National parks · East of England
The Norfolk Broads: Britain's biggest wetland
Seven rivers, 63 broads, and 125 miles of navigable waterway in the only national park you can sail.
The Norfolk Broads are the youngest of Britain's national parks (designated 1989) and the only one that's officially wetland. The 'broads' themselves are flooded medieval peat workings — the Vikings dug them, the rain kept them. Today the area has 125 miles of navigable waterway, more bittern and crane than the rest of Britain put together, and a fleet of hire boats waiting at Wroxham, Potter Heigham and Stalham.
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📷 3National parks · East Midlands
The Broads
The Broads is a Network of rivers and lakes in East Anglia.
📷 5Museums · East Midlands
Wroxham
Wroxham — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 3Natural landmarks · East Midlands
Horsey Mere
Horsey Mere — lake in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Natural landmarks · East Midlands
Hickling Broad
Hickling Broad — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Norwich Cathedral
England's second-tallest spire, with 1,106 carved Bible scenes on the cloister bosses.
📷 3Museums · East of England
Norwich Castle
Norwich Castle — historic castle and museum in Norwich, England.
📷 5Beaches · East of England
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