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Wroxham Broad is an area of open water alongside the River Bure near the village of Wroxham in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. The Norfolk Broads were formed by the flooding of ancient peat workings. Wroxham Broad has an area of 34.4 hectares (85 acres) and a mean depth of 1.3 metres.
Between 2000 and 2005, the island between the two channels linking Wroxham Broad to the Bure underwent restoration to stop erosion and improve the island's ecology, which had become degraded. The project was a joint initiative involving the Broads Authority, Norfolk Broads Yacht Club, and the local landowner, Trafford Estates. Scrub was cleared ...
A racing yacht in the museum. The Museum of the Broads is an accredited museum and registered charity in Stalham, Norfolk, England. It describes its mission as being to "bring the story of the Broads alive". The Norfolk Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
Two men have been rescued from a sinking yacht on the Norfolk Broads. Hemsby Lifeboat said it was called to Wroxham Broad at about 20:00 GMT on Thursday to a boat in trouble that was taking in water.
Drainage windmills on the Norfolk Broads. The Broads Authority is the agency which has statutory responsibility for the Broads. The Nature Conservancy Council (now Natural England), pressed for a special authority to manage the Broads which had been neglected for a long time, and in 1978 the forerunner to the present-day Broads Authority was established by the Countryside Commission (now also ...
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It lies within the Broads National Park, adjacent to the village of Filby. The broad has an abundant selection of birds and wildlife. The lake is connected to Ormesby Broad and Rollesby Broad via a narrow inlet under a road bridge and via the River Bure and the main broads network by a now unnavigable cutting with a lock gate. This cuts the ...
Yare Sailing Club [17] Norfolk Broads Yacht Club, Norfolk Punt Club, Horning Sailing Club, East Anglian Cruising Club [18] 1908: Royal Mersey Restricted class: Royal Mersey [14] 1910: Star: 6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) Francis Sweisguth: first 22 built by Ike Smith: USA: Olympic class 1932-2012: >8,400 built, >2,000 active, 170 fleets [19] 1910 ...