Horsey Mere is one of the

Norfolk Broads Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North ...

in the

east of England The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. This region was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics purposes from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire ...

; it is one of the more northerly broads close to the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...

coast. It is reached by

Hickling Broad Hickling Broad is a nature reserve 4 km south-east of Stalham, north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is a National Nature Reserve and part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special ...

and the

River Thurne The River Thurne is a river in Norfolk, England in The Broads. Just long, it rises from the coast near Martham Broad and is navigable from West Somerton. It flows southwest and is linked by Candle Dyke and Heigham Sound to both Horsey Mere and ...

. The nearest settlements are Horsey and

West Somerton West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...

. Horsey Mere is part of

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. I ...

, a

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

. The mere is owned by the

National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

, as is

Horsey Windpump Horsey Windpump is a windpump or drainage windmill in the care of the National Trust in the village of Horsey, on The Broads near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The structure is a grade II* listed building. History The present structur ...

. The mere has a catchment area of , a maximum depth of , and a surface area of . The volume of water held in the mere is approximately .

Horsey Open Regatta

A regatta open to all broads craft is held on the mere each summer. There are various informal race fixtures, all are open to private and hire craft.

Winter waterbirds refuge

Between the start of November and the end of February boat access on the mere is limited to navigation between the end of Meadow Dyke and the Staithe.

Gallery

Reeds growing by the mere - geograph.org.uk - 1103423.jpg, Horsey Mere - geograph.org.uk - 222929.jpg, Moorings at Horsey Mere - geograph.org.uk - 471139.jpg, Horsey Wind Pump - geograph.org.uk - 1100405.jpg, Horsey Mere - geograph.org.uk - 1103431.jpg,

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* {{commonscat Norfolk Broads National Trust properties in Norfolk