Natural landmarks · East Midlands
Hickling Broad
Hickling Broad — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hickling Broad is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.7382°, 1.5790°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HICKLING BROAD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Broadland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hickling Broad is a 600-hectare (1,500-acre) nature reserve 4 km south-east of Stalham, north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is a National Nature Reserve and part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and Hickling Broad and Horsey Mere Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and part of the Broadland Ramsar site and Special Protection Area, and The Broads Special Area of Conservation. It is the broad with the largest surface area, and the water is slightly brackish, due to its proximity to the sea. The navigation channel is only 1.5 m deep, with much of the broad being shallower; it is 1.4 km2, making it one of the largest expanses of open water in East Anglia.
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- Coordinates
- 52.7382, 1.5790
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Hickling
- Postcode
- NR12 0BS
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7329742 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hickling Broad (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hickling Broad - geograph.org.uk - 290689.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hickling Broad?
- Hickling Broad is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR12 0BS), in the parish of Hickling.
- Who owns Hickling Broad?
- Hickling Broad is owned by Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
- Is Hickling Broad a protected site?
- Yes — Hickling Broad is part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the HICKLING BROAD National Nature Reserve.
- Is Hickling Broad free to visit?
- Yes, Hickling Broad is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hickling Broad?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR12 0BS. It sits within the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency.