WELCOME TO MY NORFOLK BROADS PAGES: A personal view of the area with lots of information and pictures
Christina and I have been visiting the Broads for many years. We spent our honeymoon in a hired cruiser on the Northern Rivers. In 1990 we decided to buy a holiday cottage near to the village of Potter Heigham. The cottage is on the bank of the River Thurne and we have spent many of our holidays and weekends there since that time. We keep a few boats there and enjoy cruising and sailing the rivers and lakes that make up the waterway system. Potter Heigham is a well known Broads landmark. It has an ancient and very low bridge over the river which is a major hazard to navigation. The bridge is so low and difficult to get through that the hire companies insist that their boats are only taken through by the Bridge Pilot and then only at low tide. With the wind blowing one way, the tide running another, a narrow crowded river, inexpirienced crews and several 40 foot cruisers trying to turn round and moor at once, it can be an exciting place to watch boats.
The Norfolk Broads look great in photographs. If you would like to see more of this fascinating area, why not take my Photograhic Tour. Here you will find lots of pictures and information which will show you what a holiday on the Broads is really like. Just follow this link . I get a lot of e-mails from people who have looked at my website and who are interested in finding more information about the Broads. If you need more information, I have added a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Just click on this link to see the answers. In 2002 we moved out of London and came to live in the Broads village of Ludham. If you would like to look at Ludham village, just follow this link.
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I was
wearing a sweatshirt with "The Broads" written on
the front while visiting
America. Several people asked me who these broads are. Of course,
everyone
in Britain has heard of the Norfolk Broads and will tell you that
"Broad"
is the Norfolk word for Lake. Norfolk is a county on the East Coast of
England
which is very flat. At one time the area was very marshy, but now much
of
the land has been drained leaving a network of rivers and lakes which
are
collectively known as the Norfolk Broads. There are over 150 miles of
navigable,
lock free waterways. It is a popular holiday area and many people
venture
out onto these inland waters in hired cruisers and sailing boats. 