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 miles35.4 km
- Lowestoft 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Great Yarmouth 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Beccles 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bradwell 7.2 miles11.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Lowestoft Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Harbour & Normanston Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Oulton Broad Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Carlton & Whitton Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Kirkley & Pakefield Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Oulton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Gunton & St. Margarets Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Flixton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Carlton Colville Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Corton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Blundeston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Gisleham Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Lowestoft
NR32 4RF, NR32 1UD, NR33 0PN, NR32 5DA, NR33 9JB, NR32 2RX, NR32 1JF, NR33 8LJ, NR32 2EX … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Stansted Airport 75.2 miles121.1 km
- Oulton Broad North Railway Station 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Lowestoft Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
Hotels in Lowestoft Ad
- The Clyffe Hotel 4
- Hk Rooms - Self Catering Serviced Rooms 4
- Oyo Lord Kitcheners Guest House 3
- Park Hill Hotel 3
- Hotel Victoria 3
- Wherry Hotel 3
- Best Western the Hatfield Hotel 4
- Tramway Hotel
- Ivy House Country Hotel 3
- Hatfield Lodge
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 miles17 km
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles18 km
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Hemsby Beach Beach 15.1 miles24.4 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 17 miles27.4 km
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 18.7 miles30.2 km