Welcome to Lowestoft - officially the most Easterly Town in Britain. The town is at the heart of The Sunrise Coast and provides a mix of wide expansive award-winning beaches, rich maritime heritage and broadland links, giving Lowestoft an eclectic mix for visitors of all ages.
Did You Know? - The most easterly point in Britain, know as Lowestoft Ness is marked by the Euroscope - a unique circular platform that shows the direction and distances of major European towns and Great Britain's other cardinal points.
The town came into prominence during the 1840's when Sir Samuel Morton
Peto purchased and built a number of important landmarks throughout the
town. Lowestoft's historic origins are told through a number of museums
and workshops throughout the town.
At the centre of Lowestoft visitors can discover the once flourishing fishing
port, two yacht marinas, fish market & docks and traditional smokehouses
together with a Heritage Vessel Mooring, which has a changing programme
of visiting craft throughout the year.
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Lowestoft is renowned for the quality & cleanliness of its beaches and it currently holds two ENCAMS Blue Flag Awards for the beaches of North & South of Claremont Pier. These beaches are considered to be some of the very best in Northern Europe.
An exciting development to the seafront at Lowestoft is the ‘Royal Plain Fountains’. The fountains consist of 74 individual interactive water jets with variable lighting, which forms a striking centrepiece to the recently enhanced Royal Plain area. The fountains provide interactive play for children of all age’s and forms an illuminated spectacle during the evening hours.
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Another new addition to Lowestoft is the town’s first Wind Turbine named ‘Gulliver’, which is situated at Lowestoft Ness, Britain’s most easterly point. Gulliver is the tallest onshore wind turbine in the UK, standing an imposing 80 metres high.
Lowestoft Tourist Information Centre can be found on the seafront esplanade and is housed in the East Point Pavilion. This impressive glass structure, modelled on an Edwardian Pavilion, also contains a restaurant and Mayhem Adventure Play - a children's themed soft play area. Running alongside the esplanade you will find a variety of indoor and outdoor attractions and you will also find the classic seafront gardens, which perfectly compliments the traditional seaside image of the town. The seafront has two excellent piers: The South Pier (to the North) & The Claremont Pier (to the South), which both provide traditional seaside amusements, eating places and themed bars.
Did You Know? - 33 different types of tea are served at the Flying Fifteen Tearooms on Lowestoft Seafront.
The town offers a diverse shopping experience, which is split into three distinctive parts. Centrally, the pedestrianised town centre provides a mix of well-known high street stores mixed with a number of specialist/local shops.
Heading north of the town you will find the idyllic Historic High Street
& Triangle Market Place, which offer a wide range of traditional,
independent and unusual retail outlets. The Triangle Market Place with
its unique architectural market canopies 'The Eastern Sails' hold regular
specialist/weekly markets and various events throughout the year.
Did You Know? - The industrial area to the east of the Historic High Street was once know as the Beach Village - the most easterly community in Britain, which grew because of the booming fishing industry. It suffered heavy flooding during the 1950's and was completely destroyed.
To the south of town you will find the area of Kirkley, which offers a wide range of family and independently run shops and a wealth of specialist stores.
There are plenty of indoor and outdoor leisure facilities around the town, ranging from tennis courts to indoor football centres.
An important piece of Lowestoft's history is being produced again in the shape of Lowestoft Porcelain. A factory, gallery & 'The Kiln' (where you can paint your own ceramics) are 'must-visits' within the town. The story of Lowestoft's historic origins and colourful past is depicted through a number of museums and workshops throughout the town.
Lowestoft was originally built on top of the cliffs overlooking the North Sea. The ancient pathways running down the to the sea are know as the 'Scores'. These were used as ways of access from the high ground to the beach area and they were also used as carriageways by fish merchants during the height of the booming fishing industry.
Lowestoft has a number of excellent parks and gardens throughout the town and during the spring and summer months, colourful flowerbeds can be found in profusion.
