The Norfolk Broads
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The Norfolk Broads is one of the UK’s most
popular natural tourism destinations, with over two million holidaymakers
visiting The Broads every year. The area has a great deal to offer visitors
with unique wildlife, outdoor pursuits and attractions, villages and towns and
water-based activities.
Its success as a tourism destination over the last
100 years can be attributed to its spectacular natural landscape, which was
formed over many centuries by human and natural geographical processes. This
unique environment has been internationally recognised and has recently become
the only wetland area in the UK
to be granted National Park status.
The unique landscape of The Norfolk Broads, a
series of interconnecting rivers and lakes and fenland areas, was once thought
to be a natural feature of the landscape. But in the 1950’s Dr J M Lambert
discovered that the Broads, which are the small shallow lakes that are
connected by the rivers, were man-made.
The most popular holiday pastime on the Broads is sailing – with great opportunities for both
experienced sailors and complete novices; The Broads has over 40 inland
water-filled lakes and is connected by 200km of rivers that provide the perfect
conditions for wind or motor powered boats. The other major addition to a
Broads-based boating experience is that there aren’t any locks, so all your
time on board can be spent sailing, rather than queuing.
Alongside the boating, the Broads has a range of
great attractions. Highlights include the Horsey Windpump, which is owned by
the National Trust, and has been fully restored. The pump has fantastic views
across Horsey Mere. The area also has The Museum of The Broads where visitors
can discover the unique history of the landscape and its people.
If you are looking to tour the countryside around
The Norfolk Broads then the area is home to many charming towns and villages
with traditionally thatched cottages, village greens and churches.
These local towns and villages include Wroxham, the
self-styled capital of the Broads, with a good range of shops and amenities,
the small village of Woodbastwick with its flint built church and award-winning
brewery and Ranworth where the local church has a spire than enables visitors
to get a unique view of The Norfolk Broads from the area’s highest point.
To make the most of the natural environment off the
water, the best way to see the Broads is by
using one of the many walks or cycle routes that cross the park.
The area has a great range of short nature trails or
circular walks focused around the towns and villages, while serious walkers can
take advantage of The Wherryman’s Way along the River Yare, or Angles Way which
follows the Norfolk and Suffolk
border round the southern half of the Broads.
Bikes can be hired from centres all over the Broads with some good local routes that include the Bure
Valley Cycle Path and Weaver’s Way. You can pick up more information about
these routes at the local tourist information centres
Whatever the kind of holiday you enjoy the Broads National
Park has something for everyone.
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For more information on The Norfolk Broads go to
http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/norfolk/norfolk-broads.aspx/.
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