BARTON TURF

A lovely unspoilt broadland village on the banks of Barton Broad

Barton Turf is a lovely, small, unspoilt broadland village. It has its own staithe and boatyard giving direct access to Barton Broad. The village itself has many pretty cottages and there is a village green with pond. The village has no shop or pub, which helps to keep the village quiet and peaceful. The village church is about a mile out of the village and well worth a walk on a fine day.

Barton Turf Map

Barton Turf Guided Tour

We start our tour of Barton Turf at the public staithe, which is a peaceful place to moor your boat. All kinds of boats call in at the staithe, including wherries, yachts and cruisers, and its a great place to enjoy a picnic or a quiet evening fishing.
Barton Turf Staithe	Boats Moored at Barton Turf Staithe
Broads Cruisers Moored at Barton Turf	Fishing from Cruisers at Barton Turf

A painted map in the car-park by the staithe, gives a good overview of the area.	Cox's boatyard contains many moorings for private boats - and is a pretty spot, especially at sunrise!
Barton Turf Map	Sunrise at Barton Turf

A view from Barton Turf staithe on a frosty winters morning, the building on the staithe is owned by the parish and used for meetings and events.

Frosty morning at Barton Turf

Moving up into the village, you can find many pretty cottages dating from different periods. Little has changed in this village for many years and if you stop one of the locals, I am sure they will have a tale or two to tell!
Barton Turf Cottage	Barton Turf Property
Thatched Cottage, Barton Turf	Coronation Cottage, Barton Turf

In the centre of the village is the village green, pond and village sign. The sign was made of wrought iron in 1953 and shows a Norfolk Wherry.
Barton Turf village Sign	Barton Turf village pond

The countryside around the village is very picturesque and there are some great walks and cycle rides along the quiet country lanes. It gives the opportunity to see some great Norfolk sunsets - here over the church.
View towards Barton Turf	Sunset over Barton Turf

The village church is nearly a mile from the village and the door is usually locked.	The methodist chapel is slightly closer - half a mile towards Pennygate.
Barton Turf Church	Barton Turf Methodist Church

Barton Hall is privately owned and not usually open to the public - but once a year in early June a village fete is held in the grounds, allowing public access to see the hall. Barton Hall was once the home of Admiral Horatio Nelson's sister Catherine and brother-in-law George Matcham. Nelson often visited them as he was very fond of his sister.
Barton Turf Hall	Barton Turf Hall

In winter Barton Turf looks very pretty after a fall of snow or on a frosty morning. All the visitors have gone so rarely see familiar Broadland villages looking like this!
Snow in Barton Turf, Norfolk	Snow in Barton Turf
Frozen moorings, Barton Turf	Winter at Barton Turf
Winter on Barton Broad	Winter Wonderland on the Norfolk Broads

Enjoy the view from the staithe

Sail or motor your own boat onto Barton Broad

Take a walk through the village

Visit the church

Cycle along the quiet country lanes

Visit nearby Neatishead

A beautiful and unspoilt Norfolk Broads village - nothing there, except pretty cottages and houses grouped around a village green and pond.

Introduction
Map
Barton Staithe
Village
Surrounding Area
Winter Time

This is the best map of the Broads.

This is first book of aerial photo's of the Broads.

Following the success of the first book of aerial photo's, Mike Page has published more of his fabulous pictures.

This great new book covers Norfolk Windmills, with a section on Broads Mills.

This is the first of Arthur Ransomes childrens adventure books set in Norfolk - great holiday reading!

This is the second book set in Norfolk and follows on from the first.

If you are hiring a boat, don't forget to bring a decent torch - you will need it!

And remember a good game for the evenings.

May I thank you so much for your wonderful website and the trip down memory lane, I have visited the Norfolk Broads 6 times since 1976, my last being 1995 when I used some of my redundancy money! Be assured that after experiencing all the beauty of your website I will endeaver to return as soon as possible. Many many thank's again. Stan, Redditch

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