a selection of recommendedA cycle National Travel Line 08712 002233 or from Norfolk County Ranworth A Ormesby trails around the Northern Broads area. The network comprises Broad 149 Council on 08448 008003 (Monday to Friday only) St Margaret nine circular routes, from 10 to 25 miles, with interlinking Rollesby Ranworth Clippesby Broad Cycle shops connections and a full perimeter route around the whole area. Salhouse Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret) There are very few bike shops in the area but the bike hire These trails have been developed by cyclists for cyclists and a B1140 centres will provide advice and carry out minor repairs. A small booklet containing details of each of the routes isRackheath also available. Fairhaven Pilson B114 A 0 Gardens 1 Green 4 selection of bike spares is usually available at Roys Store in For a copy, call in to one of the Broads Information Centres or Filby Broad 9 A1064 Filby A Hoveton. one of the cycle hire bases. 1064 South 51 11 A Walsham This document has been developed and produced with the help and New Thrigby Hall Where to stay t Mautby Upton ee Wildlife Rackheath Fl cooperation of Sustrans. Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable charity, k Gardens There are many hotels, guest houses and hotels throughout the uc working on practical projects so people can choose to travel in ways that Little Blofield M B A Broads. Listings are available at the Broads Information Centres or Plumstead 1 1 14 4 benefit their health and the environment. www.sustrans.org.uk. Heath 0 9 through the internet at www.visitnorwich.co.uk and This leaflet has been produced by the Bike Hire Association. 4 6 Runham www.visitnorfolk.co.uk 0 1 While every effort has been made to includeNorwich accurate, up-to-date A Attractions information, the Bike Hire Association does not accept responsibility for problems caused by any errors or omissions. Circular rides around the Northern Broads Acle There are numerous delightful attractions throughout the area, Supported by Stokesby This publication is funded by the Broads A47 A47 which you can visit along the cycle routes. Details are available A A River Bure 1 47 4 through the internet at www.norfolktouristattractions.co.uk and Rivers LEADER+, a programme 9 A10 B 42 1 1 4 supported by the European Union (EAGGF) 0 A47 Blofield The Broads The routes l The Norfolk Broads is an ideal place Stokesby l Runham l Mautby l Thrigby Hickling Sutton for cycling; quiet lanes, gently 8.5 miles 5.5 miles undulating countryside, unique and An easy ride along quiet country lanes passing through the villages A short ride along quiet country lanes, this ride is suitable for the beautiful landscape. These combine of Runham and Mautby. There is ample public car parking space whole family and includes visits to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust nature to make the Broads a truly special in the village of Stokesby, where you can also find refreshments at reserve at Hickling Broad, home to many rare species of Broadland place, just waiting to be discovered the café or pub. Cycle hire is available at the village store/café. Why wildlife, and Sutton Mill, one of the tallest mills of its type in the by cyclists of all ages and abilities. not extend your visit with the optional detour to Thrigby Wildlife country. You can also visit Sutton Pottery, a small studio and workshop. The Broads by Bike network Gardens not far off the main route? consists of nine circular rides Martham l Thurne l Rollesby l West Somerton Stalham l Lessingham l Honing l Worstead l Dilham exploring the northern Broads area 15 miles 22.8 miles from Wroxham, Ranworth, South A longer ride, with a variety of potential starting points, along Walsham and Acle along the River A longer ride with some sections on slightly busier roads, so quiet country lanes apart from the short section through Stalham. Bure, to Neatishead, Barton Turf and potentially unsuitable for younger children. An ideal ride to This ride takes in some of the most peaceful and least explored Dilham on the River Ant, with a lot explore some of the many interesting churches to be seen in the parts of the Broads, including an off-road section of the Weavers more in between. You can explore Broads, with the route including those at Thurne, Repps, Martham, Way long distance path offering the opportunity to visit the the nature reserves around Hickling Broad and the River Thurne Somerton, Rollesby and Clippesby. With plenty of places to stop only lock in the Broads at Honing, together with the traditional with their rare species and there is a wonderfully remote stretch for refreshment, this is an ideal all-day ride, with public car parking weaving village of Worstead. You can also visit the Museum of the of the Network that reaches the coast, at Horsey, with its sand available at Thurne and cycle hire available from Clippesby Hall. Broads from this route at Stalham Staithe dunes and resident seal population. Thurne l Clippesby l Fleggburgh l Filby Broad Hoveton l Neatishead l Barton Turf l Horning There are links to wildlife centres and nature reserves, riverside 10 miles walks and boat trips, not forgetting the Broads themselves – A shorter ride, but with one section on a busier road, so potentially 15.8 miles medieval peat workings flooded by rising sea levels to create unsuitable for younger children. With public car parking available A pleasant ride along quiet country lanes starting from the cycle freshwater lakes set in 120 miles of lock-free waterways. There at Thurne and Filby, together with parking available at Clippesby hire centre at Bewilderwood and passing through the picturesque are many scenic villages to explore, with ancient churches, Hall cycle hire centre and coffee shop, this ride can be started at Broads villages of Neatishead and Barton Turf. Refreshments traditional wind pumps and other attractions to enjoy. many different points, and takes in the Trinity Broads and the River are available in Neatishead, and nearby there is also access to Thurne, with its easily recognisable mill an ideal picnic spot. the boardwalk and viewing platform at Barton Broad, one of the A wide variety of refreshment stops can be found along the way Broads Authority’s flagship projects for improving water quality l l l including traditional village pubs, tearooms and cafes, many Clippesby Potter Heigham How Hill Ludham in the Broads.