Waveney River Centre
East Anglia Norfolk Lowestoft
- From £57 a night
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Throw away the car keys and forget the rest of the world for a few days at this stunning Broads location
The Waveney River Centre is an oasis of activity in what truly feels like the middle of nowhere down in the southern Broads. It’s many things rolled into one – a collection of self-catering apartments and holiday lodges, a boutique pub with rooms and touring pitches. It also offers moorings at its marina in what must be one of the best locations from which to explore this part of the Broads National Park – a location which also offers plenty of opportunity for glorious walks and cycle rides. The long-distance Angles Way passes nearby, just across the river, the Wherryman’s Way a little way north, and the countryside around is as peaceful a corner of England as you’ll find.
The Waveney Inn is the Waveney Rover Centre's pub, which serves a wide-ranging menu of pub food and also has a collection of boutique-style rooms, all of which are very comfortable, up-to-date and well-equipped. There are seven rooms in all – five doubles, one twin and a family room. Some have views over the river and marshes, and all are spacious and beautifully kitted out, with flatscreen TVs, big comfy beds and large bathrooms with toiletries.
Waveney River Centre also has a selection of very comfortable self-catering apartments and wooden lodges, and pitches for tourers. The site is partly supplied by solar energy and has an energy-efficient pool and low-energy lighting throughout. Best of all, though, is the location, which feels gloriously remote and is the only destination at the end of the long country lane that leads here. You can visit the medieval village church, with its strange ziggurat tower, and indulge in all sorts of outdoor activities. There is a nature trail for kids, bikes, canoes and day boats for hire, and the foot ferry across the river which gives access to the footpaths through the Suffolk Wildlife Trust-run Carlton Marshes on the far side of the river, leading eventually to the watery expanse of Oulton Broad, on the edge of Lowestoft. It's a perfect place to throw away the car keys and forget the rest of the world for a few days.
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Pool, shop, children's play area, bar and restaurant, fishing, laundry.Suitable For
Families and adventurous couples.Nearby
For a good walk – short or long – you need only jump on our ferry across to the Carlton Marshes nature reserve where you can see the Broads in miniature, before taking a stroll to Oulton Broad or even Beccles.
Food & Drink
On-site, the Waveney Inn serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and coffees. Off the site, the nearest pub is The Wheatacre White Lion (01502 677388), 2 miles away, serving English and Thai food. Nearby Beccles also has a variety of restaurants to choose from.
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Contact Website 0800 270 7727 Waveney River Centre, Staithe Rd, Burgh St Peter, Norfolk NR34 0DEGetting There
Take the A143 to Haddiscoe and turn into Wiggs Roaby the village hall; follow this for 2 miles before turning left onto Burgh Roa; follow this for 2.5 miles and you’re there. Fllow the brown tourist signs and ignore your Satnav! The closest train stations are Oulton Broad South and Oulton Broad North, 2 miles away on the other side of the river – though accessible by way of the foot ferry: about a 45-minute walk in all. There are also stations on the north side of the Waveney, most usefully 7 miles away at Beccles, from where you could take a taxi.
The closest train stations are Oulton Broad South and Oulton Broad North, 2 miles away on the other side of the river – though accessible by way of the foot ferry: about a 45-minute walk in all. There are also stations on the north side of the Waveney, most usefully 7 miles away at Beccles, from where you could take a taxi.
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