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Things to Do in The Norfolk Broads

Britain's largest wetland The Broads is a National Park and has been popular for boating holidays since as far back as the Victorian era. With no locks and opportunity for gentle boating holidays and boat day hire around 125 miles of waters, The Broads contain a host of riverside pubs, visitor centres, nature reserves, historic windmills and beautiful medieval churches.

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Family attractions in The Broads include miniature railways, outdoor adventure parks, theme parks and activity centres offering a range of watersports. Find attractions in the Norfolk Broads listed here on iknow East Anglia.

Things to Do in the Broads National Park

Family attractions in the Norfolk Broads around Wroxham include Bewilderwood Adventure Park, Wroxham Barns Craft & Play Centre and Broads Tours day boat hire. The Museum of the Broads is situated just 10 minutes from Wroxham at The Staithe, Stalham. Archive Broads photographs, film and historic Broads boats feature at the Museum of the Broads as well as the popular Victorian Steam Launch.

Alongside popular boating holidays and boat trips in the Broads a range of other outdoor activities are available including cycling. A selection of bike hire centres can be found in the Broads at top spots like the Waveney River Centre, Hoveton, Ludham, Stokesby and Clippesby. Find bike hire companies in the Norfolk Broads listed here on iknow East Anglia.

Fishing in the Broads is also popular and numerous historic mills, churches and pretty gardens in the Norfolk Broads include Berney Arms (English Heritage), the tallest wind pump in the UK, the Harley Windmill & Visitor Centre and visit the 'Cathedral of the Broads, Ranworth, St Helen's Church with on-site visitor centre and coffee shop. Pretty Broads gardens include Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden at South Walsham. Nature reserves in The Broads actually include some of the Broads themselves. Favourite Broads Nature Reserves are Barton Broad near Hoveton and Ranworth Broad and Fen with the famous floating Broads Wildlife Centre overlooking the Broad. Find more information on Norfolk Broads Nature Reserves on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website. RSPB centres are located at the Berney Marshes, Breydon Water and Strumpshaw Fen on the River Yare.

Information centres in the Norfolk Broads are located at popular Norfolk Broads locations including Hoveton/Wroxham, Potter Heigham, Whitlingham and Ludham (find details of information centres in the Broads on the official Broads tourist guide website). Tourist information centres at Great Yarmouth and Norwich also offer extensive guides, leaflets and information on boating holidays, day boat hire and river boat trips in the Norfolk Broads.

Norfolk Broads Boat Trips & Day Boat Hire

A huge choice of boat trips in the Broads and day hire/hourly boat hire are available. River boat trips in the Norfolk Broads feature fantastic vintage boat trips on classic steamer style boats as well as a choice of themed cruises from birdwatching and wildlife boat trips to evening cruises. Browse Norfolk Broads boat trips and river cruises listed here on iknow East Anglia.

Boat hire companies in the Norfolk Broads offer a range of day boat hire or shorter hourly boat hire sessions. Standard Day Boats are incredibly easy to handle in the Norfolk Broads and are popular with families. Find day boat hire in the Norfolk Broads listed here on iknow East Anglia.

As well as guided boat trips and self guided day boat hire in the Broads you'll also find numerous opportunities to hire canoes, rowing boats or learn to sail at top spots like Oulton Broad and Horning. Canoeing is particularly popular in the quieter sections of the Broads around Horning, Attlebridge and Fairhaven Garden. Find Broads canoe hire listed here on iknow East Anglia.

Boating Holidays in the Norfolk Broads

Visitors who have enjoyed boating holidays in the Norfolk Broads say that once tried, you're hooked for life. The lock-free waters of the Norfolk Broads offering miles and miles of boating waters are perfect for family boating holidays. Broads boating holidays are also popular with keen birdwatchers and nature lovers. Some of the best views of the wetlands in the Broads are from the water.

For boating holidays on the Norfolk Broads choose from a wide choice of excellent boating holiday companies including Hoseasons Boating Holidays. Find boat hire for boating holidays on the Norfolk Broads listed here on iknow East Anglia.

Norfolk Broads B&B Boating Travel & Tourism

As well as the outstanding choice of boating holiday agents offering boat hire for boating holidays in the Norfolk Broads you will also find a wide choice of other types of accommodation in the Norfolk Broads. Find quality Norfolk Broads golf leisure hotels, traditional Broads B&B Inns and farmhouse b&bs, charming luxury 4 star riverside holiday cottages and numerous outstanding touring, camping and caravan parks in the Broads listed here on iknow East Anglia.

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