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Norfolk Broads Information Centres

Broads information centres can be found at the following locations: Expert help is given from the following Broads information centres to help you make the most of your visit. All centres have an extensive range of maps, guides, books and gifts.

Beccles

The Quay
Fen Lane
Beccles
Suffolk

01502 713196

Website

How Hill

Toad Hole Cottage Museum
How Hill
Norfolk

01692 678763

Website

Ranworth

The Staithe
Ranworth
Norfolk

01603 270453

Website

Hoveton / Wroxham

Station road
Wroxham
Norfolk

01603 782281

Website

Potter Heigham

The Staithe
Potter Heigham
Norfolk

01692 670779

Website

Hoveton / Wroxham

Station road
Wroxham
Norfolk

01603 782281

Website

Useful Norfolk Broads contacts

Police

999 (emergency only)

Broads own dedicated police officers

01493 752250 (ask for the broads beat)

Navigation advice River control at Carrow Bridge, Norwich

01603 625091

Great Yarmouth Yatch Station

01493 842794

Bridge Pilots at Potter Heigham

You must use the bridge pilot from Phoenix Fleet Boat Yard, the pilot service is available between 8.30am and 6.00pm, depending on tide and weather conditions.

01692 670460

Wroxham bridge pilot service

Available from Wroxham launch hire between 8.30am and 6.00pm

01603 783043

Wildlife Rescue RSPCA

08705 555999

The finest holiday cottages & self-catering accommodation in Norfolk.

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Sybil Cottage

Sybil Cottage

Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

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A contemporary four-bedroom cottage situated a short walk to Holme Beach. The house has a magical garden of almost an acre with lawned areas and a 'secret wood'. The accommodation is stylish.

Heathcot

Heathcot

High Kelling, Norfolk

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Heathcot, dating back to the 1850's, has been a farm, bakery, butcher and Youth Hostel in its time and is now a beautiful bolthole, ideal for families with older children and groups of friends. A perfect place to stay all year round, it's spacious and stylish, situated only two miles from Holt, a pretty Georgian market town bustling with charm and character, independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants, and only three miles inland from North Norfolk's stunning heritage coast.

Lavender Cottage

Lavender Cottage

Heacham, Norfolk

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Wonderfully convenient and within walking distance of nearby shops, pubs and most importantly, the beach. Lavender Cottage is the perfect option for a family or for couples looking for that easy, relaxing holiday on the Norfolk coast. Only a short drive from many of the most popular seaside locations, the rewilded reserve at Snettisham and HM The King's estate at Sandringham, to name but a few!

Day Boat Hire on the Norfolk Broads

Considered the UK’s largest and finest wetland landscape, the Norfolk Broads have been a popular destination to hire boats for many decades. These waterways offer open spaces, spectacular scenery, peace and tranquillity and are full to the brim with stunning Norfolk wildlife.

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust - Wildlife Conservation in Norfolk

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is the oldest Wildlife Trust in the country and aims to provide hands-on, learning experiences to develop knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the natural world. 400 acres of marshland at Cley, on the north Norfolk coast, was purchased in 1926 to be held ‘in perpetuity as a bird breeding sanctuary’. This has provided a blueprint for nature conservation which has since been replicated the length and breadth of the UK.

The Marsh Harrier is a Norfolk Success Story

The marsh harrier is the largest of the harriers and is recognisable by its long tail and light flight with wings held in a shallow ’V’ formation. Females are larger than the males and have distinctive golden-yellow crowns and throat and chocolate-brown feathers. Males are lighter in colour and have a brown back, pale neck and head, gingery belly and long grey wings with black tips. In recent years the marsh harrier population has increased, and in Norfolk, it is not unusual to see this beautiful bird in flight.

Spotting the elusive Bittern in Norfolk

The bittern is one of the rarest breeding birds in the UK, it is very well camouflaged and spends all year round in Norfolk, making its home in reedbeds on the Norfolk Broads. The male has a very distinctive booming call, that it uses to attract a mate, and this can be heard up to 2km away between March and June.

See the Swallowtail Butterfly in Norfolk

The Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio Machaon Britannicus is a large, strong and colourful butterfly that forms part of the Papilionidae family. The largest native UK butterfly, with a wingspan of up to 9cm, it is also one of the rarest. The Swallowtail Butterfly has very distinctive yellow and black markings and if you are lucky enough to spot one in flight, it’s a beautiful sight to behold.

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