The Top 20 Lakes in Norfolk
Looking to visit the best lakes in Norfolk? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Norfolk’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: November 26, 2025
Holkham Park
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The parklands surrounding Halkham Hall extend for over 3000 acres. Originally designed by William Kent, the parklands have evolved over the centuries. You can explore the walled kitchen gardens, walk …
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Blakeney Marshes
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Blakeney Marshes, also known as Blakeney Freshes, is a vast expanse of freshwater grazing marshes. A nature reserve, it's an important habitat for all sorts of residents, from otters and …
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Thompson Water
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Thompson Common is famous for its pingos; a series of around 400 post-glacial depressions. Here, you can see more than 400 different species of plants. It’s also one of the …
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Breydon Water Nature Reserve
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Breydon Water is a marshy expanse along the River Yare. As very few roads cross these slippery silt flats, this area is one of the most isolated in The Broads. …
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Sparham Pools Nature Reserve
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Sparham Pools is a wetland nature reserve in a former gravel quarry. The chalk streams that feed the ponds are clear and clean and the area is now rich in …
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Ranworth Broad Village and Waterfront
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Ranworth is a picture postcard village in the heart of the Broads alongside Ranworth and Malthouse Broad just off the River Bure.
The village has moorings, a pub and village …
The village has moorings, a pub and village …
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Horsey Mere
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Horsey Mere is regarded as one of the most beautiful of the northern broads. Close to the Norfolk coast, Horsey's reed beds and grazing marshes offer a habitat of international …
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Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail
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The Pingo Trail is an 8 mile hike around Thompson Common which takes in the delights of the ice age pools known as pingos. As the ground froze, water underneath …
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Salthouse Marshes
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Salthouse is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the salt marshes of North Norfolk. It is 3.8 miles north of …
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Whitlingham Great Broad
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The Whitlingham Great Broad is one of two lakes in Whitlingham Country Park, a wonderful expanse of countryside along the River Yare. A cycle path leads along the water's edge …
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