Protected Area · United Kingdom
The Broads
The Broads is a protected area in United Kingdom, covering 74,873 acres (30,300 ha), established in 1988.
Photo: Craig Tuck via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | Protected Area |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Area | 74,873 acres (30,300 ha) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Coordinates | 52.6667° N, 1.5000° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About The Broads
The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used to identify specific areas within the two counties respectively, often the whole area is referred to as the Norfolk Broads. The lakes, known as broads, were formed by the flooding of peat workings. The Broads, and some surrounding land, were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a national park by the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- London Stansted Airport (STN) · London, Essex, United Kingdom · 76.0 miles away
- London Luton Airport (LTN) · Luton, Luton, United Kingdom · 96.1 miles away
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) · Oostende, Belgium · 117.0 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is The Broads?
The Broads is in United Kingdom (52.6667° N, 1.5000° E).
When was The Broads established?
The Broads was established in 1988, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is The Broads?
The Broads covers 74,873 acres (30,300 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1999046 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Broads — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).