With the weather warming up, there's no better time to start thinking about booking a day out on Norfolk's magnificent waterways.

We've compiled a list of some of the boating trips you can enjoy this year. 

1. Richardson's Boating Holidays

Where: The Rhond, Wroxham/Staithe Road, Stalham

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Enjoy a Norfolk Broads hire craft for an hour or a day with Richardson's, with six, seven, nine, 10, and 12-seater boats starting at just £35 per hour. 

Based in the idyllic Wroxham and Stalham, there's more than enough space on a Richardson's boat to bring the whole family - plus another. 

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2. Ranworth Staithe Boat Trips

Where: The Staithe

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Enjoy an evening on the River Bure in Damselfly, Ranworth's own guided tour boat.

Learn all about the history of St Benets Abbey, the Broads and its wildlife and fauna on its two-hour tour. 

There is also a small amount of walking involved.

3. Bishops Boats

Where: The Quay, Blakeney, Holt

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Get up close and personal with Blakeney's famous colony of seals with a trip on Bishops Boats. 

Blakeney Point has one of the largest Grey seal colonies and thousands of breeding Sandwich terns that migrate there every March until late August and is the perfect way to spend a summer afternoon.

READ MORE: Blakeney boat trips named among best activity in the UK

4. Coastal Exploration Company

Where: Tug Boat Yard, East Quay, Wells Next the Sea

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Based in Wells-next-the-Sea on the beautiful north Norfolk coast, each of the Coastal Exploration Company's clinker-built fishing boats has remained in and around Norfolk’s waters since they were built as far back as 1951.

Join the experienced team in wild swimming and or coastal foraging, coastal sailing to Blakeney or Scolt Head, or even explore one of the UK's untamed wildernesses at Mussel Flats.

5. Broads Tours

Where: Wroxham

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The award-winning Broads Tours has something for everyone, with entertaining live commentary, light refreshments and a licensed bar.

Alternatively, pack a picnic, hire a day boat and enjoy the freedom of doing your own thing. 

Enjoy a day well-travelled with a drink at one of Wroxham's many welcoming pubs.