Benacre Broad

Benacre Broad: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Benacre Broad

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Benacre Broad — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.38627, 1.71245. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benacre Broad

• Africa Alive · sanctuary · Kent · ~4 km · Must-see
• Southwold lighthouse · museum · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's · church · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pakefield Park · park · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
• Castle Marshes · sanctuary · Kent · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Margaret's Church · church · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lowestoft Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gunton Warren · sanctuary · Kent · ~16 km · Must-see
• Minsmere Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mettingham Castle · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Broome Heath · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bungay Castle · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gorleston (Range Rear) Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gorleston South Pier Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sibton Abbey · fort · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bath Hills · park · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~27 km · Must-see
• Suffolk Coast Path · trek · Kent · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Tolhouse Gaol · museum · Kent · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benacre Broad

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Benacre Broad

• Malthouse Broad · lake · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ranworth Broad · lake · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Lothing · lake · Kent · ~12 km
• Leathes Ham · lake · Kent · ~13 km
• Fritton Lake · lake · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~22 km
• Fritton Decoy · lake · Kent · ~22 km
• Hardley Flood · lake · Kent · ~28 km
• Breydon Water · lake · Kent · ~30 km
• Rockland Broad · lake · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough · ~37 km
• Filby Broad · lake · Kent · ~39 km

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