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Broads Holidays - The Romantic 'Alternative' Honeymoon

Probably not your first thought when it comes to planning a honeymoon, but Norfolk Broads holidays do have a lot to offer, including romance. Here are a few reasons why Broads holidays could be the ‘alternative’ honeymoon that you’ll both remember:

1. Boats are romantic; let’s face it, that’s why historically ships’ captains were ordained to be able to conduct wedding ceremonies whilst at sea! If you are inclined to this romantic element but do suffer from the less than romantic sea-sickness, don’t rule out a broads honeymoon straightaway: remember that these are much smaller boats on rivers, rather than being out at sea, so sickness related to the listing of the boat in a heaving tide really shouldn’t come up (as it were)!

1. Snug by design, canal boats especially can be very cosy, just right for newlyweds – just make sure that you have made the right choice of boat for a honeymoon! Look at any plans or descriptions of the boat carefully and don’t choose a sleeping arrangement that consists of two single berths – that’s not in keeping with romance!

1. A floating honeymoon offers you both the chance to be together, completely undisturbed if you wish, whereas in a hotel you have to remember to put out your ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign out to avoid being constantly invaded by housekeeping. Provided you’ve brought along a hamper full of sexy nibbles and champagne, you can just moor your floating love nest up in a secluded spot and shut yourself away from the rest of the world, if you so choose.

1. However, if you do want a few other home comforts, such as beer and a cooked meal, it’s a very companionable thing to steer your boat along to a riverside pub (the broads really does offer a wealth of these, with some great local real ales) so that you don’t have to cater for yourself all of the time!

1. Boating holidays in general do offer an element of ‘isolation’, unlike hotel honeymoons where there are other couples at the poolside, in the dining room, in the bar etc. If you really do want to be alone together without the risk of being dragged into a wider couple-dom, then a boat could really offer you the alone-time that you crave.

1. By having a boating honeymoon, you can change your backdrop as you wish to incorporate seeing romantic riverside sunsets and listening to dawn choruses. Lots of fun can be had in planning what you want to fall asleep and wake up to (apart from each other, that is)!

So there we have it, several reasons why the quiet backwaters of broads holidays can offer real alternatives to ‘mainstream’ honeymoon destinations!