6 Sep
Broads Tours is centre stage
Broads Tours became centre stage last Wednesday as BBC Radio Norfolk celebrated our fantastic National Park. The Nick Conrad Breakfast Show was broadcast live from the waterside at Broads Tours from 6-10am – showcasing everything our Magical Waterland has to offer as part of BBC Radio Norfolk’s Broads Week. As well as celebrating the special […]
Read more13 Jul
Far flung visitors return to the Cordon Rouge
A family of swallows have completed their annual migration to nest close to our boat yard. They regularly perch on top of our trip boat, Cordon Rouge, where they feed their young fledglings. The swallows return to the Cordon Rouge each year but were a little later this time around so we were beginning to […]
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5 Jul
Fishing season opens with great pike catches
Hundreds of expectant fisherman headed out onto the Norfolk Broads on June 16 as the fishing season opened after the annual three month break to protect fish stocks. Boasting over 300sqKm of rivers and lakes the Broads has some of the finest coarse fishing in the UK and is already producing some great catches. Although […]
Read more23 Jun
Butterflies and Bitterns
One of our most spectacular insects – The Swallowtail Butterfly – has been spotted on Hoveton Great Broad by skipper Tobi while he ran a Discovery School Trip for children to learn about the Broads and its ecology. With a wing span of up to 93mm and a distinctive forked tail that lends it its […]
Read more7 Jun
Babies hitch a ride
As spring marches on, the river is a hub of activity with birds bringing up their broods. Capturing everything on camera ourselves can be a real challenge – especially now the river is busier and we have much thicker bankside vegetation for wildlife to get a little photo in. Fortunately we have lots of guests […]
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24 May
Graduation day for Skipper School
After three months of intensive training Broads Tours trainee skippers Oliver, Richard and Phil had something to celebrate last Tuesday having all passed their MCA Boatmaster licence. The qualification means that they can now take command of Broads Tours double decker trip boats unaccompanied and is the culmination of hours of practical and theory training, […]
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