In 1949 I was awarded a form prize at Stamford School. The book I chose was 'Coot Club' by Arthur Ransome. It is the story of Dick and Dorothea and their adventures in a yacht, the Titmouse, as they sailed down the River Yare in Norfolk.
The inside covers contain maps of the Norfolk Broads and the Northern and Southern Rivers which are navigable.
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| River Yare as it runs south from Norwich |
You should be able to see the name Buckenham Ferry
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Buckenham Ferry on the River Yare -
oil painting by Joseph Stannard (1797-1830) |
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| River Yare by Buckenham Marshes |
The Yare is a principal navigable waterway of the Norfolk Broads and flows into and out of Breydon Water.
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| The Yare's route to the from Reedham to Gorleston-on-Sea |
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| View of Gorleston-on-Sea from South Denes |
I've always been a little disappointed that this river which runs through Great Yarmouth is not called the River Yarm. (Yarm is the town on the North East River Tees -see my 'T' post) My visits to Yarmouth have either been on holiday or to catch a helicopter from North Denes heliport when going offshore.
Photo attributions:
- Buckenham Ferry on the River Yare: Joseph Stannard 1826 painting - Yale Centre for British Art - public domain
- River Yare by Buckenham Marshes: 3 January 2009 ex geograph.org.uk by Hugh Venables - CC BY-SA 2.0 Licence
- View of Gorleston-on-Sea across the River Yare: 13 February 2009 ex geograph.org.uk by Craig Tuck - CC BY-SA 2.0 Licence
