Are the Broads very busy at peak season?
Generally no, but I will qualify that. Peak season is as elsewhere in the UK, recognised as the 6-week school summer holiday from end of July and into August. At that time the river Ant and middle Bure can be a bit processional on the summer bank holiday weekends, but then those are absolute peak times in the most popular area which does not really answer the question in fair perspective. It is fair to say that even during the 6-week school summer holiday, much of the broads and particularly the southern rivers, remain as peaceful as ever and as always the yachtsman tends to head towards the less traveled haunts of which there are many. When skippering White Moth for a holiday party recently, an elderly gentleman turned to me and said; “We had heard that the broads was becoming very busy, but clearly we were misinformed”, a touching compliment for the area considering it was August Bank Holiday Monday!
