Craig Tuck · CC BY-SA 2.0 Why visit
The Broads is worth allowing time for because it combines a broad protected landscape with walking, wildlife and cultural history spread across a large area. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are main landscape viewpoints and geological, coastal, moorland or mountain features. Its position in or near Norfolk also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
What you will see
- main landscape viewpoints.
- geological, coastal, moorland or mountain features.
History
The Broads were created largely through medieval peat digging; flooded workings formed a network of shallow lakes linked by rivers. Their unusual origin was established by 20th-century research.
Photographs
Craig Tuck · CC BY-SA 2.0 · full attribution on the image credits page.
Visitor tips
- 1
Allow enough time for the principal features rather than treating the stop only as a photograph.
- 2
Check the official visitor page shortly before travel for access, booking and any temporary restrictions.
About East of England
University heritage, medieval cathedrals, wetland landscapes, archaeology and aviation collections across East Anglia and Cambridgeshire.
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