A look back at the Norfolk Broads through the years

Tourists started flocking to the area in the 1800s when rail travel connected people nationwide.

Since then, generations have created cherished memories of days spent on the waterways.

In celebration of this tradition, here is a gallery of 17 photos of the Norfolk Broads from the 1950s until now.

Children enjoying a paddle at Wroxham in 1968 (Image: Newsquest) An ice cream boat sailing at Salhouse in 1996 (Image: Newsquest) A frozen Whitlingham Broad in 2010 (Image: Newsquest) Boaters on the River Bure at Acle during the heatwave of July 2016 (Image: James Bass)

Cliff Richard enjoying a trip on the Broads in April 1969 (Image: Newsquest) The still water of the River Yare in the evening at the Beauchamp Arms at Buckenham (Image: Denise Bradley) Swans enjoying Rockland Broad in 2000 (Image: Bill Smith)

Floating craft drifting on Barton Broad in 1960 (Image: Newsquest) An autumn sunset over the River Yare at Cantley in 2017 (Image: Denise Bradley)

An aerial view of Whitlingham in 1999 (Image: Newsquest ©) Mr Russell Sewell and his friend Mr Albert Sharman cutting reeds near Surlingham Broad in late December 1952 (Image: Newsquest)

A boat racing in the Wroxham Regatta, 1999 (Image: Newsquest) The Queen of the Broads sets out from Hall Quay, Yarmouth, with happy jazz fans aboard - June 9, 1957 (Image: Newsquest) Views of an afternoon sail on South Walsham Broad, 1995 (Image: Newsquest)

A family on the water at Wroxham in 1996 (Image: Newsquest) The evening light fades over Rockland Broad in 2004 (Image: Simon Finlay)

A wintry view of Hickling Broad in January 1968 (Image: Newsquest)