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Lowestoft (/ ˈloʊ (ɪ) stɒft, ˈloʊstəf / LOH- (ih)-stoft, LOH-stəf) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. [1] As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Ipswich and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Norwich, and the main town in its district.
- The Broads
- Lowestoft Beach
- The Scores
- Lowestoft Maritime Museum
- Africa Alive
- East Anglia Transport Museum
- Pleasurewood Hills
- Nicholas Everitt Park
- Mincarlo
- Lowestoft Museum
Lowestoft is at the southern end of the Broads, a big network of rivers and lakes protected as a National Park and Ramsar Wetland. Like most of the Broads, Oulton Broad in Lowestoft is a flooded depression most likely caused by peat cutting in Medieval times. The lake is fringed by a lovely municipal park, cafes and a farm park/petting zoo for chil...
South of Lowestoft’s harbour there’s a long, flat sandy beach, traced by a promenade, gardens, bowling greens and some handsome Victorian houses. Packed with sun-seeking families in July and August, the beach is split into two by the Claremont Pier. The pier dates to 1903 and extends for more than 200 metres into the North Sea. This structure is aw...
In Lowestoft’s harbour ward, the Scores are steep lanes descending to the sea between the High Street and Whapload Road. In the past, Beach Village sat at the bottom of the cliff, and these passages were worn from the soft rock by people making their way up and down the slope over hundreds of years. There are 14 in all, while 12 are visible today, ...
In a rather small space, this award-winning museum is busting with interesting objects covering different aspects of seafaring in Lowestoft. There are medals awarded to Royal Navy and RNLI personnel, tools from Lowestoft’s shipyards, fishing paraphernalia, pieces of marine art and a host of ship models. Especially exciting is the recreated workshop...
This highly-rated wildlife park close in Kessingland is dedicated to animals from the African continent. Africa Alive has more than 1,000 animals in 60 acres of parkland, keeping many of its inhabitants like ankole cattle, lechwes (antelopes), Somali wild asses and Barbary sheep in vast paddocks. The Plains of Africa enclosure has children’s favour...
A repository for public transport from the first decades of the 20th century, the East Anglia Transport Museum is the only transport museum in the country where you can take rides on trams, buses and trolleybuses in one place. These vehicles trundle through period street scenes and out into woodland, while there are dozens more static transport art...
Lowestoft has its own theme park in 50 acres of parkland on the northern edge of town. Kids under 13 will get the most out of Pleasurewood Hills’ rollercoasters, water rides, bumper cars, carousels and miniature railways. There are more than 35 rides, shows and attractions in all, more than enough fun for a whole day. For some adrenaline try “Wipeo...
On Oulton Broad, Nicholas Everitt Park is a restful open space on what used to be a private estate. In the late Victorian period the land was owned by one Nicholas Everitt and after he died in 1908, his friend, the philanthropist Howard Hollingsworth bought the estate and donated it to the town. Everitt’s home, Broad House, contains the Lowestoft M...
Berthed at the South Pier is an intriguing relic of Lowestoft’s shipbuilding and fishing industries. Mincarlo is the last surviving sindwinder trawler of Lowestoft’s fishing fleet, and was laid down at the town’s Brook Marine yards in 1960. For the 60s and most of the 1970s Mincarlo caught plaice, haddock, cod, sole and skate in the North Sea, befo...
Set in the Grade II-listed Broad House in Nicholas Everitt Park, the Lowestoft Museum documents Lowestoft’s heritage. That house, with decorative merlons and Gothic Revival arches, dates back to 1685. The museum has an important collection of Lowestoft porcelain, produced in the 18th century, as well exhibits relating to local personalities like th...
Be the first to see the sunrise in the UK. Sitting proudly in the northernmost part of The Suffolk Coast is Lowestoft. Famous for being the most easterly town and the first place to see the sunrise in the UK, it's also the birthplace of composer Benjamin Britten. With its alluring sandy beach and the beautiful Broads, Lowestoft is a place that ...
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Britain’s most easterly town is an ideal holiday and short break destination for all ages, with a mix of vibrant sandy beaches, coastal walks and quality family attractions set within a back drop of traditional Victorian seaside gardens.
Located on the most easterly point of the British coast, just a ten minute drive to Pakefield, Lowestoft provides an ideal holiday location for all ages. With a mix of sandy beaches, pleasant seaside walks and quality family attractions all set in a traditional seaside town, Lowestoft is an idyllic beach setting for a holiday getaway.
A fine mix of culture at the UK’s most easterly point. Lowestoft affords visitors a perfect base from which to explore both Suffolk and Norfolk, but also offers enough in the way of culture to be a must-visit destination all in itself.
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