Burgh Castle Roman Fort in the Beautiful Norfolk Broads

Burgh Castle Roman Fort in the Beautiful Norfolk Broads

The new Pathmakers boardwalk runs next to the reedbeds at historic Burgh Castle Roman Fort in the beautiful Norfolk Broads. 1 Our boardwalk: Burgh Castle Fort is one of the best preserved Roman Is great for those using wheelchairs or with sites in the country—and it’s also rich with wildlife disabilities*; Connects at both ends with other all- weather paths at the site; Provides unparalleled new access for visitors to the reedbeds, wildlife and views; Breydon Water Burgh Castle Greatly improves the path surface which 2 was very muddy before; X Is 600 metres long and 1.5 metres across, X with two wider platform areas; 1 X Is well built! 3 We used 28,000 nails and Church P 5,000 screws during construction; Reedbed Butt Lane Runs past the site of the Roman harbour (where the reedbeds now are), once busy with ships. 4 *full access audit available from norfolk.gov.uk/trails 1 3 All weather path Boardwalk Other paths Kissing gate— RADAR 4 Angles Way trail X 2 key may be needed Find out more about Burgh Castle Roman Fort from the on-site interpretation and websites: norfarchtrust.org.uk and www.english-heritage.org.uk Ship from Roman times From the boardwalk you can enjoy: Our new boardwalk gives you the chance to get close to wildlife, Beautiful views across Breydon Water to landscape and history at Burgh the Berney Arms windpump. Castle Roman Fort in the beautiful Norfolk Broads. Reedbed wildlife. You might hear the explosive song of Cetti’s warbler or see Constructed by Pathmakers, a charity majestic marsh harriers. As well as working to improve access to Norfolk’s supporting breeding birds, reedbeds are countryside, the boardwalk runs for 600 good for invertebrates such as damselflies, metres along the line of the Angles Way Burgh Castle dragonflies, moths and beetles. long-distance path managed by Norfolk Trails. Roman Fort Woodland wildlife including butterflies such Location: 6km southwest of Great as the white-letter hairstreak and tree boardwalk Yarmouth at Burgh Castle village, blossom depending on the season. NR31 9QB. Free car park off Butt Lane. The boardwalk was funded through a generous grant from WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund awarded to Norfolk County Council with additional funding from Norfolk Trails and the Norfolk Archaeological Trust. Pathmakers | Charity number 1161475 TRUST [email protected] www.pathmakers.org.uk Connecting Norfolk countryside and communities .

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