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this part of the river is not, perhaps, so favourable to the 

 sportsman as the reaches lower down. In the village, within 

 a stone's throw of the station, and quite close to the river, are 

 two hostelries, the King's Head and the Horse Shoes, at both 

 of which the sportsman will find ample accommodation 

 and all the necessary requisites he may require. At the top 

 of the village, some twenty minutes' walk from the station, 

 there is also another inn, called the Castle, an old-fashioned 

 house with a bowling green. Rough boats for fishing may be 

 hired for the sum of Is. 6d. or 2s. per day, but for the better- 

 class rowing boats a charge of 5s. is made, and for sailing 

 boats 7s. 6d. to 10s. Wroxham is a very convenient spot to 

 make headquarters so far as railway convenience is concerned, 

 but for absolute quiet and rusticity it is advisable to go 

 further afield to Horning, Salhouse, or, further up stream, 

 Coltishall, a village about seven miles by water from Wroxham 

 but only two and a half by road and rail it ranks as one 

 of the prettiest villages in Norfolk. 



Above Wroxham Bridge the shooting is most strictly pre- 

 served, and as the neighbouring landowners claim the soil of 

 the river bed a shot cannot be fired without the probability 

 of the shooter finding himself in the police court. On the 

 other hand, the fishing is good. One can enjoy it free and 

 unhampered in most places at very little expense. 



In the bend of the river, just beyond the railway bridge, 

 heavy baskets of roach may be taken in the summer, as the 

 traffic below bridge forces the fish up river, where it is quieter, 

 and the stream is not so much disturbed. 



At Coltishall, a mile or so above Wroxham, roach and 

 bream fishing can always be obtained. There are two good 

 inns, " The White Horse " and " The Anchor," whilst comfort- 

 able apartments may always be found in the village. Any 

 amount of boats may be hired at a cheap rate, with or with- 

 out men to accompany them. 



Proceeding up stream we come to another good station for 

 the angler Buxton. Near the mills 2 Ib. roach are no rarity, 

 and in the winter the pike fishing is excellent. There are 



