Geography
The area known as the Broads lies in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in the east of England. It extends over the lower valleys of the Rivers Waveney, Yare and Bure, together with the two tributaries of the Bure, the Ant and the Thurne and the tributary of the River Yare, which is the River Chet.
The nature of low-lying land in these valleys is diverse. The rivers, the open water of the broads, fens (undrained marshland), carr woodland and drained marshland all have their own distinctive characteristics. The shallow lakes are referred to as 'broads' while the term 'the Broads' refers to the whole area.
