The Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling
Norfolk Wildlife Trust purchased the Pleasure Boat Inn pub and surrounding land in 2023, helping to create new ways to introduce people to the nature, landscape and wildlife of Hickling.
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Pleasure Boat Hickling boat trips
Explore the wildlife of the beautiful Hickling Broad on Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s guided wildlife boat trips from the Pleasure Boat Hickling pub.
Nursery web spider
A common spider of heathland and grassland, the Nursery web spider has brown and black stripes running the length of its body. It is an active hunter, only using its silk to create a protective…
Wildlife boat trips
Explore the wildlife of the beautiful Norfolk Broads on Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s guided wildlife boat trips from NWT Hickling Broad and Marshes, NWT Ranworth Broad and Marshes and the Pleasure Boat Hickling pub.
Beadlet anemone
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
Hickling Broad boat trips
Explore the wildlife of the beautiful Norfolk Broads on Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s guided wildlife boat trips at NWT Hickling Broad and Marshes.
Ranworth Broad boat trips
Explore the wildlife of the beautiful Norfolk Broads on Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s guided wildlife boat trips at NWT Ranworth Broad and Marshes.
The Pleasure Boat
Owned by NWT and run by Rick and Felicity Malt, the Pleasure Boat Inn pub sits on the edge of Hickling Broad, offering the perfect spot to take a well-earned rest, enjoy some refreshments and take in spectacular views of Norfolk’s largest broad.
What a tangled web we weave…
Although much maligned, and often feared, spiders are an essential part of our natural world and indicators of a healthy environment, says Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves Officer Robert Morgan.…
We've purchased a popular Hickling pub!
We have announced that we are the new owners of the Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling Staithe.
The Pleasure Boat Inn opens to the public
The Pleasure Boat Inn pub, now owned by Norfolk Wildlife Trust and located at NWT Hickling Broad and Marshes, opens to the public today.
Vision and strategy
Norfolk Wildlife Trust has a clear vision and mission for the future of Norfolk’s wildlife and people. Our strategy provides a vital focus for our passion and expertise, and recognises the importance of involving everyone. Together, we can create a Wilder Norfolk for All.