Tag Archives: Norfolk Broads

Beautiful Surlingham Broad photo wins UK National Parks photo competition

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

This mouth-watering photo taken at sunrise on Surlingham Broad in Norfolk by amateur photographer Fraser Johnston has won the UK National Parks‘ Actively Yours photography competition sponsored by sportswear manufacturer Merrell. The photo was chosen from a field of 334 entries by judges … Continue reading →

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How to sail by the folks at Hunter’s Yard on the Norfolk Broads

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

This is number 5 in a series by Hunters Yard about sailing their boats – but there’s lots of good stuff here for the rest of us! To see the full set, click here and start at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Historic photos of The Broads on Flickr

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

  I’d like to introduce you to AdnamsGirl’s Flickr photo stream of historic photos of The Broads, if you don’t already know it. AdnamsGirl also has a smashing Twitter account to follow at twitter.com/norfolkmemories - it makes me smile most mornings, and … Continue reading →

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