DISCOVER NORFOLK BROADS
broadly
SPEAKING
DON JOLLY EXPLORES AN AREA BETTER KNOWN
FOR BOATING THAN TOURING ON LAND
H
OW DO Norfolk’s Broads inhabitants digging peat to heat their lot. Getting from A to B by road can also
differ from other National homes. The resulting watery landscape involve a longer journey than by boat as
Parks? Well, while most of our has certainly enhanced what was there, bridges are few and far between. If you
parks have been designated because of attracting many visitors today for don’t have your own boat (those who do
their natural beauty – mountains, enjoyment and relaxation. need a licence – for all types of craft –
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moorland, coastline etc – the Broads are Driving around the area will only available from the Broads Authority), you
the work of man. provide part of that enjoyment because to can rent day boats, or join a tourist boat
It was probably pretty anyway, with really appreciate it you need to take to the (see Information panel overleaf).
rivers meandering gently through a water. Large Broadland tracts can only be But if you limit yourself to exploring
marshy landscape, but the Broads are said reached by boat or on foot and if you by road, there’s still plenty to see. The
to have been created by earlier restrict yourself to the roads, you’ll miss a Broads’ ‘capital’ is Wroxham, which may >>
Rowing boats on Rollesby Broad,
Norfolk Broads
britainonview/ Rod Edwards
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