The East Anglia guide to the River Thurne 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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This 5.7 mile tidal tributary of the River Bure, runs from Martham Broad to the junction with the River Bure at Thurne Mouth.

Thurne Dyke
Plenty of mooring up to the staithe, and at the end of the dyke is Thurne village offering shops, post office and bus services to Yarmouth on Wednesdays only. The 13th century St Edmunds church is worth visiting.

Womack Water
The Norfolk Wherry Trust is situated here and restoration work to the wherries can be viewed, and at the end of this water is Ludham public staithe.

Potter Heigham Bridge
Plenty of moorings and boatyards offering marine services, shops and amusements and there is a 5 mile circular walk which uses part of 'the Weavers Way' footpath.

Potter Heigham Village
This is two miles away from the bridge.

Hickling
Mooring for hickling is at Catfield Common Staithe which has a nice grassy area for playing and picnics, several water and walking trails, also a pub, toilets, shops telephone and fuel facilities. In Hickling village there are some shops, post office and public toilets.

Downstream from Hickling you pass Horsey Mere and the village of Horsey which has no amenities but boasts All Saints church believed to date back to 900's.

Martham Ferry
Limited amount of moorings and a boatyard provides facilites.

Martham Village
Is a good 30 minute walk from the ferry. It is a very picturesque village complete with ponds and greens, and offers a variety of shops and buses to Norwich and Yarmouth.

River Thurne: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Thurne Mouth	Junction with River Bure Junction with River Bure		0	0	N	TG400152	134
Thurne Dyke Junction	Leading to Thurne Village (1 furlong)		0.4	0	N	TG400158	134
Womack Water Junction	Leading to Ludham (7 furlongs)		1.4	0	N	TG398171	134
Pug Street Staithe			2.3	0	N	TG413175	134
Potter Heigham Bridge	A149 Road Bridge		3	0	N	TG420184	134
Candle Dyke Junction	Junction with Candle Dyke to Hickling Broad		4.5	0	N	TG440192	134
Martham Staithe	Martham Ferry		4.8	0	N	TG445194	134
Martham Broad			5.6	0	N	TG454204	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.