The East Anglia Transport Museum is situated at Carlton Colville just outside the seaside town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. This is a working museum, run...

The Lowestoft Museum explores the long and fascinating history of this community and the people that live within it. The exhibitions in the museum...

St Nicholas Catholic Church started life as the South Cliff Congregational Church in 1903. It only became a Catholic church in 1995, when it reopened,...

This long unspoilt sandy beach is a blue-flag winner, which means it is clean, safe and well serviced. Apart from sunbathing and bathing, a raft...

In Lowestoft's heyday, Claremont Pier was the landing stage for thousands of day trippers from London. The Coast Development Company’s famous Belle steamers brought them...

An impressive Edwardian-style glass structure, East Point Pavilion houses a restaurant with excellent views of Lowestofts award-winning South Beach. Both meals and snacks are served....

Royal Plain Fountains are a magnet for families on sunny days. They feature 74 vertical jets of water ideal for children's play, especially in hot...

The Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path is a long-distance footpath between Lowestoft and Manningtree. Covering 80 km, it passes through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths...

The Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club was founded on April 9 1859 apparently with the double intention of encouraging yacht sailing and discouraging the...

Lowestoft Lifeboat Station is one of the oldest in the UK. Dating from 1801, it was also the first station to use sailing boats instead...

Bordering the south side of Lowestoft Harbour, South Pier is closer to the town centre than its neighbour, Claremont Pier. Its other attractions include four...

Sir Samuel Morton Peto, also called the “Maker of Lowestoft”, brought the railway to Lowestoft in the 19th century, and the town has never looked...

Suffolk Wildlife Park is located five minutes south of Lowestoft off the A12 at the small seaside village of Kessingland. Set in 80 acres there...

Fishing boats were already working out of Lowestoft by the middle ages, when the town prospered from trade of Herring. The fish were known locally...

The Britten Shopping Centre offers 100,000 square feet of shops and cafés. They include British Home Stores, Thorntons, Dorothy Perkins and for refreshments, The Coffee...

Lowestoft's Marina Theatre offers a programme of world-class entertainment, ranging from pop acts such as Tony Christie to the Moscow City Ballet. The theatre is...

The river Waverley flows through the heart of the Norfolk Broads. The stretch from Beccles to Geldeston Village is especially impressive offering unique views of...

Located at the start of Lowestoft’s historic High street, Triangle Market was at the centre of Lowestoft’s original town centre. Markets are still held here...

The Lowestoft Wind Turbine was completed on Friday 10th of December 2004 and is Suffolk’s first commercial wind turbine. Built by SLP Energy, it took...

Lowestoft High Street is the oldest part of the town. Its earliest buildings date from the 15th century, but its 18th-century merchants' houses are perhaps...

The town of Lowestoft was originally built on a cliff. Scores were the alleyways leading from the cliff down to the beach. Many were named...

Sitting on a cliff, this jewel-like park offers stunning views of the North Sea. The best viewpoint is from the cliff top near the Royal...

There have been lighthouses at Lowestoft since around 1609. They were needed to guide vessels around the dangerous off the Lowestoft coast. Originally two...

Sitting right next to Lowestoft's North Beach, Sparrow’s Nest Park has something for everyone. Sea views, bowling greens, bandstands, ponds and ornamental areas are all...

This museum houses collections commemorating and illustrating the work of the Royal Naval Patrol Service (RNPS), which was responsible for minesweeping and anti-submarine patrols during...

Lowestoft Maritime Museum is a registered charity and private museum of the Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society. It is both maintained and manned by...

The Ravine was once known as Gunton Score and one of Lowestoft’s many alleyways leading from the town down to the sea. In 1887, an...

Somerleyton Hall is a wonderful Anglo-Italian style Victorian Mansion and home to Lord and Lady Somerleyton. It was built by Victorian aristocrat Sir Morton Peto...

Beccles Old Market certainly dates back to the early 13th century when it’s mentioned in court records and probably to Saxon times when it was...

Beccles has many fine 18th Century buildings, which are testament to the town’s prosperous past. This one was built in 1765 on the site of...

Beccles Marsh Trail is a series of walks through Beccles’ ancient marshes. Queen Elizabeth I gave the area to the town in 1584, following a...

Beccles Quay, gateway to the Broads, was once a large herring port. Today, fishing boats have been replaced with Broads cruisers on their way through...

St Michael’s Church is unusual in that its bell tower is detached. The 97-feet high building was built in 1500 about 100 years after the...

Housed in a grade I listed building, the Beccles Museum serves NorthEast Suffolk. We have Victorian and trade exhibits, with a temporary exhibition from a...

This interesting museum is located at the very heart of the community and features a great many interesting pieces that have been collected with relation...

If you are looking for a full day out in the country then you will go far and wide to beat Fritton Lake Countryworld. The...

The 14th Century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft is the most impressive remain of this priory, once an important seat of religious power and learning in Norfolk....

Opened in 1900, Southwold Pier was built by the Coast Development Company as an embarkation point for its coastal steamers. The pier was partly...

Southwold is probably more famous for its beach huts than for anything else. Much photographed and much sought after, these glorified sheds can cost almost...

This traditional seaside boating lake has paddleboats and rowing boats for hire. A 1940s-style tea hut serves light lunches, cream teas, ice cream and made-to-order...