Lowestoft
Parish in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.476, 1.727 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 53 92 |
| Population: | 70,945 |
| Dialling code: | 01502 |
Lowestoft is a coastal town and civil parish in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, sitting on the North Sea at the mouth of the River Waveney. It is the most easterly town in the UK, marked by Lowestoft Ness, and grew from a medieval fishing settlement into a 19th‑century hub for herring, boatbuilding and the noted 18th‑century Lowestoft porcelain industry.
Today the town mixes traditional seaside tourism and a working harbour with newer economic activity supporting offshore wind and marine services, while regeneration projects tackle pockets of social and economic challenge; culturally it punches above its size as the birthplace of composer Benjamin Britten and with a strong maritime heritage celebrated in local museums and festivals.
Postcode districts covering Lowestoft
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 22 miles
- Lowestoft 0.2 miles
- Great Yarmouth 8.9 miles
- Beccles 6.9 miles
- Bradwell 7.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lowestoft Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Harbour & Normanston Ward 0.8 miles
- Oulton Broad Parish 0.8 miles
- Carlton & Whitton Ward 1.2 miles
- Kirkley & Pakefield Ward 1.2 miles
- Oulton Parish 1.3 miles
- Gunton & St. Margarets Ward 1.6 miles
- Flixton Parish 1.9 miles
- Carlton Colville Parish 2 miles
- Corton Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Blundeston Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Gisleham Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Lowestoft
NR33 9NJ, NR33 0DP, NR33 9JJ, NR32 2AU, NR33 0RJ, NR32 4BD, NR33 9EA, NR32 1SZ, NR33 7DB … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 23.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 75.2 miles
- Oulton Broad North Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Lowestoft Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels in Lowestoft Ad
- The Wolf Inn 3
- Ivy House Country Hotel 3
- Hatfield Lodge
- Best Western Hotel Hatfield 4
- Wherry Hotel 3
- Premier Inn Lowestoft 3
- Parkhill Hotel 3
Schools in Lowestoft
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Secondary
- East Coast College Further education
- East Point Academy Secondary
- Elm Tree Primary School Primary
- Gunton Primary Academy Primary
- Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office All ages
- Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Primary
- Ormiston Denes Academy Secondary
- Pakefield High School Secondary
- Pakefield Primary School Primary
- Phoenix St Peter Academy Primary
- Poplars Community Primary School Primary
- Red Oak Primary School Primary
- St Margaret's Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ashley School Special
- Westwood Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Yarmouth Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.1 miles
- Hemsby Beach Beach 15.1 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.5 miles
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 17 miles
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.6 miles
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 17.7 miles
- Plumstead Hall Estate 17.7 miles
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.7 miles