The Broads National Park
Navigable rivers and flooded medieval peat pits across Norfolk and Suffolk
The 63 broads are not natural lakes but flooded medieval peat workings, linked by seven rivers and over 200 kilometres of lock-free navigable waterways. Reedbeds, grazing marshes and wet woodland surround them, and most broads are less than 4 metres deep.
Things to do
- On the waterHire a day boat or canoe at Wroxham, Salhouse Broad or Potter Heigham
- On footWalk the 35-mile Wherryman's Way along the River Yare between Norwich and Great Yarmouth
- WildlifeWatch the grey seals come ashore at Horsey Gap between late October and February
- Try thisFollow the 93-mile Angles Way from Great Yarmouth to Thetford