The East Anglia guide to the River bure and boating waterways for the Norfolk broads National park UK.

The Norfolk broads web site is the Accommodation, Attractions and business guide for the broads, East Anglia and the East of England UK. Content ranges from information on the river's Ant, bure, Thurne, Waveney, Wensum and the River Thurne Guides with Information for boating and sailing enthusiasts.

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Coltishall
Limit of navigation on the Upper bure, picturesque village built around a common where you can moor and children can run and play. You can walk into the village where you will find a post office, several shops, doctors surgery, very good pubs and restaurants and a 12th Century church.

The Norfolk Mead Hotel
The Kings Head pub
The Recruiting Sergeant pub
The Andaman Orchid Restaurant

belaugh
Very small picturesque village with a public staithe big enough for a couple of boats. St. peter's church is well worth a visit.

Caen Meadow
Cruising on down the river from Coltishall you will come to Caen Meadow just before Wroxham. This is a lovely meadow ideal for a picnic, and for the children to paddle and playwith the 15th Century St Mary the Virgin Church a short walk away.

Wroxham
best known as a shopping place with Roys of Wroham department store and many specialty shops ranging from jewellers through to excellent fresh fish and butchers shops. There are a number of boatyards offering marine services and moorings

The Hotel Wroxham
The Kings Head pub
Roys of Wroxham
Norfolk Marine Chandlery
Wroxham Surgery

Wroxham broad
A mile long stretch of water just downstream of Wroxham village. There are no shoreside moorings but you can swing on your mudweight. There is a public beach where it is possible to launch small trailable boats.

Salhouse broad
A lovely broad with a meadow, sandy beach and pleny of space for children to run off their excess energy however Salhouse village is a good walk away where you will find a post office, pub and a hairdressers. A short walk in the other direction is the beautiful village of Woodbastwick. The village does not have any shops but is the home of Woodfordes brewery which supplies many Norfolk pubs.

The bell Inn
The Fur & Feather Inn

Horning
A lovely village stretching along the riverbank, offering shops, pubs and rubbish disposal and there are a number of boatyards offering marine facilities.

The Horning Ferry
The Swan Inn
The New Inn

Ranworth broad
Floating pontoons contain the Norfolk Wildlife trust's broadland Conservation Centre with exhibitions and views over the broad, a wonderful place to see many varieties of butterfly, marshflowers and birds.

Malthouse broad
Ranworth village is right next to Malthouse broad and has a shop and a pub. The 14th Century St, Helen's church has eighty nine steps which take you to the top of the tower which has incredible views over the area

The Maltsters Inn

Upton Dyke
At the end of the dyke is the staithe where there is a boatyard and rubbish collection.

Upton Village
The village is 0.6 miles from the staithe, offering a post office, telephone and the 14th Century St. Margarerets. In an area called the Doles is Upton broad. It is not accessible by boat from the river but has great fishing and little fishing boats can be hired nearby. Near to the broad is Upton Fen which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife trust.

Acle and Acle bridge
There are plentiful moorings either side of the bridge and facilities for fuel, water, pumpout and rubbish. The village is 1.8 miles from the bridge and offers plenty of shops, restaurants, pubs and a post office and a norman church - St. Edmunds and a good family outing nerarby is the bygones Heritage Village and a great market on Thursdays. train and bus services to Norwich and Yarmouth.

bygones Heritage Village
Grumpy's Cottage Restaurant

Stokesby
Mooring spaces avaiable and a large childrens playarea, telephone, bus stop, and a broads Authority walk and the 13th Century St. Andrews church.

Stracey Arms
This is the last mooring place before Great Yarmouth. There is an historical exhibition at the Stracey Arms Mill, a pub and a shop.

Great Yarmouth
Safe moorings here are The Yarmouth Marina and the Yacht Station. Yarmouth is a huge town offering great varieties of shops, entertainment and amusement areas, museums and beaches. trains and buses to Norwich etc.

Marine parade
Wellington pier
britannia pier
The Nelson Monument
Scroby Sands
Caister Castle

History

This 40.6 mile navigation is now only navigable for the 31.5 miles of its tidal reaches starting at Coltishall and joining the River Yare at Yarmouth.

October 1777	John Green	He was the engineer responsible for extending the navigation by building locks. He reported that about £3,600 had been spent and that another £2,951 was required to complete the navigation.
October 1777	John, junior Smith	He reported on the river works currently in progess and stated some £3,600 had been spent and another £2,951 was needed to complete the navigation.
25th February 1778	John, junior Smith	He agreed to continue work on the navigation following the raising of more funds.

River bure: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Aylsham bridge	Aylsham Staithes. Original head of navigation.		0	0	U	TG197275	134
Aylsham Lock			1	1	U	TG209271	134
burgh bridge			2.4	1	U	TG216253	134
burgh Lock	Derelict		3	2	U	TG222249	134
Oxnead Lock			3.8	3	U	TG226240	134
Lamas Church			5.4	3	U	TG244232	134
buxton Lamas bridge	Site of buxton Lamas Lock		5.9	3	U	TG237228	134
Coltishall bridge			9	3	U	TG266197	134
Coltishall Lock			9.3	4	U	TG267194	134
Aylsham Navigation boundary			9.5	4	N	TG271193	134
Coltishall Staithe	Kings Head and Rising Sun Inns		10	4	N	TG275196	134
Anchor Inn, Coltishall			10.5	4	N	TG280193	134
belaugh Village			11.4	4	N	TG288184	134
Wroxham Railway bridge			14.6	4	N	TG301183	134
Wroxham Road bridge			14.9	4	N	TG302180	134
Wroxham broad North Entrance			16	4	N	TG314171	134
Wroxham broad South Entrance			16.5	4	N	TG311164	134
Little Salhouse broad Entrance			17	4	N	TG314158	134
Salhouse broad Entrance			17.5	4	N	TG322157	134
Hoveton Great broad	private no entry		18	4	N	TG324161	134
Hoveton Little broad Entrance			19.1	4	N	TG332173	134
Lower Street, Horning	Swan Hotel		19.8	4	N	TG339176	134
Ferry Inn, Horning			20.5	4	N	TG344164	134
Cockshoot Dyke Junction	Leading to the private Cockshoot broad		20.9	4	N	TG347161	134
Ranworth broad Entrance	Leading to Malthouse broad and Ranworth broad		22.3	4	N	TG360157	134
River Ant Junction	Junction with River Ant		23.5	4	N	TG375160	134
Fleet Dyke Junction	Leading to South Walsham broads.		24.1	4	N	TG378157	134
St benedict's Abbey	This name is usually shortened to St benet's Abbey.		24.4	4	N	TG382155	134
River Thurne Junction	Junction with River Thurne		26.3	4	N	TG400152	134
Upton Dyke Junction			27.9	4	N	TG408131	134
Acle bridge	A1064 Road bridge		29.1	4	N	TG414116	134
Acle Dyke Junction			29.9	4	N	TG413106	134
Muck Fleet Dyke	Not navigable		30.5	4	N	TG421104	134
Stokesby Staithe			31	4	N	TG430105	134
Tunstall Dyke	Not navigable		31.8	4	N	TG432095	134
Stracey Arms Staithe			32.4	4	N	TG438090	134
Herringby Hall Staithe			33.6	4	N	TG448100	134
Six Mile House			34.3	4	N	TG459100	134
Runham Staithe			34.6	4	N	TG466098	134
Five Mile House			35.4	4	N	TG474099	134
Mautby Marsh Farm			36.3	4	N	TG490099	134
Three Mile House			37.8	4	N	TG504095	134
Two Mile House			38.9	4	N	TG518101	134
Yarmouth Suspension bridge			40.4	4	N	TG521081	134
River Yare Junction, Yarmouth	Junction with River Yare		40.6	4	N	TG518079	134

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

Copyright to Jim Shead for the information above.