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Locations
Dilham info :: Travel to BAC Dilham :: Norfolk Broads
Most courses take place at The Old School, Dilham, North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 9PS.
Courses also take place on location around the Norfolk Broads, as well as on board traditional sailing craft.
Local Information
DILHAM
Dilham is a typical small rural Broadland waterside village, just 15 miles north east of the cathedral city of Norwich and 17 miles from Cromer on the north coast. The popular boating Centre of Wroxham, attractive market town of North Walsham and the rolling dunes and unspoilt sandy beaches of the east coast are all just 6 miles away.
Temporary mooring space is available for your cruiser during your course at BAC's moorings opposite the Centre.
TRAVEL TO BROADLAND ARTS CENTRE
Dilham can easily be reached by plane, ferry or rail from anywhere in Europe. Norwich airport has many flights from major European cities as well as internal flights within UK.
There are good rail links between London (Liverpool St Station) and Norwich, taking on average 1hr 40 mins. The suburban rail journey from Norwich to Hoveton (near Wroxham, 6 miles from Dilham) takes 20 mins on the Norwich to Cromer line.
The ferry port of Harwich is approximately 1½ hours drive from Dilham. The time taken to drive from London to Dilham is approximately 3½ hours.
Those travelling by public transport will find taxis at Hoveton rail station by prior arrangement - at cost. Many of the local B&B's will arrange to collect their own guests. For those without their own transport, travel to painting locations is not a problem as there is always space in the tutor's car or in that of another group member.
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THE NORFOLK BROADS
Hunsett Mill |
The Norfolk Broads is an internationally recognised and designated wetland area of outstanding natural beauty, providing a haven for wildlife and offering ideal surroundings for artists and boating enthusiasts of all kinds.This 200 mile complex of inland waterways, originally formed from Medieval peat diggings, comprises broad expanses of water interconnected by rivers.
Loved by the famous 18th century British watercolourists of the Norwich School, Cotman and Crome, and also by Constable and Turner; its wide skies and scenic landscapes inspired these artists to initiate the great British watercolour tradition and continued to influence many 20th century artists such as the impressionistic painters, Sir Alfred Munnings and Edward Seago.
Today the whole area remains magical, providing an endless choice of beautiful unspoilt painting and drawing locations with wind and water mills, farms, old barns, flint and thatched cottages, medieval churches and rural and watery landscapes. Some of those visited by Broadland Arts Centre groups are situated on quiet privately owned farms and country estates. |
Sunrise on South Walsham Broad |
For details on accommodation and food see our painting holidays page
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