Bike The Broads

This item appears on page 96 of the December 2008 issue.

Britain’s largest nationally protected wetland, The Broads, offers bicycling, boating and fishing on its shallow lakes and waterways.

The website www.thebroadsbybike.org.uk offers 11 printable bike routes, from five to 23 miles in length. Bikes can be rented from centers around the lakes for from £7 ($12) for two hours to £14 for all day (discounts for more bikes or child’s rental).

Contact Broads Authority (18 Colegate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1BQ, U.K.; phone [01603] 610734, www.broads-authority.gov.uk).