“This fragile mysterious wetland was one of my childhood playgrounds. I rowed the Yare, canoed the Bure and capsized dinghies on Hickling. On family walks, we tramped the banks of Rockland and the Thurne. We looked for wrecks on Breydon Water....
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The ruins of the Roman fort at Burgh Castle, near Great Yarmouth overlooks Halvergate Marshes.
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In 2006 the Broads Authority was given funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund to train five bursary students to become millwrights. The aim was to save traditional skills from dying out as well as helping people into important trades in the heritage industry.
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In order to preserve traditional skills the Broads Authority ran a scheme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to train apprentices in the craft of reedcutting. Many trainees have gone on to earn their living in this trade.
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A boat trip on the Electric Eel, an electric powered wildlife watching boat.
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Canoeing allows exploration of all but the smallest of the waterways.
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