The Rivers Yare and Waveney are two of the Broads' great rivers, along with the River Bure. Here, these two great watercourses meet, flowing into Breydon Water. Around 2,000 years ago, this would've been part of the Great Estuary, a vast estuary with extensive mudflats.

In Roman times, boats would've been able to sail down the Yare as far as Caistor St Edmund and large ships would have been able to follow the Waveney all the way to Bungay. The nearby Roman fort at Burgh Castle was built to protect this important waterway.

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1. Burgh Castle – family walks in the Broads

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2. Breydon Water Riverside Path – Breydon Water Nature Reserve loop from Great Yarmouth

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3. Breydon Water Nature Reserve – Breydon Water Riverside Path loop from Burgh Castle

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Location: Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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Confluence of the Rivers Yare and Waveney

1. Burgh Castle – family walks in the Broads

2. Breydon Water Riverside Path – Breydon Water Nature Reserve loop from Great Yarmouth

3. Breydon Water Nature Reserve – Breydon Water Riverside Path loop from Burgh Castle

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