BOATING HOLIDAYS:  THE NORFOLK BROADS

THE NORFOLK BROADS

Discover the unrivalled beauty of the Norfolk Broads in comfort and at a leisurely pace on a boating holiday.

With 125 miles of Britain's finest sailing ahead of you, the Norfolk Broads give you the chance to escape to an expansive area that seems a world apart from most of the British mainland. The Broads offer a wealth of scenery including the wide horizons and open skies of the floodplains, tranquil marshlands where the reeds are teeming with wildlife, leafy edged villages and picturesque market towns, and the impressive skyline of Norwich with its magnificent cathedral.

Southern Broads: Beccles and Oulton Broad.  Beccles lies on the River Waveney and is a pretty town with streets of Georgian houses, shopping, inns and restaurants. Short cruises from here to Outlon Broad or longer cruises to Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

Western Broads: Brundall. Brundall is on the northern banks of the River Yar, an ideal starting point for longer cruises to Oulton Broad, Wroxham and Acle as well as shorter cruises to Norwich where you can moor by the magnificent cathedral or via the River Chet to Loddon, a pretty market town.

Heart of the Norfolk Broads: Acle. Lying in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, the pretty market town of Acle is the ideal starting point. To the south lies Breydon Water, haunt of waterfowl and seabirds, with the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth at its northern end. Passing Surlingham Marsh Nature Reserve and some of Norfolk's finest riverside pubs, a cruise of about 8 hours brings you to the heart of Norwich city. To the north is Wroxham, capital of the Norfolk Broads. And on the River Thurne, you'll find Potter Heigham whose picturesque, 13th century low bridge arch leads to Hickling Broad.

Northern Broads: Hickling and Stalham. Hickling Broad is the largest of the northern broads and an important National Nature Reserve. As well as extensive cruising all over the Norfolk Broads, from this peaceful base you can head south to Potter Heigham, moor at St Benet's Abbey to explore the ruins, and then go on to the pretty thatched village of Ludham and Barton Broad – a popular venue for regattas – finishing at the country town of Stalham on the River Ant.

Wroxham and Horning. Wroxham is known as the 'capital' of the Norfolk Broads and is set on one of its prettiest rivers. Lying just to the north is Coltishall and to the south are the open waters of Wroxham Broad and lovely Salhouse Broad. Further south lie Ranworth Broad and the village of Horning whose thatched boathouses and traditional inns make it one of the prettiest spots in the Norfolk Broads.

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