Norfolk Broads UK

Burgh Castle

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:26:48 +0000

Burgh Castle overlooking Halvergate Marshes near Gt. Yarmouth, owned by the Norfolk Archaeological Trust. Nice place for walkies. Flint and mortar walls with massive rounded bastions at the corners.
The site is open all year round.

Burgh Castle

Great views over part of the Norfolk Broads, here for more info. about the castle.

Halvergate Marshes

Cantley

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:48:37 +0000

Here are some pictures of Cantley Sugar Beet factory taken at night. The workers accepted an increase in their salaries to end a pay dispute. It’s well worth a visit at night on the river as the lights create an unusual effect.

Cantley Sugar Beet Factory

Cantley was the UK’s first beet sugar factory
The Cantley factory produces over 200,000 tonnes of sugar annually
There are 120 employees,180 during the campaign

One million tonnes of sugar beet are produced by some 800 UK growers, at an average distance of 50km from the factory

More info here

Cantley Sugar Beet Factory

Great pub next door.

Sandringham Parish Church

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:58:11 +0000

If you fancy a change from the Norfok Broads why not have a walk around the Sandringham Estate.

I wonder when they’ll be a patter of new royal tiny feet around the church.

Lovely place for a nice walk around the lakes.

I like to have a look at the swords in the ballroom, presumably they’re not used in earnest

Toms Picture Of Her Majesty The Queen

boatman — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:10:53 +0000

Tom was very pleased with this picture he took, of Her Majesty The Queen near Balmoral.

Her Majesty The Queen near Balmoral

and the photographer :-

Tom

A nice time was had by all.

Tom was very pleased he got the shot first time as they zoomed past.

He arrived just in time in his Dad’s Cosworth.

The weather was nice just like on the Norfolk Broads.

Hardley Windmill

boatman — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:48:28 +0000

Hardley Windmill in motion a great sight on a breezy day on the Norfolk Broads.

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Hardley Windmill View

boatman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:57:19 +0000

The view from the top of the restored Hardley Windmill is breathtaking, the flatness of Norfolk and the large skies are striking on a great summers day. The visitor centre and mill are usually open at the weekends.

Windmill looking towards Cantley

Looking in the opposite direction towards Hardley Staithe, a beautiful place, where many fine vessels are lying. It’s definitely worth the walk to have a look inside and admire the brilliant view from up top.

View Towards Hardley Staithe

Norfolk Broads Hardley Windmill

boatman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:08:06 +0000

Hardley Windmill is now looking closer to completion, the view below of the Windmill and the Wherry moored alongside, provide a sense of the past activities around the local staithes, when Wherries carried their loads like coal, reeds and bricks.

Hardley Windmill & Wherry

The Windmill can be seen from all over the area and in it’s more restored state, it defnitely adds beautifully to the River Yare views and Norfolk Broads scenery. Below is a different view of it taken from towards Cantley.

Hardley Windmill

Norfolk Broads Landscape

boatman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:33:11 +0000

With the Norfolk Broads land and sky it’s fun to try and work out where the river progresses further along it’s meandering ways. For example in this picture near Langley Dyke, apart from the immediate and obvious reed bank in the foreground, there is a bend to the left in the middle of the picture and then another bend to the right gong past the front of the Cantley Sugar Factory.

Towards Cantley Landscape

The river seems to almost randomly wind it’s way, making it difficult to figure out where you’ll end up, when you follow the next few bends. Here’s a later picture of the refurbished Hardley Windmill, (taken from the river back towards Cantley Factory) looking like it’s always been part of this scenery.

Hardley Windmill

Norfolk Broads Windmills

boatman — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:18:13 +0000

I love Windmills on the Norfolk Broads, they all seem to have their own individual character. Indeed, some of the Windmills have their own ‘fan club’ like Hardley Windmill Trust. The renovated ones look tidy and clean and punctuate the Norfolk bank horizons beautifully, breaking up an otherwise predictable linearity.

Norfolk Broads Windmill

The windmills left more to nature, like this one below, still are fascinating and stand as symbols of a bygone era. The local birds like to make nesting use of them.

Norfolk Broads Old Windmill