Location

Norwich - 9 Miles, Great Yarmouth - 19 Miles, Horning - 3 Miles, Aylsham - 12 Miles, Beach - 11 miles

Exploring a little further afield, the sandy Norfolk beaches are easily accessible within a 15 minute drive or you can enjoy the shopping delights and tourist attractions offered by Norfolk's historic city of Norwich.

Fishing

The Norfolk Broads are famous for all year round fishing opportunities and the rivers are particularly popular with pike, roach and bream fishermen. To fish the Broads you will to purchase a rod fishing licence which is available from the Environment fishing agency which can be got from every Post Office throughout England & Wales.

Fishing Close Season 15th March - 16th June

Fishing on The Broads is for both the expert and beginner. There are Roach a-plenty to be had on Maggots and Worms. Large Bream are available on Sweet Corn and Bread. Decent Perch and Rudd can be found by the patient angler. If you like your fish big then the River Bure is justifiably famous for its specimen Pike. Using Dead Bait or Lure from the bank or dinghy. At dusk and into nightfall the Tench are feeding. Some real sport for the keen angler. During the closed season (15th March - 16th June) there are many private lakes around Wroxham which are open 12 months of the year, here you can find specimen Carp.

Wroxham Angling Bait & Tackle shop can be found on Station Road - Wroxham opposite the tourist information. Telephone:  01603 782453

The Norfolk Broads

The Broads is the largest wetland in Britain and is specially protected with the equivalent status of a national park. There are six rivers connecting forty broads, making over 200km of waterways in all, and just waiting to be explored. Each Broad was once a medieval peat digging which was flooded to become a shallow lake after the peat was dug for fuel. Water, reeds, marshes and tangled woodlands make up the Broadlands landscape - a haven for birds and wildlife.

Broadland meets the sea at Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth, two bustling seaside towns with first class beaches to be enjoyed. Places to visit include nature reserves, churches, windmills, craft centres, and numerous riverside villages with pubs, shops and restaurants. At the western end of the river Yare is the historic city of Norwich. With its 900 year old Cathedral, Norman castle, museums, theatres, market place and shopping centre, Norwich is the capital of Broadland. Regatta and other boating events are part of life on the Broads. Ashore you will also find lots of local events, such as carnivals, and fetes to add to the fun.

Things to See & Do Locally

Wroxham

Known as the renowned "Capital of Broadland" Wroxham is just a short walk away from your holiday cottage, offering a wealth of shops, including Roy's the "largest village store in the world", excellent amenities, hotels, inns and riverside pubs. You are ideally placed to explore the Norfolk Coast (8 miles) and countryside - Sandy beaches, wildlife parks, craft centres and stately homes not to mention golf and horse riding.

The City of Norwich is only a short drive (8 miles) or use the Ride and Drive facility into the city centre. Wroxham bridge is extremely low and second perhaps only to Potter Heigham in difficulty to navigate.  A pilot service is available for larger cruisers and those that decide to go it alone often provide much fun as a spectacle for passers by!!

There is plenty to do in Wroxham including Broads Tours if you want somebody else to navigate or smaller day boat hire for you to skipper. A gentle run to Wroxham or Salhouse Broad and back is easily possible within an hour's hire or for the more adventurous a picnic at Ranworth (Malthouse Broad) or South Walsham Broad can make a great day out. For those who dip their rods in the water there are exclusive fishing rights from rivers edge (except closed season Mar 15 - June 16) A Broads fishing licence is required.

There are several riverside pubs restaurants and fish & chip takeaways that make Wroxham the perfect location for a bite to eat next to the water. Perhaps most famous for the largest village store in the world, Roys of Wroxham, now occupies several sites in the town and boasts a supermarket, department store, toy store, DIY and garden centre.

The new outdoor adventure park Bewilderwood is a huge forest of family fun and outdoor adventure for kids of all ages 1 - 81. Treehouse, Zip-wires, jungle bridges, crocklebogs, boat trips, marsh walks and great organic food.

The Bure Valley Railway, Norfolk's longest fifteen inch gauge line runs between the ancient market town of Aylsham and Wroxham, with country stations serving the villages of Brampton, Buxton and Coltishall. The 18 mile round trip runs through the picturesque Bure valley countryside following the meandering river through meadowland and ancient pasture stopping occasionally at small country villages.

Just a mile or so outside of Wroxham is Wroxham Barns providing a large variety of craft shops and demonstrations together with a lovely tea room and even a small funfair to keep the children amused.

Bewilderwood - 50 acres of wild, imaginative, outdoor adventure. Treehouses, zip wires, jungle bridges, Crocklebogs, boat trips, marsh walks and great organic food.

Wroxham Broad - Sailing or watching the boats. Hire a boat from Wroxham town centre (two minutes walk away from the cottages), its the only way to see the broads!

Woodbastwick - Thatched houses and the Woodlands Brewery, do you need another excuse to visit ?

Wroxham Barns Craft Centre - Craft workshops, children's Fun Fair and Junior Farm 

Hoveton Hall Gardens - 1 mile north of Wroxham. Beautiful woodland and walled gardens, including woodland and lakeside walks.

Slightly Further afield

Norwich Cathedral - The nearby City of Norwich offers the splendid Romanesque Norfolk Cathedral dating back over 1000 years. It has the second highest spire and largest monastic cloisters in England and guided tours are available from June to October.

City of Norwich Aviation Museum - Close to Norwich City in Horsham St Faith, can be found the Aviation Museum. Located some 5 miles from Wroxham, the Museum features many historic aircraft including the massive Vulcan Bomber plus many aircraft which flew in the past from the numerous Norfolk airfields.

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery - Containing a superb collection of Fine and Decorative Art, plus Archeology, Natural History and Geology displays. You can also visit the Castle battlements and dungeons to discover past secrets.

Blickling Hall - Magnificent Jacobean house with garden and park. Famed for its long gallery, fine tapestries, paintings and rare books. Parkland and lakeside walks, with a sunken garden to discover. Reputedly home to the headless ghost of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen.

Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre - Come face to face with all kinds of sea creatures; from sharks to stingrays, otters to octopus nd tropical fish to turtles.

Somerleyton House - Somerleyton Hall was originally a Jacobean manor but was remodeled in 1844, transforming it into the fine example of an early Victorian Hall in the Anglo-Italian style that we see today.

The area caters for all kinds of holiday activities such as cycle hire, walking and fishing. The broads is a magical, mystical place to explore - take your time and enjoy it.

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