As the name suggests Waveney & Blyth Arts focuses on the area of the Waveney and Blyth valleys that straddle the Norfolk/Suffolk border between Diss and the coastal towns of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Southwold.
Whilst the area has been divided by administrative boundaries for centuries, and is commonly perceived as the edge of Norfolk or the edge of Suffolk, the reality is that the River Waveney creates a thread of connections, rather than a dividing line. The area forms a coherent sub-region including the cluster of villages known as The Saints and the Blyth valley, running from Laxfield to Southwold.
Those of us who live here believe it has a distinctive identity that needs to be celebrated and cherished. Far from being at the edge Waveney and Blyth is the heart of Norfolk and Suffolk.
The above map gives details about travelling sustainably throughout the Valleys. Click on the map to view it full size
Transport Links
Nature Reserves:
www.rspb.org.uk / 01603 661662
www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk / 01603 625540
www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org / 01473 890089
Walking:
www.discoversuffolk.org.uk
maps.norfolk.gov.uk/trails
www.angles-way.co.uk
www.boudiccaway.co.uk
Bus timetables:
www.travelineeastanglia.org.uk / 0871 2002233
www.suffolkonboard.com/buses / 0345 6066171
Trains:
www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk / 0345 6007245
Cycle hire:
www.cyclerecycleuk.com / 01502 741155
www.bicyclelinks.org.uk / 01603 631199
www.outneymeadow.co.uk / 01986 892338
www.marthascottagecyclehire.co.uk / 01502 476789
www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk / 01502 677343
Cycle routes:
www.sustrans.org.uk/
www.cyclestreets.net/
www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk
www.discoversuffolk.org.uk
Canoe and rowing boat hire:
www.rowancraft.com / 01508 518208
www.outneymeadow.co.uk / 01986 892338
www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk / 01502 677343
Electric boat hire:
www.geldeston.org/hipperson.htm / 01502 712166
River cruises:
www.waveneystardust.co.uk – Fully accessible for wheelchair users / 07817 920502
Ferry services:
www.waveneyrivercentre.co.uk/carlton-burghstpeter-ferry / 01502 677343
www.bigdogferry.co.uk / 07532 072761
Moorings:
www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/facilities/moorings / 01603 610734
www.canoe-england.org.uk/media/pdf/EA Waveney guide.pdf
groupspaces.com/RiverWaveneyTrust/pages/guide-book
Tide timetables:
www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/tide-information / 01603 610734
Tourist info:
www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/
www.discoversuffolk.org.uk/
www.visitwaveneyvalley.co.uk/
www.blythweb.co.uk/
Sustainable transport:
www.sustrans.org.uk/
Waveney book:
groupspaces.com/RiverWaveneyTrust/pages/guide-book
River Waveney Trust:
www.riverwaveneytrust.org / 01986 893470