Potter Heigham is a leading Broads Tourist Centre on the River Thurne in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A149 road, some 20km north-east of Norwich, and within the Broads National Park.
Potter Heigham is famed for its medieval bridge, believed to date from 1385.The bridge is famous for being the most difficult to navigate in the Broads; its opening is so narrow that only small cruisers can pass through it, and then only at low water, usually with the free help of a pilot. A modern road bridge, by-passing Potter Heigham, runs along the line of the old railway track, close by.
The village is part of the Ludham - Potter Heigham National Nature Reserve (NNR). A long-distance footpath, the Weavers Way, passes through the village on its way from Cromer to Great Yarmouth.
Potter Heigham church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen and children, and dates from the 1200's. Inside there are several 14th century wall-paintings, and a hammerbeam roof.
