Norfolk Days Out

Archive for May, 2010

The Norfolk Broads are a wonderful place for relaxing countryside holidays and active adventure holidays alike and a holiday cottage there provides an illusion of true remoteness, especially when you take a boat trip through the regions network of rivers and waterways and offers peace and tranquillity unrivalled by any other location in the England. The Norfolk Broads are home to a vast array of plants, birds and animals. The floating Broads Wildlife Centre at Ranworth Broad is a spectacular location for seeing a great variety of bird species.

The landscape is one of beauty and peace, of water, marsh, woodland and wide skies – with views of church towers and windmills. There is abundant wildlife including many rare butterflies and dragonflies. The Norfolk Broads is Britain’s largest nationally protected wetland and home to an abundance of rare and beautiful flora and fauna. Six lock-free rivers and over 40 broads make up this magical cruising area where you can’t help but be charmed by the picturesque villages and beautiful English countryside at its very best. The Norfolk Broads offers a delightful holiday experience with its endless peaceful waterways, riverside cycle paths, nature reserves, picturesque villages and market towns to explore.

Hiring a Broads cruiser from Moonfleet Marine on the River Ant, you can easily access 3 places of interest around beautiful Barton Broad. The boats are all well equipped to a high standard. So your first place you must visit is Stalham.

Stalham is upstream from Barton Broad, and the River Ant is narrow with trees on either side. Lots of boating holidays start at Stalham. The town has a supermarket, various shops, pubs and restaurants and petrol station. A place of great interest is the Museum of the Broads, which gives you an insight as how the area has developed.Once you have seen the museum you should go for a walk around Stalham staithe or explore Sutton staithe. Sutton Broad has good mooring facilities and the village has a few shops, together with an interesting Mill. Sutton Mill is a tall corn mill that you can wander round but not in, at present. Sutton although it is close to Stalham, was probably more enjoyable because of the visit to the Sutton Pottery.

Norfolk has its bevy of culturally diverse and entertaining hot spots. Most Tidewater residents who visit the Norfolk area tend to veer toward the downtown/Ghent area for entertainment. But why visit downtown when there are several interesting places in the Wards Corner area of Norfolk?

Wards Corner is located at the intersection of Granby St. and Little Creek Rd. and branches out for a few miles. There are schools, churches, restaurants, shopping centers and grocery stores in the Wards Corner area, which make Wards Corner a convenient area to live for the average Tidewater family.

As far as restaurants go, there are several eclectic and popular dining locales in Wards Corner. Mr. M’s offers traditional Philly cheese steaks and other sandwiches at an affordable price with exceptionally quick service. For a quaint oriental experience, Rom Thai provides a cozy cultural atmosphere and friendly service. For the “all-you-can-eat” Chinese enthusiast, the No. 1 China Buffet at Wards Corner is the ticket and is incredibly affordable.