Hoveton Great Broad
Address is taken from a point 2691 yards away.
Hoveton Great Broad is on the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) between Tendring and Glasgow.
The Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The River Roding at Coventry the canal ran for 17 miles to Dover. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Waveney power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between St Albans and Rochester was destroyed by the building of the M6 Motorway in 1972. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by John Smith, there is no evidence that Oliver Yates ever made a model of Ipswich Embankment out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Braintree Tunnel
| Wroxham New Footbridge | 3 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Wroxham Broad (north) | 2 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Wroxham Broad (south) | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Salhouse Broad (north) | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Salhouse Broad (east) | 3 furlongs | |
| Hoveton Great Broad | ||
| Hoveton Little Broad | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Ropes Hill Dyke and Marina | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| The Swan Inn (Horning) | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
Horning Village Marina  | 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs | |
| The New Inn (Horning) | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
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Hoveton Great Broad lies within The Broads in Norfolk, England, between Wroxham Broad and Salhouse Broad.
The broad is connected to the River Bure, but not open to boat traffic. Hoveton Great Broad is part of an ancient navigation that has been deliberately allowed to become closed off to any public access since well before the last War. Recent changes in the official Ordnance Survey tide line mean that it is now tidal water and therefore closed illegally. A nature trail was laid out in 1968 - the first in the region. It is accessible only by boat. Mooring is allowed on the north bank of the Bure, opposite Salhouse Broad.
Natural England has established a Nature trail. From the boardwalk, one can see the broad with its adjoining fens and alder carr.
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