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 Complete Guide to the Norfolk Broads
Newest Review: ... the Broads" which quickly became our 'bible'. This small book packs a huge amount of information into its 84 pages, and ... more  ... contains all the holidaymaker needs to know to decide where to visit, to eat, and to fill up with water and provisions.
The book starts with an introduction to the Broads, its history and its current utilisation. The once thriving cargo industry has gone, and along with it, the beautiful, practical broads 'Wherries' that used to carry up to 40 tonnes of cargo on board. The other historical industry of the Broads, reed cutting, is surprisingly still thriving. Reeds are used for thatching roofs and Norfolk Reed is rec...more |
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Complete Guide to the Norfolk Broads
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Complete Guide to the Norfolk Broads: Whether boating or driving, this can be your Broads Bible (786 words)
by - written on 14/07/09 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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The Norfolk Broads is a series of lakes (broads) connected by five rivers covering a huge area of Norfolk and Suffolk. There are over 125 miles of navigable waterways in the Broads, with no locks to negotiate. Despite its natural appearance, the Norfolk Broads is a wholly man-made landscape. In the Middle Ages, the locals excavated the peat beds for slow burning fuel for their fires. This created pits which, when sea levels rose, flooded to form the shallow broads we see today. The Broads has a lot to offer the holidaymaker, whether holidaying by road or by boat. There are large towns (Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Norwich), small villages, ... Read the complete review
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