A delightful place to start when sorting out a boating holiday is sailing on the Norfolk Broads. The Broads provides a great and safe sailing experience, especially for those new to sailing, as the waters are enclosed, but varied, and you have the choice of many holiday activities, all in the midst of peaceful nature.
It is simple to rent boats for Norfolk Broads sailing because it is a popular place for families and groups of friends who are attracted to cruising in over 160 miles of nature's beauty. Having chosen your Norfolk Broads sailing experience you will enjoy travelling slowly allowing plenty of time for relaxation - and the choice of a different stop every day, all without the need for packing and unpacking.
The Norfolk Broads includes locations from open country through small hamlets, villages, quiet towns and even the busy city of Norwich. When going Norfolk Broad sailing, you may anticipate visiting wide open areas of water such as Oulton Broad, Barton Broad, and the delightful Horsey Mere. Your voyages on the open areas, or 'Broads', are connected by sailing along rivers such as the wide Yare and Waveney on the southern Broads and the Thurne, Bure and Ant on the northern Norfolk Broads.
Horning village at the mid point of the northern Norfolk Broads is a picturesque point at which to start your sailing trip.. Every June the Three Rivers Race changes the place from a peaceful village to a busy Sports Centre for the weekend of this 24 hour event. This well-known sailingZsporting competition is run by Horning Sailing Club and a huge number of dedicated competitors sail to set places on the Norfolk Broads along the rivers of the Thurne, Bure and Ant.
During the rest of the year, Horning offers other places of interest such as the nearby RAF Air Defence Radar Museum or guided waterborne trips on the magnificent Mississippi paddleboat "Southern Comfort" which is double-decked 'paddle steamer' visiting nearby areas of interest.
Head up river from Horning along the river Bure and pause at Salhouse Broad. This has safe anchorage and mooring together with a picnic and BBQ area as well as gentle country walks. It is a short walk from that point to Woodbastwick where you can test taste a little of real ale at the home of Wodefords, the Norfolk Broads own brewery.
Travelling downstream from Horning you can find a mooring on the river and from there it is a short ramble down to Cockshoot Broad. This Broad is closed to boats, but you can walk from the mooring alongside the channel leading to the Broad and experience the peaceful nature reserve.Take your binoculars and camera plus a book to help you identify all the wildfowl and other natural phenomena you will see.
A short distance further downstream turn southwards to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth. There you may moor your boat and land taking the gentle climb up to the ancient Ranworth church, the 'Cathedral of the Broads' and shin up the ninety-seven steps to the roof of the tower so you can admire the amazing scenic views of the Norfolk Broads sailing landscape. Once back down the tower take a stroll returning down to the staithe (the Norfolk term for a defined mooring place), and visit the Maltsters pub to restore the tissues.
With the experience of a peaceful time jammed full of learning new sailing skills, viewing nature up close and enjoying local food, drink and hospitality you will discover yourself booking another trip as you return your boat to the yard at the end of your spell of Norfolk Broads Sailing.
Tony Lord has been sailing on the Norfolk Broads for over forty years. He writes about sailing trips on the Norfolk Broads. He points out hints and tips for sailors and local places you will find useful on your visit. Read more at http://www.norfolkbroadssailing.com/
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