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River Bure - Horning - Norfolk
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Another beautiful spot on the Norfolk Broads, again well documented on various websites covering the Broads. Barton has a relatively small area of public access when it comes to road vehicles, Barton Turf possibly having the easiest route for the walker to take in its wonderous vista. The Broad proper cannot be seen from this point!
However, I'm reliably informed that the Broad can be accessed and viewed by taking the lane from Neatished towards Irstead. Apparently, there's a car parking area leading to a boardwalk, giving viewing access to the Broad. Wheelchair access through the boardwalk is superb and takes the visitor to a very stable and safe viewing platform, where a large area of Barton Broad can be seen from this point.
For the casual day visitor, to hire a day boat would be the best option.
Again, well worth a visit and definitely remember to take your camera with you!.
The Autumn colours at Barton Turf are a real treat to behold on a sunny Autumn day.
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Barton
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth is the East Coast's largest holiday resort and is one place where many folk have had their first taste of boating on the Norfolk Broads. For many years,"Broads Trips" have been run from the quayside on the North Eastern side of the "Haven Bridge", and are still being operated through the summer months. Many thousands of Broads Boaters have passed through Great Yarmouth on the River Bure on their way from either the Northern Broads to the Southern Broads, or to navigate the opposite direction. For many of the first time Broads hire boat users, a fear of navigating Breydon Water is uppermost in their mind but patience and timing are of the essence when undertaking this task. Breydon Water is mostly made up with mudflats and many thousands of waterfowl can be seen here throughout the seasons, Autumn and Winter being the best time for the massive flocks that seem to populate the area. Also, a really good spot from which to capture both sunset's and sunrise, from either the bankside, or from a boat.
Make certain to have the camera handy!
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One of my favourite Staithes. Situated at the north eastern end of Hickling Broad, it leads to the Pleasure Boat public house. Hickling Village is within easy walking distance for the able bodied and boats can be hired from the boatyard, -"Whispering Reeds", - at the rearside of the Staithe. A short walk from the Pleasure Boat car park, around the lane in front of the private moorings leads to this yard. Hickling Broad frontage is accessible by road but there are limited car parking facilities.
Hickling is the largest of the Norfolk Broads and is well worth a cruise around to discover its natural beauty. During weekends it can become very busy with the sailing boats from Hickling Sailing Club.
Keep a good watch for these if cruising, but they do make for a spectacular sight when they are sailing around its waters.
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Hickling Staithe &
Hickling Broad
Horning
Has been well documented on various sites covering the Norfolk Broads. Since this is mainly a picture site, I will briefly outline Horning's merits. Horning, is a very pretty Broads Village with good mooring spots on the River Bure - though because of it's beautiful location those moorings become highly sought after, especially in summertime. During winter it takes on a tranquil appearance with the subsequent decline in boat traffic.
My pictures are always taken from the bankside at Horning, as are all my photographs around Broadland, as I do not own a boat. There are still good vantage points around the Broads with which the visitor can reach without the use of a boat, though the hire of a dayboat would provide good coverage of Horning and it's local surroundings. For those who hire boats by the week or longer - Horning should not be missed by just cruising past. Moor up if possible and take a stroll around its beautiful Lower Street and view the olde worlde charm it offers.
Don't forget to take your camera with you!
Well worth a Visit .
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Potter Heigham
This Broads village on the River Thurne is noted for its low bridge that makes navigation fairly difficult at times, even for experienced sailors. There is a Bridge Pilot Service operating through the summer and they can be found on the southern bank, adjacent to the Bridge.
Once again this place has been very well documented on web sites, so I will refrain from adding too much. In summertime it becomes particularly crowded since there is good road access from all of Norfolk, plus there is a Broads Hire Boat base for dayboats and long stay visitors. In recent years river levels have risen and tend to prevent the larger cruisers from reaching what I tend to believe to be the most beautiful wild areas of the Northern Broads. Navigate Easterly through this bridge to gain access and view Duck Broad, Heigham Sound, Deep Dyke, White Slea, Hickling Broad, Meadow Dyke, Horsey Mere, Waxham Cut, to Waxham, Martham North and South Broads and of course West Somerton Staithe. Fail to visit these areas and you can surely say - you haven't seen the "Norfolk Broads"!
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The "Trinity Broads"
Ormesby Broad has to be one of the most tranquil of the "Trinity" group of Broads.Tranquil, since there are no power, or sailing boats, only the very few dinghies that can be seen throughout the Pike Fishing season. It is situated on the North Eastern side of the A149 at Rollesby, about 7miles north of Great Yarmouth. The "Trinity Broads" are made up of the main sectors - Ormesby Great Broad, Rollesby Broad and Filby Broad although there are two more, locally named, but within the confines of Rollesby Broad. They are Eels Foot Broad, Lily and or, Lady Broad. This group of Broads are often referred to as land-locked, since they are not connected to the main rivers, though strictly speaking they are not land-locked, as the Fleet Dyke connects all of them to the River Bure, close to Acle.
Rollesby Broad is on the South Western side of the A149 and merges with Ormesby Broad - via a narrow cut below the road bridge. It has a Private Sailing Club on the southern side and when the sailors are out it makes a good background for the photographer to capture some action shots, especially when there's a stiff breeze blowing. There is a parking facility at Rollesby Broad, in the form of an enclosed and gated lay-by, which tends to prove popular with locals and visitors, since it allows good views of the Broad and it's wildfowl - all from the comfort of sitting in the car, for those unable to wander.
Eels Foot Broad can be accessed by car, via a short narrow lane on the South Western side of the A149, roughly a quarter of a mile south of Rollesby / Ormesby Bridge. The Eels Foot Public House not only provide refeshments but also have access to a small fleet of dinghies that can be hired for pleasure rowing, or fishing. Without any doubt, Eels Foot Broad, when you are sited close to the moorings, can provide some of the most spectacular sunsets in all of Broadland. One of my sunset shots of Eels Foot Broad is at the head of this page.
November and December prove to be the better times for the richer sunset colours.
Filby Broad, the smaller of the three main 'Trinity's, is situated off the A1064 - Caister to Acle road. Once again, this Broad is connected to Rollesby Broad - via a narrow cut that runs beneath the road bridge of the A1064 .There is a car parking facilty on the oppsite side of the road to Filby Broad, which gives access, via a boardwalk, to the Southern end of Rollesby Broad. Filby Broad has a sailing facility for local schools and also dinghy hire, for fishing. Over the years it has produced some fair sized Pike for those of you who love angling - there is a short stretch of bankside access from which to fish, but beware, this road carries a fair amount of traffic, especially in summertime. Filby Broad has the Fleet Dyke entering at its South Western edge which connects to the River Bure, close to Acle.
If you are visiting Broadland, try to give these Broads a look and give the camera an airing too! You wont be disapointed if the sun is shining on these waters.
Lily, or Lady Broad is accessible realistically, by boat only, and can be found by navigating through a very narrow channel off the mid section of Rollesby Broad. This has to be the "Heaven of the Broads" as far as peace and tranqulity goes and it has a place in my heart for sitting in a dinghy and getting lost in thought, whilst holding onto a fishing rod - pure Bliss!!
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