Toad Hole Cottage
Tiny restored marshman’s cottage at How Hill on the River Ant, showing how a Victorian Broads family lived and worked.
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About the museum
Toad Hole Cottage is a very small marshman’s cottage on the River Ant at How Hill, near Ludham in the Norfolk Broads. It is a listed building that dates from the 18th century and was home to a whole family in Victorian times.
The cottage has been restored to its appearance in the Victorian heyday of the Broads and is run by the Broads Authority as a small museum and information point. Visitors can see how the family lived in the few rooms and look at the tools that were used for work on the marshes. The cottage also has displays and information about How Hill and the wider Broads National Park.
The cottage is also the base for the walking trail through the How Hill nature reserve, for which tickets are sold at the cottage, and for the Electric Eel, a quiet electric boat that takes passengers along the dykes for about 50 minutes, with a short walk to a bird hide. In summer, refreshments are sold from a horse box in the cottage garden.
Highlights
- Restored Victorian marshman’s cottage
- Tools used for work on the Broads marshes
- Displays about How Hill and the Broads
- Electric Eel boat trip along the dykes
- Wildlife walking trail on the How Hill nature reserve
Permanent exhibition
- A Victorian marshman’s home – The restored cottage shows how a whole family lived there in Victorian times and displays the tools used for work on the marshes.
- Operated by
- Broads Authority
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The How Hill Trust states that the car park, the riverside access and the visitor toilets at How Hill are wheelchair accessible; no specific access information is published for the cottage itself. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the gardens.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Public car park at the bottom of the hill, down the road from How Hill House (the How Hill Trust suggests a donation of £3). The nearest public toilets in the village are at Ludham Bridge.
The cottage is a short walk from How Hill on the River Ant.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
In summer hot drinks, food and other refreshments are sold from a horse box in the cottage gardens. Visitor toilets are near How Hill House.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | The Electric Eel boat trip lasts about 50 minutes and includes a short walk to a bird hide. Augmented reality interpretation for mobile phones and an e-book are available for the How Hill nature reserve; ask staff for details. |
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