8th May 2026, the forecast is favourable with zero chance of rain, scarcely a breath of wind, and good visibility. That’s good, cos where we’re heading can be…wet. The Norfolk Broads are a network of rivers and lakes occupying the northeast corner of Norfolk (where I live). So let’s fill our water-flasks, tie our shoes and hop a bus to Acle, the self-named ‘gateway’. Enjoy…
8th May 2026
🔼 Our walk starts at Acle Boat Dyke where Broads’ cruisers line up like it’s the start of a race. 🔽 Never mind the boats, look at this poppy, shot through the wires of a fence
8th May 2026
8th May 2026
🔼 Lucky the person who lives here, surrounded by grazing pastures and reedbeds alive with the calls of warblers, rails and hungry ducklings 🔽 and with riverside frontage!
8th May 2026
🔽 When we hear chug-chug-chug it’s usually to annonce the approach of a Broads’ cruiser. I’m surprised to see this boat. Shooting through the reeds allow the occupants a degree of privacy!
8th May 2026
8th May 2026
🔼 Wet woodlands (locally known as carrs) abound in the Broads area. Some have foot-friendly paths, such as this one. 🔽 Seen through the woodland trees, a typical Broadland scene
8th May 2026
8th May 2026
🔼 We emerge from the woodland. Way in the distance is this former drainage mill, fuzzy with the increasing heat enticing mist to rise 🔽 As we leave the river and the woods, we’re very much aware of that increasing heat.
8th May 2026
8th May 2026
🔼 Last stage of the walk (back to Acle to catch a bus) 🔽 the footpath run (slogs?) through a rapeseed field. Those plants are taller than us, and there’s a definite incline to that path
8th May 2026
🔽 One more field and we’ll be back in Acle. The path through that last field is somewhat steeper than the one just walked, so I put the camera away to allow myself to give it my all.
8th May 2026
Hope you enjoyed our walk. Check out Tuesday’s and Friday’s posts for more photos
crispina kemp 
Another absolutely gorgeous Sunday stroll.
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I thank you. And we have an extra post this week devoted entirely to things that fly! (Clue: not aeroplanes)
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Loved this walk – some great shots – many years ago hubby and I went to the Norfolk Broads for a holiday on a little houseboat – it was lovely the ducks use to arrive outside our beroom wondow early morning expecting breakfast! 😃
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Such memories stay with us forever!
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♥️
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Lovely Sunday pix, Crispina
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Thank youm Nancy
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Ooh… love these!
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Thank you, Chris. Your comments keep me going
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Every time I read your posts I remember just how magical Norfolk is 💜💜💜
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I’m glad you agree. It’s my home land, and was the land of my ancestors, and I love it
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Its a very special place 💜💜😊
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Sending hearty hugs to you!
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thank you gratefully received ,💜💜💜
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🙏💖
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This is such a lovely post, Crispina. The photos are spectacular. Thanks for taking us along 🙂
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You’re always welcome!
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Beautiful scenes
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re welcome ☺️
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🙏💖
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I had a lovely stroll with you, my dear. I really enjoyed it.
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That delights me. Let’s hope these lovely strolls continue for both of us.
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We love the Broads for boating. It’s quite near from where we live and easier to sail than the sea behind our house.
You caught the atmosphere of the Broads quite well.
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Being confined to foot, and therefore dry land, I don’t get to see as much of the Broads as do you, in boats. But my toes perpetually nudge those waterways, living at the three great rivers’ outfall.
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