A week in the Broads

Stay in Horning. Day 1: Edith Cavell, Strangers' Hall and Norwich Market; day 2: Cinema City, Norwich Castle and Plantation Garden; day 3: Catton Park, Saint Benedict church tower and Norwich Castle Museum; day 4: Old Library Wood, Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell and St Saviour's Yard; day 5: Mr Mulligans, Norwich Arts Centre and Saint Bartholomew's Church (ruins), 11.4 km south-west of Wroxham and Hoveton; day 6: Barton House Railway, Wroxham Launch Hire and Saint Theobald's Church;St Theobald's (ruin); day 7: Hickling Priory, Waxham Great Barn and Horsey Windpump.

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Day 1 · the Broads

Edith Cavell Grade II* listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
Strangers' Hall Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
Norwich Market 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park Next door to the last stop

Lunch: Assembly House Grade I listed, 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
If it rains: Strumpshaw Steam Museum near Acle (museum) 6.9 km from Acle, just outside the park
On the way: Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist Grade I listed, 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Horning

No train, bus or boat stops recorded nearby

Day 2 · the Broads

Cinema City Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
Norwich Castle Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park Next door to the last stop
Plantation Garden 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Louis Marchesi Grade II* listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
If it rains: Theatre Royal 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
On the way: Cow Tower Scheduled monument, 10 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Horning

Day 3 · the Broads

Catton Park 9.0 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
Saint Benedict church tower Grade I listed, 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 3 km from the last stop
Norwich Castle Museum 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: St Stephen's Café Grade I listed, 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
If it rains: Museum of the Broads 6.6 km from Potter Heigham
On the way: Church of St Peter Mancroft Grade I listed, 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Horning

Day 4 · the Broads

Old Library Wood 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
St Saviour's Yard Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Fat Cat 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
If it rains: Norwich Playhouse 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
On the way: Church of St Giles Grade I listed, 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Horning

Day 5 · the Broads

Mr Mulligans 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
Norwich Arts Centre Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop
Saint Bartholomew's Church (ruins), 11.4 km south-west of Wroxham and Hoveton Scheduled monument, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Crown Point Tavern 12 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
If it rains: Dragon Hall 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park
On the way: Church of St Mary the Less Grade I listed, 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Horning

Day 6 · the Broads

Barton House Railway in Wroxham and Hoveton
Wroxham Launch Hire in Wroxham and Hoveton Next door to the last stop
Saint Theobald's Church;St Theobald's (ruin) Grade II* listed, 4.8 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: Kings Head (pub), 3.3 km north-west of Wroxham and Hoveton 3.3 km from Wroxham and Hoveton
If it rains: Norwich Puppet Theatre 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Horning

Day 7 · the Broads

Hickling Priory Scheduled monument, 5.3 km from Potter Heigham, just outside the park
Waxham Great Barn Grade I listed, 7.0 km from Potter Heigham, just outside the park 3 km from the last stop
Horsey Windpump 5.0 km from Potter Heigham 4 km from the last stop

If it rains: Maddermarket Theatre 11 km from Wroxham and Hoveton, just outside the park

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads the Broads's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in the Broads?

Horning. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Horning: No train, bus or boat stops recorded nearby.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Edith Cavell, Strangers' Hall and Norwich Market: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full