Hire Boats to Explore the Norfolk Broads East Anglia Rivers

The best way to enjoy the natural beauty of the Norfolk Broads is on the water. River trips, Broads cruises, and various size boats for hire by the day or hour are available for your to enjoy on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads. Organised boat trips on large river boats depart from various points along the Norfolk Broads and surrounding areas, like Potter Heigham and Wroxam broads tours.

River Cruise Boats and Holiday Boats can Hired on the Broads

As well as enjoying the beauty of the Norfolk Broads riverways other activities such as fishing, canoeing, and birdwatching are popular on the Broads. Some of the best coarse fishing in East Anglia is available on the Broads, either from the bank or fishing from a hired boat. You have many choices along the Broads from hiring a rowing boat to a large cruiser power boat that will accomodate upto eleven people. Standard rowing boats, electric boats or standard power boats seating upto eleven people can be hired by the hour, half day or full day. Large river cruiser boats, narrow boats or a river barge can be hired as holiday accomodation from many reputable boat hire companies in the Norfolk Suffolk area like Hoseasons or Richardsons New Horizons Holidays.

Norfolk Broads Pike Angling and Coarse Fishing from Boat or Bank

The Norfolk Broads, Fens Drains, Oulton Broad and Suffolk rivers are well stocked with a range of different coarse fish to suit all types of angler. Streams and lakes in Norfolk area offer excellent trout fishing such as Norborough. Fishing the Broads will require an environment agency rod license and is open during the coarse fishing season from 16th June till 14th March.

  • Pike - A favourite predator with many anglers. The Broads have been featured on television by professional Pike anglers such as John Wilson.
  • Bream - Bream are well stocked in the Broads including many large slabs!
  • Tench - For good size Tench try around Coltishall and Wroxham Broad.
  • Roach, Rudd, Chub, Carp and Eels - Specimen Roach are on the cards!