The River Thurne is a river in Norfolk, England in The Broads. Just 7 miles (11 km) long, it rises 2 miles (3.2 km) 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 Hickling Broad. It continues southwest and flows through Potter Heigham and enters the River Bure just south of Thurne dyke, near St Benet's Abbey.
The River Thurne at Potter Heigham
Sailing on the Thurne through Potter Heigham
The function of the derelict Brograve drainage mill is now performed by an electric pumping station nearby.
The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly used to identify specific areas within the two counties respectively, the whole area is frequently referred to as the Norfolk Broads.
Ormesby Little Broad, part of the Norfolk Broads near Great Yarmouth
Drainage windmills on the Norfolk Broads
Muttons mill, one of the many historic drainage windpumps on the Norfolk Broads
The point at which the River Yare and the River Waveney merge into Breydon Water
