Norfolk Broads Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
network of rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
About Norfolk Broads
For many years the broads were regarded as natural features of the landscape. It was only in the 1960s that Dr Joyce Lambert proved that they were artificial features, the effect of flooding on early peat excavations. The Romans first exploited the rich peat beds of the area for fuel, and in the Middle Ages the local monasteries began to excavate the peat lands as a business, selling fuel to Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Then the sea levels began to rise, and the pits began to flood. Despite the construction of windpumps and dykes, the flooding continued and resulted in the typical Broads landscape of today, with its reed beds, grazing marshes and wet woodland. The Broads largely follows the line of the rivers and natural navigations of the area. There are seven navigable rivers, the River
Top Attractions in Norfolk Broads
Explore the best things to see and do in Norfolk Broads:
- ★Angles Way
- ★Ant Broads & Marshes NNR
- ★Banks Boat & Canoe Hire
- ★Barnes Brinkcraft
- ★Benacre Broad NNR
- ★Bure Marshes NNR
- ★Halvergate Marshes
- ★Herbert Woods
Where to Eat in Norfolk Broads
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Ken’s Traditional Fish & Chip Restaurant
- 🍴Rushcutters Arms
- 🍴The Ship Inn
- 🍴The Swan (Loddon)
- 🍴Water's Edge
Where to Stay in Norfolk Broads
- 🏨Cotenham Barn
- 🏨Dairy Barns
- 🏨Hall Green Farm B&B
- 🏨Hickling Campsite
- 🏨Hotel Wroxham
- 🏨Norfolk Riverside Cottages
Norfolk Broads Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: