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THE VILLAGES
Exploring the villages around Great Yarmouth reveal surprises at every turn, a variety
of architecture and areas of outstanding natural beauty.
FILBY
BURGH CASTLE
Filby is a highlight. A riot of colour, its summer
annual 昀氀oral display, Filby in Bloom, and its wins
of the village category of Britain in Bloom is
known far and wide.
One of the best-preserved Roman monuments
in Britain can be viewed here.
An exemplar of how a community can come
together, its colourful display is an all-yearround display to enchant visitors.
Filby Broad is part of the self-contained Trinity
Broads network, a series of 昀椀ve landlocked
Broads around the villages of Filby, Rollesby
and Ormesby.
They remain virtually undisturbed because
their only link to the main river is a shallow,
unnavigable tributary of the River Bure
called Muck Fleet, so they were designated a
Site of Special Scienti昀椀c Interest in 1998 and
is now a part of the Broads Special Area
of Conservation.
Filby Broad is perfect for 昀椀shing. A small twoman rowing boat can be hired from Filby Bridge
restaurant. A wooden boardwalk has 昀椀shing
platform for wheelchairs users.
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The late 3rd century Saxon Shore fort, built as
part of the Roman network of coastal defences,
can be walked, inspected close up, o昀昀ering
panoramic views over Breydon Water.
Three stone walls are surviving and a wildlife
haven has developed around them.
SCRATBY
If you’re looking for a quiet stretch of beach
for a long walk, Scratby, below low sandy cli昀昀s,
is perfect.
Stretching for miles in both directions – to
Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth south, or
Hemsby Beach, and on to Winterton Dunes
National Nature Reserve to the north – it is
popular for 昀椀shing and swimming. Dogs are
allowed at Scratby all year round, unlike
other beaches.
Surfers love the beach in winter for its
challenging waves.
