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The Broads: Essential Waterways & Heritage

The Broads is a unique network of navigable rivers and lakes spanning Norfolk and Suffolk. This list features key heritage sites and waterways, from the Roman Saxon Shore forts at Burgh Castle and Caister to the medieval ruins of St Benet’s Abbey. In Norwich, explore the 11th-century royal castle, the historic 200-stall outdoor market, and well-preserved merchant houses like Dragon Hall. The area is defined by its drainage windmills and tranquil marshes, best navigated by boat from hubs like Wroxham.

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The Broads

The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Norwich Castle Museum

Norwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk.

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Burgh Castle Roman Site

Burgh Castle is the site of one of nine Roman Saxon Shore forts constructed in England around the 3rd century AD, to hold troops as a…

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Caister Roman Village

Caister Roman Site is a Roman Saxon Shore fort, located in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England.

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Broads Tours Day Boat Hire

Provides self-drive motor launches and electric boats for exploring the River Bure and the northern Broads from Wroxham.

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Greyfriar's Cloister

Remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary featuring rare surviving wall paintings and vaulted cloisters. Managed by English Heritage.

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Merchant's House

Great Yarmouth Row Houses were wealthy merchants' residences located on South Quay in the town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of…

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Dragon Hall

Dragon Hall is a Grade-1 listed medieval merchant's trading hall located in King Street, Norwich, Norfolk, close to the River Wensum, and…

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Strangers' Hall

Strangers' Hall is a Grade I listed building and museum of domestic history located in Norwich, UK.

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Norwich Market

Norwich Market is an outdoor market consisting of around 200 stalls in central Norwich, England.

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St Benet's Abbey

St Benet's Abbey, also known as St Benet's at Holme or St Benet Hulme, was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict situated at…

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