Oulton Broad provides the perfect base for exploring the
region whether you journey over land or water. Forming the Southern Gateway
to the Broads National Park, Oulton Broad offers the visitor a unique
experience whether wildlife, history or relaxation is what you are looking
for.
Nicholas Everitt Park lies beside the Broads and houses
a range of amenities, leisure facilities and events including the Lowestoft
Museum situated in Broad House. The museum presents 1000 years of local and
domestic history, Lowestoft Porcelain, fossils, flints and medieval artefacts
from various field searches.
Head down to the park during the summer months and on most Thursday evenings
you can find the perfect spot to watch some of the worlds top drivers at Power
Boat Racing.
Did you know? - The world's
first working hovercraft model was tried and tested at Oulton Broad in
1956. Sir Christopher Cockerell had the idea (using a cat food tin inside
a coffee tin in a bucket, powered by a vacuum cleaner!) then with a boat-building
friend he made a working model to be tested on the Broads.
For the sport lovers amongst you then Oulton Broad offers a variety of
activities including sailing, fishing, windsurfing, rowing and tennis.
With more than 100 acres of grazing marsh, fen and peat pools, Carlton
Marshes Nature Reserve creates a haven for many different species of wildlife,
plants and insects. This well-established purpose built visitor centre can
be found at the southern tip of the Broads