Berney Arms

The Berney Arms Mill or windpump is the tallest in Norfolk and stands nearly 70ft high. It dominates the River Yare near to the point were the Yare and Waveney meet before flowing into Breydon Water and out into the North Sea at Gorleston.

The photographs above and below were taken before the sails were removed in 2000. The sails have still yet to be replaced.

Photograph (c) Mike Page

The nearby Berney Marshes are owned by the RSPB, these attract a large nuber of birds including Lapwing, Common Redshank and Common Snipe.

Berney Arms is an ideal place to moor while waiting for low tide at Great Yarmouth.  The tide flows fast here with a rise and fall of 4ft. It is the first safe mooring after crossing Breydon Water from Yarmouth and the last safe mooring before crossing Breydon Water if travelling from Reedham.

The Berney Arms Inn is the most remote on the Broads, it can only be reached by boat, rail or foot there is no access by car. The Wherrymans Way a 35-mile recreational route following the course of the River Yare between Norwich and Great Yarmouth passes the inn.

The Berney Arms Reach today (May 2006).

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