Matt & Michaela's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Aim for the award winning sandy South Beach around the Claremont Pier then either head South along the Prom towards Pakefield or North into town and the main shopping. Summertime is typically packed but it’s just as pretty for a cold Winters walk to a pub like the Jolly Sailors or one of the beach cafes.
29 locals recommend
Lowestoft
Aim for the award winning sandy South Beach around the Claremont Pier then either head South along the Prom towards Pakefield or North into town and the main shopping. Summertime is typically packed but it’s just as pretty for a cold Winters walk to a pub like the Jolly Sailors or one of the beach cafes.
The most Easterly point in the UK. Be the first person in the country to see the sunrise.
14 locals recommend
Ness Point
The most Easterly point in the UK. Be the first person in the country to see the sunrise.
Oulton Broad is the most southerly section of the Norfolk Broads National Park and a gateway you begin exploring the waterways through to Beccles, Great Yarmouth, Norwich and up through Norfolk. Get a boat trip either as a tour or on your own and go exploring. WOBYC is our yacht club with sailing through the year for classes from little Optimists to Broads One Designs and Cruisers. Oulton Regatta is every August in the week before the festive Bank Holiday. Waveney Watersports Centre is on the Broad and you can take RYA courses or hire a canoe or rowing boat. Powerboats meet each Thursday in the summer to race round the Broad and Nicholas Everitt Park regularly holds events, concerts and festivals throughout the year.
28 locals recommend
Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad is the most southerly section of the Norfolk Broads National Park and a gateway you begin exploring the waterways through to Beccles, Great Yarmouth, Norwich and up through Norfolk. Get a boat trip either as a tour or on your own and go exploring. WOBYC is our yacht club with sailing through the year for classes from little Optimists to Broads One Designs and Cruisers. Oulton Regatta is every August in the week before the festive Bank Holiday. Waveney Watersports Centre is on the Broad and you can take RYA courses or hire a canoe or rowing boat. Powerboats meet each Thursday in the summer to race round the Broad and Nicholas Everitt Park regularly holds events, concerts and festivals throughout the year.
Pleasurewood Hills
Leisure WaySuper day out for the kids
A surprisingly good wildlife park with Lions and an excellent wild plain with numerous big beasts wandering around.
92 locals recommend
Africa Alive!
Whites LaneA surprisingly good wildlife park with Lions and an excellent wild plain with numerous big beasts wandering around.
The local Mecca for Kiss-me-quick hats, Sand beach, slot machines, casinos, racecourses, greyhound track, pier entertainers, museums, and the Pleasure Beach rollercoaster.
74 locals recommend
Great Yarmouth
The local Mecca for Kiss-me-quick hats, Sand beach, slot machines, casinos, racecourses, greyhound track, pier entertainers, museums, and the Pleasure Beach rollercoaster.
A local secret and one of the best beaches around. With a long promenade and cafes at each end it’s a walkers dream and a huge expanse of golden sand. Recently made famous as the main venue in the Danny Boyle movie “Yesterday”.
32 locals recommend
Gorleston Beach
6 Pier GardensA local secret and one of the best beaches around. With a long promenade and cafes at each end it’s a walkers dream and a huge expanse of golden sand. Recently made famous as the main venue in the Danny Boyle movie “Yesterday”.
Food scene
Like Chelsea-on-sea this quaint seaside town is a step back in time and hugely popular as a holiday home destination. Well worth a visit for the food and pubs followed by a stroll along the beach. Also home to the superb Adnams Brewery which has tours and an excellent shop and deli.
287 locals recommend
Southwold
Like Chelsea-on-sea this quaint seaside town is a step back in time and hugely popular as a holiday home destination. Well worth a visit for the food and pubs followed by a stroll along the beach. Also home to the superb Adnams Brewery which has tours and an excellent shop and deli.
A charming market town inland from Oulton Broad with some interesting independent shopping and another gateway into the Broads.
53 locals recommend
Beccles
A charming market town inland from Oulton Broad with some interesting independent shopping and another gateway into the Broads.