The East Anglia guide to the River Bure and Boating waterways for the Norfolk Broads National Park UK.

The Norfolk Broads web site is the Accommodation, Attractions and Business guide for the Broads, East Anglia and the East of England UK. Content ranges from information on the river's Ant, Bure, Thurne, Waveney, Wensum and the River Thurne Guides with Information for Boating and sailing enthusiasts.

View the Norfolk Broads area and Waterways map or see the related categories above for additional information on other rivers on the Norfolk Broads.

---

Coltishall
Limit of navigation on the Upper Bure, picturesque village built around a common where you can moor and children can run and play. You can walk into the village where you will find a post office, several shops, doctors surgery, very good pubs and restaurants and a 12th Century church.

The Norfolk Mead Hotel
The Kings Head Pub
The Recruiting Sergeant Pub
The Andaman Orchid Restaurant

Belaugh
Very small picturesque village with a public staithe big enough for a couple of boats. St. Peter's church is well worth a visit.

Caen Meadow
Cruising on down the river from Coltishall you will come to Caen Meadow just before Wroxham. This is a lovely meadow ideal for a picnic, and for the children to paddle and playwith the 15th Century St Mary the Virgin Church a short walk away.

Wroxham
Best known as a shopping place with Roys of Wroham department store and many specialty shops ranging from jewellers through to excellent fresh fish and butchers shops. There are a number of boatyards offering marine services and moorings

The Hotel Wroxham
The Kings Head Pub
Roys of Wroxham
Norfolk Marine Chandlery
Wroxham Surgery

Wroxham Broad
A mile long stretch of water just downstream of Wroxham village. There are no shoreside moorings but you can swing on your mudweight. There is a public beach where it is possible to launch small trailable boats.

Salhouse Broad
A lovely broad with a meadow, sandy beach and pleny of space for children to run off their excess energy however Salhouse village is a good walk away where you will find a post office, pub and a hairdressers. A short walk in the other direction is the beautiful village of Woodbastwick. The village does not have any shops but is the home of Woodfordes Brewery which supplies many Norfolk pubs.

The Bell Inn
The Fur & Feather Inn

Horning
A lovely village stretching along the riverbank, offering shops, pubs and rubbish disposal and there are a number of boatyards offering marine facilities.

The Horning Ferry
The Swan Inn
The New Inn

Ranworth Broad
Floating pontoons contain the Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Broadland Conservation Centre with exhibitions and views over the Broad, a wonderful place to see many varieties of butterfly, marshflowers and birds.

Malthouse Broad
Ranworth village is right next to Malthouse Broad and has a shop and a pub. The 14th Century St, Helen's church has eighty nine steps which take you to the top of the tower which has incredible views over the area

The Maltsters Inn

Upton Dyke
At the end of the dyke is the staithe where there is a boatyard and rubbish collection.

Upton Village
The village is 0.6 miles from the staithe, offering a post office, telephone and the 14th Century St. Margarerets. In an area called the Doles is Upton Broad. It is not accessible by boat from the river but has great fishing and little fishing boats can be hired nearby. Near to the Broad is Upton Fen which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.

Acle and Acle Bridge
There are plentiful moorings either side of the bridge and facilities for fuel, water, pumpout and rubbish. The village is 1.8 miles from the bridge and offers plenty of shops, restaurants, pubs and a post office and a norman church - St. Edmunds and a good family outing nerarby is the Bygones Heritage Village and a great market on Thursdays. Train and bus services to Norwich and Yarmouth.

Bygones Heritage Village
Grumpy's Cottage Restaurant

Stokesby
Mooring spaces avaiable and a large childrens playarea, telephone, bus stop, and a Broads Authority walk and the 13th Century St. Andrews church.

Stracey Arms
This is the last mooring place before Great Yarmouth. There is an historical exhibition at the Stracey Arms Mill, a pub and a shop.

Great Yarmouth
Safe moorings here are The Yarmouth Marina and the Yacht Station. Yarmouth is a huge town offering great varieties of shops, entertainment and amusement areas, museums and beaches. Trains and buses to Norwich etc.

Marine Parade
Wellington Pier
Britannia Pier
The Nelson Monument
Scroby Sands
Caister Castle