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River Yare

The River Yare is a river

River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
in the English

England

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
. In its lower reaches the river connects with the navigable waterways of The Broads

The Broads

The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the England counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Broads, and some surrounding land was constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a National Parks of England and Wales by The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act of 1988....
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The river rises south of Dereham

Dereham

Dereham, also known historically as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn....
in the county of Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
. From there it flows in a generally eastward direction passing Barnham Broom

Barnham Broom

Barnham Broom is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Yare, 9 miles West of Norwich....
and is joined by the River Tiffey

River Tiffey

The River Tiffey is a small river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare. It rises near Hethel and passes through Wymondham before flowing generally north-eastwards passing through Kimberley, Norfolk, Carleton Forehoe, Wramplingham and Barford, Norfolk before joining the River Yare at Swan's Harbour....
before reaching Bawburgh

Bawburgh

Bawburgh is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 5 miles west of Norwich city centre. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 it had a population of 466....
. It then skirts the southern fringes of the city of Norwich

Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
, passing through Colney

Colney

Colney is a village in the western outskirts of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It resides in the administrative district of South Norfolk.Its church, St Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk....
, Cringleford

Cringleford

Cringleford is a village in Norfolk, England on the outskirts of Norwich. The village is in the South Norfolk Districts of England but the Norwich South ....
, Lakenham and Trowse

Trowse

Trowse is a village in South Norfolk which lies about 1? miles south-east of Norwich city centre on the banks of the River Yare....
. At Whitlingham

Whitlingham

Whitlingham is a small churchless parish, 3 miles east of Norwich, on the south bank of the River Yare, reached from Trowse along Whitlingham Lane....
it is joined by the River Wensum

River Wensum

The River Wensum is a river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare despite being the larger of the two rivers. The complete river is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation ....
, which flows through the centre of the city, before flowing eastward into The Broads

The Broads

Bramerton

Bramerton is a village in South Norfolk 4? miles south-east of Norwich, just north of the A146 road and south of the River Yare.In the United Kingdom Census 2001 it contained 158 households and a population of 350....
, Surlingham

Surlingham

Surlingham is a village and civil parish in South Norfolk situated on the Broads. It lies approximately 6? miles south-east of Norwich on the south bank of the River Yare between Bramerton and Rockland St Mary....
, Rockland St. Mary

Rockland St. Mary

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and Cantley

Cantley, Norfolk

Cantley is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk and within The Broads National Park. The village lies on the north bank of the River Yare, some 17 km east of the city of Norwich, 15 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft....
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The River Yare is a river

River

England

Norfolk

The Broads

Dereham

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
. From there it flows in a generally eastward direction passing Barnham Broom

Barnham Broom

Barnham Broom is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Yare, 9 miles West of Norwich....
and is joined by the River Tiffey

River Tiffey

Bawburgh

Norwich

Colney

Cringleford

Cringleford is a village in Norfolk, England on the outskirts of Norwich. The village is in the South Norfolk Districts of England but the Norwich South ....
, Lakenham and Trowse

Trowse

Trowse is a village in South Norfolk which lies about 1? miles south-east of Norwich city centre on the banks of the River Yare....
. At Whitlingham

Whitlingham

Whitlingham is a small churchless parish, 3 miles east of Norwich, on the south bank of the River Yare, reached from Trowse along Whitlingham Lane....
it is joined by the River Wensum

River Wensum

The Broads

Bramerton

Surlingham

Rockland St. Mary

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and Cantley

Cantley, Norfolk

Reedham, Norfolk

Reedham is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk and within The Broads. It is situated on the north bank of the River Yare, some 20 km east of the city of Norwich, 12 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft....
at Hardley Cross (erected in 1676) it is joined by the River Chet

River Chet

The River Chet is a small river in South Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare. It rises in Poringland and then flows eastwards through Alpington, Bergh Apton, Thurton and Loddon, Norfolk....
. The cross marks the ancient boundary between the City of Norwich

Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
and Borough of Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles east of Norwich....
. Beyond Reedham the river passes the famously isolated marshland settlement of Berney Arms

Berney Arms

Berney Arms is a place on the north bank of the River Yare, close to Breydon Water in the England county of Norfolk. It is part of the civil parish of Reedham, Norfolk, is administered by the Non-metropolitan district of Broadland and lies within The Broads National Park....
before entering the tidal lake of Breydon Water

Breydon Water

Breydon Water is a large tidal estuary at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, England, within The Broads National Park, the United Kingdom's largest protected wetland....
. Here the Yare is joined by the Rivers Bure

River Bure

The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads. The Bure rises near Melton Constable, eleven miles upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation....
and Waveney

River Waveney

The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads.Its source is a ditch on the east side of the B1113 road between the villages of Redgrave, Suffolk and South Lopham, Norfolk....
and finally flows into the North Sea

North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
at Gorleston

Gorleston

Gorleston-on-Sea is adjacent to the town of Great Yarmouth, in the England county of Norfolk. It is situated to the south and west side of the River Yare which separates it from Great Yarmouth....
, Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles east of Norwich....
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The river is navigable to small coastal vessels from Norwich

Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
to the sea, and in former times carried significant commercial traffic to that city. At Reedham the river is joined by the Haddiscoe Cut

Haddiscoe Cut

The Haddiscoe Cut or New Cut is a canal in the England county of Norfolk and in The Broads National Park. The cut was conceived as a way to provide a more direct route from Lowestoft to Norwich, and was opened in 1833....
, a canal which provides a direct navigable link to the River Waveney at Haddiscoe

Haddiscoe

Haddiscoe is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk. It is situated some 30 km south-east of the city of Norwich, but only 10 km west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft....
avoiding Breydon Water.

Wherryman's Way

Opened in 2005, the 35 mile long Wherryman's Way

Wherryman's Way

Wherryman's Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk, England, 35 miles in length between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It follows the course of the River Yare where possible....
follows the route of the historic Broads trading wherries

Norfolk wherry

The Norfolk wherry is a type of boat on The Broads in Norfolk, England. Three main types were developed over its life, all featuring the distinctive gaff rig with a single, high-peaked sail and the mast stepped well forward....
between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It winds through existing footpaths, open marshes, reedbeds, grazing meadows and riverside villages along the banks of the River Yare. The path passes numerous information panels, sculptures and audio posts which seek to bring to life the characters and history of the route.

River Yare

Wherryman's Way

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