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.
It offers a patchwork of rivers and lakes that have come as a result of intensive digging of peat in the Middle Ages to provide fuel.
The UK Broads Authority is responsible for the successful management of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads and the interests of the people who live, work and visit.
Today the area offers over 125 miles of navigable lock-free waterways, in rural countryside and with small towns and villages including Wroxham. the 'capital' of the Broads.
The Broads Authority has responsibility for conservation, planning, recreation and waterways.
As a national park, its key objectives are conservation and promoting people's understanding and enjoyment of the area's special qualities.
It also looks after the waterways for navigation and, as a planning authority, and has a duty to foster the economic and social well-being of its communities.
