Lowestoft

Worth seeing in and around Lowestoft

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lowestoft Lighthouse

   Lowestoft Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House located to the north of the centre of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It stands on the North Sea coast close to Ness Point, the most easterly point in the United Kingdom.

   900 m · lighthouse in Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Pleasurewood Hills

   Pleasurewood Hills is a theme park on a 59-acre site between Corton and Gunton, near Lowestoft, Suffolk.

   3 km · amusement park in Lowestoft, eastern UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Pakefield Lighthouse

   Pakefield Lighthouse is a decommissioned 19th century lighthouse which was built near Pakefield a suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk. The lighthouse tower has been used for a variety of maritime, civilian and military roles, and is currently used as a Coastwatch coastal surveillance station.

   5 km · 19th century lighthouse near Pakefield, a suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   East Anglia Transport Museum

   The East Anglia Transport Museum is an open-air transport museum, with numerous historic public transport vehicles. It is located in Carlton Colville a suburb of Lowestoft, Suffolk.

   5.3 km · British open-air transport museum · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Seagull

   The Seagull is a theatre and cinema in Pakefield, a suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, run almost entirely by volunteers from the local community. It plays host to regional and national touring theatre companies as well as films and other acts, and runs its own production company known as The Seagull Rep.

   2.8 km · theatre and cinema in Pakefield, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea

   Our Lady Star of the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Lowestoft, Suffolk. It is situated on Gordon Road in the centre of the town.

   300 m · catholic church building in Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Marina Theatre

   The Marina is a theatre and cinema in Lowestoft, Suffolk, originally opened in the Victorian era. The venue has an auditorium seating 630.

   1.1 km · theatre and cinema in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St. Margaret's Church, Lowestoft

   Saint Margaret's Church is the ancient parish church of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch and is notable for its large illuminated blue spire which can be seen across the town.

   900 m · church in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Carlton Colville Scouts Memorial

   The Carlton Colville Scouts Memorial marks the graves of three Boy Scouts and three adult leaders of the 1st Carlton Sea Scouts Troop, in Carlton Colville, Suffolk, in England who were killed in a boating accident on 1 June 1914. It is also a memorial to the sole survivor of the accident who was killed, two years later, at the Battle of the Somme and his body never found.

   4.8 km · memorial in Carlton Colville, Waveney, Suffolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kirkley Cemetery

    Kirkley Cemetery is a burial ground in the Kirkley area of Lowestoft in Suffolk. Located on London Road South, the cemetery is maintained by Waveney District Council and is open for traditional and Green Burials.

    2.5 km · cemetery in Lowestoft · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Gulliver

   126-metre-high wind turbine.

2. 02
   Ness

   The most easterly point in Britain, and a signpost noting distances to various major British and international cities.

3. 03
   East Anglia Transport Museum

   Transport museum on a greenfield site with nostalgic buildings, a tram route, trolleybus route, and narrow-gauge railway.

4. 04
   Lowestoft Maritime Museum

   Sparrows Nest Gardens, Whapload Rd, NR32 1XG, admin@lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk.

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Things to do

Lowestoft has one of the finest sandy beaches in the East of England and is a regular winner of the 'Blue Flag' award, the beach being easily accessible along the coast of the town.

1. 01
   Pleasurewood Hills

   Leisure Way, Corton Lowestoft, NR32 5DZ, info@pleasurewoodhills.com.

2. 02
   Africa Alive
3. 03
   Somerleyton Hall

   First Light Festival is held on the beach for 24 hours midsummer.

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Where to eat

Lowestoft lacks notable restaurants. The town centre provides the expected fast food chains including McDonald's, KFC and Subway, but no Burger King. There are also numerous Kebab and Asian cuisine outlets, which range in quality.

1. 01
   The Spice

   89-90 High Street, info@spicedenlowestoft.co.uk.

2. 02
   The Wherry Hotel

   Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3LN,.

3. 03
   The Waveney

   132-134 Bridge Rd, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR33 9JT (opposite Nicholas Everett Park.), contact@thewaveney.co.uk.

4. 04
   Joseph Conrad

   Mon-Thu 8AM-midnight, Fri Sat 8AM-1AM, Sun 8AM-midnight.

5. 05
   The Swan Inn

   Being by the coast it’s no surprise that fresh fish is a popular choice for diners.

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Getting to Lowestoft

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 123 km · London Luton (LTN), 159 km · Ostend-Bruges (OST), 162 km

Stations

Lowestoft railway station, 600 m · Oulton Broad North railway station, 2.3 km · Oulton Broad South railway station, 3.1 km · Corton railway station, 3.6 km · Lowestoft North railway station, 1.3 km

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  162 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £17–23
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No local-transport research exists yet for Lowestoft

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Lowestoft. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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