Lowestoft College

This site aims to provide public information on Lowestoft, which with Oulton Broad forms the major town on the Suffolk coast, is the most easterly point of Great Britain and the first town to greet the sun each day. Once a major fisheries industry centre it is now a holiday resort with the benefit of the coast and beaches, connection to the inland... waterways of the Norfolk Broads and surrounded by a rural countryside. It is the major town of Waveney District which also includes the towns of Southwold, Halesworth, Beccles and Bungay and is notable for: The birthplace of the composer Benjamin Britten Major collection of Lowestoft Porcelain Variety of exhibitions and museums of local maritime heritage and history The 19th century port and town development by Samuel Morton Peto Sailing centres - RN&SYC and W&OBYC Most Easterly point of British Isles at Ness Point etc This map shows the location of Lowestoft and North East Suffolk relative to the remainder of East Anglia: Showing the location of North East Suffolk relative to East Anglia Other towns, villages and attractions of the area include Sailing, Swimming, Water Sports, Hydroplane and Power Boat Racing, Yacht racing, Lowestoft Porcelain, Maritime, War Memorial and Royal Naval Patrol Service Museums, Ness Point, Kirkley, Pakefield, Carlton, Colville, East Anglia Transport Museum, Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth, Southwold.Read More