WHITLINGHAM PARK

A beach, woodland and water country park near Norwich, offering watersports, walking, cycling or birdwatching.

Whitlingham Country Park Introduction

This beach, woodland and water park just southeast outside Norwich at Trowse is a great place to walk, cycle, picnic or birdwatch. Built on the site of a quarry whose gravel was used for a number of major local construction projects, Whitlingham offers a full range of water-based activities, including sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, rafting and canoeing - all of which can be undertaken in a safe and fun learning environment. Training is available for novices from the recently opened water sports centre. You can hire a craft on the day, or you can bring your own and buy a day-pass to float your boat. The park also operates week-long activity water courses. Other activities include moth and bat evenings, pond dipping, quarry safaris and a Canadian canoe trail. A historic flint barn has been converted into a visitor information centre, cafe and WC.

Whitlingham Outdoor Education Centre

Whitlingham Country Park Map

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Whitlingham Country Park Guided Tour

We start our tour of Whitlingham Country Park in the car-park at the Great Broad. This is adjacent to the visitors and information centre, which contains an area serving refreshments.
Carpark at Whitlingham Park	Whitlingham visitor centre information and cafe

The view over the water shows the Norwich skyline in the distance - the park really is on its doorstep!	The construction of the park is ongoing and this sign at the car-park gives an overview of work in progress.
Whitlingham Park and Norwich skyline	Whitlingham Park Sign

WALK - Whitlingham Great Broad - approximately 3 miles right around.

A path leads right around the Great Broad ... which leads to a meadow, set aside for those summer picnics.
Paths at Whitlingham Park	Picnic Meadow at Whitlingham Park
Wooden footbridge at Whitlingham	Signpost at Whitlingham Country Park

There is a ruin of a medieval manor house ...	and there is also some modern art.
Medieval manor house ruin	Modern art at Whitlingham

Around the edge of the water you can find wild Iris ...	and on the water you can see Geese, both young and old.
Yellow flowers of wild Iris	Geese family on Whitlingham Broad

There is a beach by the Little Broad.	Eventually the path loops back to the visitors centre.
Whitlingham Little Broad	Whitlingham visitors centre

At the top of the Great Broad is the recently opened outdoor education centre, which has excellent facilities for water sports.
Whitlingham outdoor education and adventure centre	Launching ramp at Whitlingham

The water is a safe place to learn sailing ... with groups of both Toppers and Optimists regularly out.
Topper dinghy sailing on Whitlingham Great Broad	Learning to sail in an Optimist at Whitlingham

Whitlingham summary of what to SEE and DO

Try Sailing, Canoeing or Windsurfing

Walk or cycle along the path around the Broad

Investigate the Manor House Ruin

Let the kids play on the beach at the Little Broad

Visit the Information Centre and enjoy a snack

Whitlingham is a stones throw from Norwich, but in a different world entirely. A great place for many leisure pursuits and those wanting to relax in a peaceful rural setting.

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Tour Index

Introduction
Map
Great Broad
Little Broad
Outdoor Centre

Summary

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