Send to a friend
News
Enjoy a FREE Day Boat whilst on holiday in Fair View Lodge
Excludes 25th May - 1st June & 20th July - 6th September
Fair View Lodge is an impressive three storey holiday property, offering luxurious living for up to 8 people. Making it ideal for a large family, four couples or simply a group of friends wishing to celebrate that special occasion.
Situated on the edge of a private marina opposite the Faircraft Loynes river basin and with the village of Wroxham just a few minutes walk away with its numerous shops, restaurants and inns, it makes for a perfect base to start your holiday.
For most of the year a Day Boat is included in the rental cost, and the very best way to explore the tranquil lock-free rivers of the Norfolk Broads is definitely by boat. (Excludes 25th May - 1st June & 20th July - 6th September)
There is also so much to explore by car. The Fine City of Norwich just 9 miles away with it's colourful market, Norman Cathedral, The Castle Museum, and a large variety of shops and wide range of restaurants. The North Norfolk Coast is well worth a visit by car or why not take the train from Wroxham Railway Station to either Cromer or Sheringham.
For further details on Fair View Lodge please contact us direct on 01603 782207
Returning Visitor Loyalty Scheme
1st March 2013
We always love welcoming returning visitors and, to say thank you for your continued support, we have decided to launch a returning visitor loyalty scheme. If you have already had a Norfolk Broads Direct Holiday or are joining us later on in the year, you will receive your unique voucher code when you arrive and check-in at reception.
As a valued customer we would like to offer you a 5% loyalty discount off the hire terms towards your 2014 holiday. In addition to this saving if you book before the 31st October 2013 you will also receive our early booking discount of a further 5%. (Please see your unique voucher for full terms and conditions).
To qualify for your loyalty discount please have your unique voucher to hand when making your 2014 booking. Bookings can either be made online or by telephoning our booking office on 01603 782207. We are all looking forward to welcoming you back to the Norfolk Broads and Norfolk Broads Direct very soon.
Thank you to everybody who came to our 'On the Water Open Weekend'. We really had a great time and had some wonderful feedback from all of you. We will hopefully be doing it again next year so watch this space for dates.
If you are thinking of coming again next year you can expect the following and hopefully much more!
Faircraft Loynes Fleet
Have you ever fancied a holiday afloat on the Broads?
Why not come along for our Open Weekend and try a cruiser 'On the Water'? Our enthusiastic team will be on hand to show you the different styles of cruisers in our fleet and to give you tips and friendly advice in skills of boat handling.
Broads Tours River Trips
Sit back, relax and enjoy the commentary on a Broads Tours River Trip. All trips half normal price: Adults: £4.00 Children: £3.25, under 5's go FREE
Broads Tours Dayboat Hire
Take to the helm of a self-drive dayboat and enjoy two hours for the price of one! £16 for 2 hours.
Wherry Yacht Norada
Compare our modern Faircraft Loynes fleet to this Grand Old Lady courtesy of the Wherry Yacht Charter.
RSPB
A member of the RSPB will be on hand to explain the fabulous water birds that live on the Broads (please note this will be only on Sunday)
The Little Blue Boat
The illustrator, Paul Jackson, of this exciting New childrens book will be giving book readings. Children can enjoy the adventures of the Able Sea Bear on board the little Blue Boat on the Broads.
Broads Authority Launch
Meet the Broads Authority Navigation Ranger for some tips on safe boat handling.
Broads Beat
An officer from the local Broads Beat Team will be visiting us on the Saturday, to explain their important role on and around the Broadland area.
Salhouse Broad
The Countryside Ranger Tobi, will be on hand to talk about all that Salhouse Broad has to offer. Tobi will be bringing a fun canoe game. Test your throwing skills, you may even win a prize.
Broadland Cycle Hire
The Broads has many quiet lanes making it an ideal location for cycling, Broadland Cycle Hire will be coming along with some of their cycles that can be hired from a two hire period or up to a full day.
Our ever popular Vintage Broadsman will be on her moorings providing a licensed bar with teas, coffees and light refreshments. There is ample parking and customer toilets on site.
Other attractions on site include a hog roast and ice cream, all locally produced. We will also be joined by other local attractions to give our visitors a real taste of what the Broads has to offer.
Hope to see you next year!
We are very proud of Carole Young our Head House Keeper. She has just received the House Keeper of the year award, presented by Camplings Laundry.
21st December 2012
We are very proud of Carole Young our Head House Keeper. She has just received the House Keeper of the year award, presented by Camplings Laundry.
Recommended by both her team and ourselves, she was presented a certificate, bottle of bubbly and gift vouchers.
Well done to Carole and all her team for all their hard work throughout 2012.
Cordon Rouge has Winter make-over for 2013 season
19/11/2012
Cordon Rouge under goes a winter make-over ready in preparation for the 2013 season
Over the last few months our popular Broad Tours, passenger trip boat The Cordon Rouge has been in our main workshop undergoing an extensive winter make-over.
Nick Rivett who usually can be seen at the helm as Skipper of another of our trip boats " The Queen of the Broads" has been at the fore front of the make-over, carrying out most of the sanding, welding and painting as well as suggested many of the new improvements.
Whilst she is has been in the wet dock, all of the topsides and outside seating areas have been sanded and repainted, the hand rails and boarding steps have all been replaced.
Once the top was finished she was ready to be lifted out of the water and sat down, for Nick to start the enormous task of sanding the 7oft hull. With a beam of 13ft 9"you can imagine that we have had to provide him with alot of strong coffee and feed him lots of chocolates and sweets.
The Cordon Rouge was originally built in Wakefield, and then fitted out by Broad Tours in 1987 and since then she has became a local landmark of the Northern Broads. Operating in and out of our Wroxham based boatyard, she is one of our more traditional passenger boats.
This year Nick has really put his mark on the Rouge bringing a new leash of life to her, reinstated the traditional Broads Tours colour scene on both the paint job and with the new design stickers.
The plan is to put her in the water for the end of next week, at this point we can begin the last stage of her make-over, with the inside having an extensive spring clean, new carpets and outside cushions the outside undercover seating areas are both have new roofs and vinyl side covers.
I haven't mentioned to Nick that we plan to lift The Queen of the Broads out of the water after Christmas! I think that i'll wait till he has enjoyed his well deserved Christmas break.
We hope that you will be as excited as we are with her transformation? The Cordon Rouge will start her 2013 season from Easter on-wards and is available for private charter, ideal for wedding celebrations, work social events or a family celebration, for further details on helping you plan a special event contact us on 01603 782207
For full details on all our themed music evenings and special events visit http://www.broadstours.co.uk/
19/11/2012
We hope that you will agree, our 2013 Holiday Brochure is our best yet. Well done the design team! Request yours today by completing this short form.
Enjoy The Broads; competition winner lives his dream!
02/11/2012
The winner of the Broads Authority’s Enjoy the Broads competition is enabling her father to live his dream.
Ron Burke, 63, went out on a day boat on the Broads during a caravan holiday to Norfolk 20 years ago and has wanted to return for a boating holiday ever since.So when his daughter, Eve Burke, won five days aboard a luxury motor cruiser in the online competition which attracted nearly 3,500 entries, fairy godmother Eve made his dream come true.
The year old 44 ft environmentally friendly cruiser, Fair Majesty, which has a Green Boat Mark, is being provided by Norfolk Broads Direct of Wroxham.
Ron, from Worcester Park in Surrey, said: "I’m very excited. I have been looking at the boats on the Broads for years and years and it has always been my ambition to come back. I have never stayed a night on a boat before so this is a dream come true.
"I love fishing so to go out on one of the broads, with no rush, and stop where we like is magic. It will be another thing that I have ticked off in life."
Brian Conley, currently performing as Fagin in Oliver at the Theatre Royal Norwich, pays us a visit for the 2nd time in 2 weeks
23rd July 2012
Brian Conley, currently performing as Fagin in Oliver at the Theatre Royal Norwich, pays us a visit for the 2nd time in 2 weeks.
" This is the 2nd time we have hired a boat from Norfolk Broads Direct and each time we have been very impressed with the level of customer service offered. The boats are fantastic and it's a great way to enjoy my day off with the family. We were thinking of going to the beach but we wanted to enjoy our lunch in a traditional riverside pub, in a charming little village.”
Oliver has been a great success and is sold out. After attending the performance last night, Ron Atkins said, “It’s one of the best shows I have ever seen - as good as a London show if not better!”
Brian's departing comments as he headed off under Wroxham Bridge was that he wishes he had brought the puppet to the Norfolk Broads and he’ll be giving us a look later in the year for a longer holiday!
04/10/2011
The Green Tourism Business Scheme assessor revisited us here at Norfolk Broads Direct on 13th September. We are delighted to report that all of the cruisers in the fleet have achieved a Green Boat Mark. Fair Prince, Fair Majesty and of course Fair Princess, our diesel / electric hybrid cruiser have achieved a Silver award and all of the other cruisers have achieved Bronze.
The grading criteria focuses on the key aspects of boating and the environment. Points are awarded for engine performance, boat design, energy and resource efficiency and innovation and the information that we provide our customers regarding the environment and in particular ways to improve water quality.
10/06/2011
Here at Norfolk Broads Direct we hosted the press launch of the Green Boat Mark grading criteria for individual boats. The criteria was prepared by the Green Tourism Business Scheme in conjunction with the Broads Authority and Broads Tourism.
As part of the launch The Fair Sovereign class of boat was graded and acheived a Bronze Award.
We are very proud to have the first Green Graded boats in the country in our Faircraft Loynes fleet.
For more details of Fair Sovereign please visit this link
10/06/2011
On Wednesday 8th June 2011 we had our first grading assessment by the Green Tourism Business sheme. We are all delighted to have been awarded a Silver.
Please visit our Green Tourism pages to see what we are doing to reduce our impact on the special environment in which we live and work.
http://www.norfolkbroadsdirect.co.uk/interior.asp?page_id=138
