Within 15 minutes….
Oulton Broad – Nicholas Everitt park, sailing, fishing, boat hire, Broads tours and ‘pets corner’, Wherry Hotel/carvery
Lowestoft Town centre – shops, Marina Theatre
Water Lane Leisure centre (indoor heated swimming pool)
Claremont Pier – amusements, roller skating and takeaways
Lowestoft seafront – hotels, restaurants and amusements, The Jolly Sailors pub, The Oddfellows pub, The Thatch Coffee
North Lowestoft – Sparrows Nest park/Martello Coffee house, Giardino’s Italian restaurant, Maritime museum, Britain’s most easterly point.
Africa Alive Wildlife Park – Kessingland
Carlton Marshes – Visitor centre, walking and activity sessions
East Anglian Transport Museum, Carlton Manor hotel/carvery
Within 30 minutes….
Southwold – pretty coastal town and fishing harbour, award winning pier, unique and interesting shops, Coastal Voyager Sea & River Trips, numerous places to eat and drink, home of the Adnams Brewery, cycle hire, summer theatre
Aldeburgh – popular, traditional coastal town, good fish & chips
Fritton Lake Country Park, Outdoor Centre & Adventure playground, The Fritton Arms pub & restaurant
Somerleyton Hall – country house, maze and gardens, The Dukes Head pub
Beccles – market town, interesting shops and quayside, outdoor swimming pool, Waveney House Hotel, Graze White Horse restaurant
Great Yarmouth – traditional seaside attractions and sea front, 2 fun fairs, Sealife Centre, Time & Tide Museum, Great Yarmouth Potteries, Elizabethan House Museum, Hippodrome Circus
Gorleston – wide sandy beach and promenade, Cliff Hotel, Pier Hotel
Within 60 minutes….
Norwich – a vibrant regional capital, first class shops, Castle and Cathedral
Framlingham Castle & Orford Castle
North Norfolk Broads – boat hire, fishing and bird watching
Snape Maltings – Music festivals, arts and crafts, tearooms & interesting walks
Minsmere – RSPB Bird reserve, Dunwich – good walks, footpaths & tearooms
Sutton Hoo Anglo – Saxon burial site, Visitor Centre, Woodbridge
