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Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation)

 
 
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The Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Main Navigation) is a large river and is part of the Norfolk Broads (River Bure). It runs for 31 miles and ¾ furlongs from Coltishall (limit of navigation) (which is a dead end) to Bure - Yare Junction (where it joins the Norfolk Broads (River Yare - Main Navigation)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has junctions with the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Bridge Broad) at Bridge Broad (west); with the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Fleet Dyke) at Bure - Fleet Dyke Junction; with the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Bridge Broad) at Bridge Broad (east); with the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) at Bure - Ant Junction; with the Norfolk Broads (River Bure - Ranworth Dam) at Bure - Ranworth Dam Junction and with the Norfolk Broads (River Thurne - Main Navigation) at Bure - Thurne Junction.

Coltishall (limit of navigation)
The Rising Sun PH (Coltishall)
Riverside
6¼ furlongs 0 locks
Bridge Broad (west) 5 miles and 3 furlongs 0 locks
Bridge Broad (east) 5 miles and 5¼ furlongs 0 locks
Wroxham Railway Bridge 5 miles and 5¾ furlongs 0 locks
Wroxham Road Bridge 5 miles and 7 furlongs 0 locks
Wroxham New Footbridge 5 miles and 7¼ furlongs 0 locks
Wroxham Broad (north) 7 miles and ¼ furlongs 0 locks
Wroxham Broad (south) 7 miles and 4¼ furlongs 0 locks
Salhouse Broad (north) 8 miles and 4¾ furlongs 0 locks
Salhouse Broad (east) 8 miles and 5½ furlongs 0 locks
Hoveton Great Broad
Nature Reserve - No Boating
9 miles and ½ furlongs 0 locks
Hoveton Little Broad
May not be accessable
10 miles and 1½ furlongs 0 locks
Ropes Hill Dyke and Marina 10 miles and 5¾ furlongs 0 locks
The Swan Inn (Horning) 10 miles and 5¾ furlongs 0 locks
Horning Village Marina 10 miles and 6¾ furlongs 0 locks
The New Inn (Horning) 10 miles and 7½ furlongs 0 locks
The Ferry Inn (Horning)
Riverside
11 miles and 4½ furlongs 0 locks
Ferry Marina 11 miles and 5¾ furlongs 0 locks
Cockshoot Broad
Nature Reserve - No Boating
11 miles and 7½ furlongs 0 locks
Bure - Ranworth Dam Junction
Junction of the River Bure and Ranworth Dam
13 miles and 2¾ furlongs 0 locks
Bure - Ant Junction
Junction of the River Bure and River Ant
14 miles and 4¼ furlongs 0 locks
Bure - Fleet Dyke Junction
Junction of the River Bure and Fleet Dyke
14 miles and 6¾ furlongs 0 locks
Bure - Thurne Junction
Junction of the River Bure and River Thurne
16 miles and 4½ furlongs 0 locks
South Oby Dykes
Junction of the River Bure and South Oby Dykes
17 miles and 3¾ furlongs 0 locks
Upton Dyke
Junction of the River Bure and Upton Dyke
18 miles and 1¼ furlongs 0 locks
Pedro's Restaurant
Riverside restaurant - now closed (Sept 2023)
19 miles and 3¼ furlongs 0 locks
Acle Bridge 19 miles and 3½ furlongs 0 locks
The Bridge Inn (Acle)
Riverside (also known as The Acle Bridge Inn)
19 miles and 4 furlongs 0 locks
Acle Dyke
Junction of the River Bure and Acle Dyke
20 miles and 1¾ furlongs 0 locks
The Ferry Inn (Stokesby)
Riverside
21 miles and 4½ furlongs 0 locks
Yarmouth Yacht Station 30 miles and 6¾ furlongs 0 locks
Great Yarmouth Road Bridge 30 miles and 7 furlongs 0 locks
Vauxhall Rail Bridge (disused)
Now a footbridge
30 miles and 7½ furlongs 0 locks
Bure - Yare Junction
Junction of the River Bure and River Yare
31 miles and ¾ furlongs 0 locks
 
 
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External websites
 The Swan Inn - Horning — associated with The Swan Inn (Horning)
Public House
  The Ferry Inn - Horning — associated with The Ferry Inn (Horning)
Public House
 New Inn - Horning  — associated with The New Inn (Horning)
Public House
 The Rising Sun - Coltishall — associated with The Rising Sun PH (Coltishall)
Public House
 The Bridge Inn - Acle — associated with The Bridge Inn (Acle)
Public House
 Ferry Inn - (Stokesby) — associated with The Ferry Inn (Stokesby)
Public House
 
Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Norfolk Broads

The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The lakes, known as broads, were formed by the flooding of peat workings. The Broads, and some surrounding land, were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national park by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988. The Broads Authority, a special statutory authority responsible for managing the area, became operational in 1989.

The area is 303 square kilometres (117 sq mi), most of which is in Norfolk, with over 200 kilometres (120 mi) of navigable waterways. There are seven rivers and 63 broads, mostly less than 4 metres (13 ft) deep. Thirteen broads are generally open to navigation, with a further three having navigable channels. Some broads have navigation restrictions imposed on them in autumn and winter, although the legality of the restrictions is questionable.

Although the terms Norfolk Broads and Suffolk Broads are used to identify specific areas within the two counties respectively, the whole area is frequently referred to as the "Norfolk Broads".

The Broads has similar status to the national parks in England and Wales; the Broads Authority has powers and duties akin to the National Parks, but is also the third-largest inland navigation authority. Because of its navigation role the Broads Authority was established under its own legislation on 1 April 1989. The Broads Authority Act 2009, which was promoted through Parliament by the authority, is intended to improve public safety on the water.

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