VGY Accomm Guide 2024 - Edition 1.0 - Flipbook - Page 14
The Villages
Exploring the villages around Great Yarmouth reveal
surprises at every turn, a variety of architecture and
areas of outstanding natural beauty•
FILBY
Filby is renowned for its stunning annual 昀氀oral
displays, which transform the village into a
vibrant tapestry of color. These enchanting
arrangements have delighted visitors for many
years and earned Filby repeated success in the
Village category of Britain in Bloom.
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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BURGH CASTLE
One of the best-preserved Roman monuments
in Britain can be viewed here.
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 & CALIFORNIA
If you’re looking for a quiet stretch of beach
for a long walk, Scratby, below sandy cli昀昀s
merging into California beach 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.
