Bittern Island
Bittern Island is an island in Horning, Norfolk Coast, England. Bittern Island is situated nearby to the village Horning, as well as near the hamlet Upper Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include RAF Air Defence Radar Museum and Bewilderwood.
RAF Air Defence Radar Museum
Museum
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum is a museum on the site of the former Royal Air Force radar and control base RAF Neatishead, close to the village of Horning in Norfolk, England.
Bewilderwood
Theme park
BeWILDerwood is an adventure park for families located in Horning, a parish in the English county of Norfolk. Self-described as a "curious treehouse adventure," the attraction is situated in a woodland area and features treehouses, rope bridges, slides, zip wires, a maze, and two special areas for children under five called "Toddlewood-on-the-Hill" and "Tiptoe Valley".
Cockshoot Broad
Lake
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cockshoot Broad is a 5-hectare nature reserve north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the Broadland Ramsar site and Special Protection Area, and The Broads Special Area of Conservation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranworth and Hoveton.
Ranworth
Hamlet
Photo: SiJa2007, Public domain.
Ranworth is a village in Norfolk, England in The Broads, adjacent to Malthouse Broad and Ranworth Broad. It is located in the civil parish of Woodbastwick. The village's name origin is uncertain 'Edge enclosure' or perhaps, 'Randi's enclosure.'… Ranworth is situated 2 miles southeast of Bittern Island.
Hoveton
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, within the Norfolk Broads. Hoveton is located 7.3 miles south of North Walsham and 8.1 miles north-east of Norwich, separated from Wroxham by the River Bure. Hoveton is situated 2½ miles west of Bittern Island.
Wroxham and Hoveton
Photo: Andrew Bone, CC BY 2.0.
Wroxham and Hoveton are two towns in Norfolk separated by the River Bure. They are connected by a road, foot and rail bridges. Wroxham is unofficially often known as "Capital of the Broads", though in practice Hoveton has the vast majority of marinas, boat yards and boat hire centres, and most of the commercial activity.
Bittern Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Horning, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.70025° or 52° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
1.46573° or 1° 27′ 57″ eastElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9F43PF28+37GeoNames ID
13286407
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