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A wide range of illustrated booklets and leaflets have been produced to make your visit as easy and interesting as possible and many of them are free.
These leaflets are available from Tourist Information Centres or from the Brecks Tourism Partnership. You can also download and print the free leaflets. |
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| | | Brecks Visitor Guide
Discover the Brecks, one of the great natural areas of Britain. Explore the distinctive landscape, wildlife and history of the area spanning 370 square miles across Norfolk and Suffolk in the heart of the East of England.
This map-based leaflet will give you lots of ideas on what to see and where to go in the Brecks. Please note that the 2-for-1 offers are not available for use on downloaded versions of the leaflet but are available on submission of the coupon from a leaflet. Copies of leaflets are available from The Brecks Tourism Partnership, visitor attractions, accommodation providers and TICs throughout the Brecks.
Click here to download the official guide to the Brecks.
Or click here to view the Brecks map
(we have split the leaflet for easier download)
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| | | Heathland in the Brecks
Heathland is one of the most threatened landscapes in Europe. Where once it was a useful local resource, today it is often seen as wasteland.
Whenever new fields, roads, factories and housing estates are planned, heaths are often the first land to be seized.
Click here to download part one of the Heathland in the Brecks leaflet.
Click here to download part two of the Heathland in the Brecks leaflet.
(we have split the leaflet for easier download)
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| | | Historic Places in the Brecks
The story of human settlement in the Brecks begins 500,000 years ago, with flint tools found at High Lodge, Mildenhall.
Early humans were knapping scrapers and handaxes beside a river.
click here to download part one of the Historic Places in the Brecks leaflet.
Click here to download part two of the Historic Places in the Brecks leaflet.
(we have split the leaflet for easier download)
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| | | Wild Places in the Brecks
Only scattered woodlands grew on the impoverished soils of the Brecks after the last Ice Age, and this allowed early settlers to clear wooded areas and create open pasture-land. These first clearances, from about 3,000 BC, were the beginnning of human influence on the Brecks landscape.
click here to download part one of the Wild places in the Brecks.
Click here to download part two of the Wild Places in the Brecks leaflet.
(we have split the leaflet for easier download)
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| | | The Birds of the Brecks
The Brecks is a unique region of diverse habitats which support an impressive cross-section of British Birds, offering exciting oppurtunities for the keen enthusiast.
Ideally located in the heart of East Anglia, it is a regular and convenient stopping-off place for the many bird-watchers who visit the North Norfolk and Suffolk coasts all through the year.
To find out more click here to download the Birds in the Brecks leaflet.
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| | | Warrening - the Story of Rabbits in the Brecks
Rabbits seem always to have been part of the countryside, but they were introduced by the Normans in the twelth century, and had to be carefully nurtured in special enclosures called warrens. The word comes from the French word 'garenne'.
To find out more click here to download the Warrening - the Story of Rabbits in the Brecks leaflet.
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| | | From Flint Axe to Gun Flint
The Brecks is the flint capital of Britain. Look almost anywhere on the ground surface, or at the buildings - especially churches and older houses - and you will see flint. It has played a major part in the history and landscape of the area.
To find out more click here to download the From Flint Axe to Gun Flint leaflet.
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| | | Cycling in the Brecks
A5 pack includes five routes leaflets (The Weeting area, The Round Brecks Explorer Route, The Flint Hunters’ Explorer Trail, Pingoland Explorer Trail, The Harling Drove) on weatherproof paper, index map summarising the full range of promoted cycling routes in the Brecks and useful contacts.
Price - £3
To request a copy of this leaflet please click here to download the order form.
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| | | Riding in the Brecks
A5 pack includes two route leaflets (The Harling Drove and The Peddars Way Bridle Route) on weatherproof paper; index map summarising the full range of promoted horse-riding routes in the Brecks and useful contacts.
Price - £2
To request a copy of this leaflet please click here to download the order form.
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| | | Walking in the Brecks
A5 pack includes three route leaflets (The Little Ouse Path, The Weeting Village Trail, The Harling Drove) on weatherproof paper, index map summarising the full range of promoted walking routes in the Brecks and useful contacts
Price - £2
To request a copy of this leaflet please click here to download the order form.
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| | | Wild Brecks
20 page A5 booklet on nature conservation in the Brecks
Price - £2
To request a copy of this leaflet please click here to download the order form.
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| | | Historic Brecks
20 page A5 booklet on the historic landscapes of the Brecks
Price £2
To request a copy of this leaflet please click here to download the order form.
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| | | Where to buy - Food, Drink, Art and Craft
Listing of where to buy the best of the Brecks - food and drink producers, artists and crafts, Places to Eat and drink and Farm Shops.
Click here to download the leaflet.
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| | | Where to Stay - Accomodation
Whethere you’re looking to stay a week in a luxurious hotel, an overnight stop at a cosy farmhouse, prefer the indepence of a self-catering cottage or live under the stars in a tent, The Brecks has it all on offer.
Listing of hotels, bed and breakfasts, self-catering cottages and camping and caravan sites in the Brecks.
Click here to download the leaflet.
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| | | Access for All in the Brecks
A5 leaflet (opens out to A3) includes detailed information on Access for all routes suitable for people with limited mobility, plus a summary of other relevant sites to visit
Click here to download part one of the Access for All in the Brecks leaflet.
Click here to download part two of the Access for All in the Brecks leaflet.
Click here to download part three of the Access for All in the Brecks leaflet.
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| | | White Clawed Crayfish
Find out what type of Crayfish you have in your local River, Lake or Stream, and how to look after our native White Clawed Crayfish, download a free information leaflet by clicking here
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