The bijou village of Thurne in the Norfolk Broads butts itself up to the river of the same name, a river which is the major artery off the broads. Thurne dyke offers free launches for small craft and also mooring facilities. The village has a local store and a large village inn. Boat hire is available nearby and there are some good nature reserves around this area such as Upton Fen and Ranworth Broad. There is nice boat  excursion from Potter Heigham up the road to Horsey Mere.  At Horsey Mere there is a National Trust windpump from which there are lovely views out across the mere, which is now a wildfowl refuge that attracts thousands of migratory birds in the winter months. For holiday accommodation in Thurne or closeby - self catering - bed and breakfast - camping and caravan - hotel - inns - guest house look at our accommodation pages.

There is an access point to the Weavers Way footpath, which runs from Cromer to Great Yarmouth, in the village itself. The white painted windpump at Thurn is one of the most distinctive of the Broadland windmills and much photographed. 

At Ludham down the road is How Hill formerly the home of the Boardman family, a delightful Edwardian thatched house set in its own grounds. This are is in the heart of the Norfolk Broads and provides access to some wonderful landscapes.  Revealing Broadland in miniature with reed beds, marshes, a small broad, woodlands, and the River Ant.  On the same site is a marshman's cottage, and three restored windmills