A market town, cathedral town, and historic site of Bury St Edmunds Abbey. Bury St Edmunds is the kind of quaint English town that made the Normans want to invade. It’s the kind of town that the Vikings looked at and decided they wanted it. Not only is it the home of Silver Spoon sugar,…
Lowestoft, in sunny Suffolk, is one of the nicest towns in the area. It achieved port status in the ’40s and it hasn’t looked back since. It’s a mild industrial town with a focus on sea life. Although modern Lowestoft has a population of roughly 70,000 people, it took a long time to achieve that…
King’s Lynn is a seaport and market town in Norfolk, East Anglia, England about 98 miles (158 km) north of London, and 44 miles (71 km) west of Norwich. The town stands on the banks of the River Ouse. The town is and has for generations been simply known as ‘Lynn’ by its residents. The…
Norwich is a city in Norfolk, East Anglia, England. Situated on the River Wensum, it lies about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of London. The county town of Norfolk, its also recognised by many as being the de-facto capital of East Anglia. Throughout the Middle Ages, up until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, Norwich…
A quick guide to Ipswich Ipswich is a large urban settlement and the county town of Suffolk. Located in the East Anglia region of England, the town lies some 66 miles (106 km) northeast of London and is situated on the banks of the River Orwell. Ipswich is considered by many to be England’s oldest…
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