Address: How Hill, Ludham, Great Yarmouth NR29 5PG, UK
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Paint Out Norfolk - How Hill
This episode takes us to How Hill. How Hill lies on the River Ant within The Broads National Park in Ludham, Norfolk, England. It was the family home of Christopher Boardman who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, winning gold in sailing. As gold medallist he was presented with an oak sapling which he planted at How Hill.
How Hill House is located within the grounds of the Broads National Park and houses the Norfolk Broads Study Centre, an independent charitable organisation which runs residential environmental courses for groups of schoolchildren. The How Hill Nature Reserve is administered by the Broads Authority.
Toad Hole Museum is a former marshman's cottage and also houses the Broads Information Centre.
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Feeding Ducks and Swans on the River Ant on the Norfolk Broads
A scenic travel on the River Ant by boat for the day feeding the swans before we get underway and then early afternoon a stop at Toad Hole Cottage and the How Hill Nature Reserve for lunch and to feed the ducks. Then onto Ludham Bridge to feed more hungry swans and their cygnets before passing under the bridge on the final leg of the journey back to the River Bure near Horning.
For advice on feeding birds visit the RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) website at:-
Having returned the boat we then make one final stop at Potter Heigham to feed the ducks and swans there before making our way back to Red Mill, a derelict Victorian windmill on Haddiscoe Island converted to a holiday home.
Swans and ducks filmed on the River Ant by me on a family trip to the Norfolk Broads.
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The River Ant on the Norfolk Broads
A scenic travel on the River Ant by boat for the day before returning the boat to Horning on the River Bure; passing numerous windmills built in the Victorian era, most derelict and in various states of disrepair. The windmills were used to power water pumps that drained water from the surrounding marshlands back into the rivers, these days this being done by modern water pumping stations.
Many pleasure boats on the rivers, and yachts that have right of way, and also a great opportunity to see and feed some of the wildlife on the Broads, on the rivers predominantly being birds, mostly swans and ducks.
A leisurely cruise in that the speed limit is normally 5mph but on reaching Barton Broad (our destination) and starting the return journey, an inpatient motor cruiser passes us as speed on a stretch of water where the speed limit is only 4mph.
Early afternoon a stop at Toad Hole Cottage and the How Hill Nature Reserve to feed the ducks and have lunch then onto Ludham Bridge on the River Ant to feed the hungry swans and their young cygnets before passing under the bridge (maximum height 5 feet (1.5m) for the final leg of the journey back to the River Bure near Horning.
Having returned the boat we make one final stop at Potter Heigham to feed the ducks and swans before making our way back to Red Mill, a derelict Victorian windmill on Haddiscoe Island converted to a holiday home.
The River Ant filmed by me on a family trip to the Norfolk Broads.