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Urgent Boating News - Mutford Lock Reopens

Mutford Lock has been reopened. The sunken vessel blocking the lock entrance and preventing passage through has been successfully removed.  For further information please contact Oulton Broad Yacht Station on 01502 574946.

June 2026

Monday 29 June 2026

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The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads is Britain's largest protected wetland and third largest inland waterway, with the status of a national park. It's also home to some of the rarest plants and animals in the UK. The Broads Authority was set up in 1989, with responsibility for conservation, planning, recreation and waterways.

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