Horning by Michael Button
Lined with lovely riverside houses, Horning is one of the prettiest and most popular villages on the Broads with a stunning waterside location. Wander the historic Lower Street and discover a wide range of pubs, restaurants, delis, cafes and takeaways. One mile outside Horning is the award-winning BeWILDerwood children’s adventure park from where you can hire a bike with Broadland Cycle Hire and explore further inland. The historic village of Horning dates back to 1020 and its name means the “folk who live on the high ground between the rivers”. In many ways the river is just as important to Horning as it was a thousand years ago since the village attracts thousands of boating holidaymakers each year. Aside from relaxing in the riverside pubs and greens it’s well worth exploring Lower Street in the heart of the village. Lined with beautiful old houses, there are lots of cafes and restaurants to stop at as well as gift shops, a butchers, Post Office, newsagents and general store. There is a children’s playing field at the village hall. On weekends you can watch Horning Sailing Club racing from the river bank. Better still, they host one of the largest annual inland yacht races in Europe - the Three Rivers Race - on the first weekend after the Whitsun Bank Holiday.
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THINGS TO DO BeWILDerwood For a magical day out follow the footpath one mile out of Horning to the award- winning BeWILDerwood tree house adventure park. Based on the BeWILDerwood books it features zip wires, jungle bridges, boat trips, storytelling and Boggle and Twiggle characters who roam the woods! 01692 633033 www.bewilderwood.co.uk
Broadland Cycle Hire If you want to go and explore the surrounding area Broadland Cycle Hire is located at the entrance of BeWILDerwood. They have adult, child, tandem and tag-along bikes available to hire, for a couple of hours up to the whole day. 07747 483154 www.norfolkbroadscycling.co.uk
