East Anglia Tourist Information & Visitor Guide

famous university city with magnificent buildings, lively pubs, restaurants and punting on the River Cam

the long Southend Pier is serviced by a small train and has a museum at its shore end. Nearby, Adventure Island is an amusement park with fairground rides and water slides. The Cliff Lift, a century-old funicular, clings to the hillside with coastal views

offers visitors award-winning restaurants, fantastic shopping, annual festivals, and stunning parks and visit the magnificent St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Within easy reach of both Cambridge and Newmarket

historic city, founded by the Romans, with the remains of a Roman amphitheatre and large Norman castle

famous for its tasty crabs, wide open beaches, a traditional pier complete with a theatre providing seaside special variety shows and is awash with small local independent shops.

compact enough to explore on foot, but large enough to fill a full day. A magnificent cathedral, a range of good museums including the only stained glass museum in Britain and within easy reach of Cambridge and Newmarket

with a long sandy beach.The Time & Tide Museum traces local history; the Nelson Museum focuses on the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson. There are penguins and sharks at the SEA LIFE aquarium. Merrivale Model Village features miniature landscapes & buildings

Britain’s best preserved medieval village and one of Suffolk’s most important wool towns. Medieval charm can be found at every turn with timber framed buildings lining the narrow streets and lanes

renowned for its horse racing and home of the National Stud and The National Horse Racing Museum, this is the place for all things horse racing!

charming north Suffolk seaside town on the Suffolk Heritage Coast. The attractions include the working lighthouse, beach huts, an award-winning pier, and bustling harbour

with good motorway access and Warner Brothers Studios on the outskirts, this is the place to go for all things Harry Potter. There is also a fire fighting museum and a nature reserve at Cassiobury Park

picturesque Suffolk coastal town with independent shops and art galleries, famous for its arts festivals

easy to walk around and has a river at its heart with a flourishing arts, music and cultural scene, superb independent as well as High Street shopping, lively restaurants. It is a UNESCO City of Literature

the home of John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress is open to the public. The university city of Cambridge and the Post Modern town of Milton Keynes are within easy reach

the town to stay in when visiting Whipsnade Zoo and Whipsnade Tree Cathedral and within easy reach of Luton and Leighton Buzzard

county town set on the river Lea, with good access to the major road network and within a half hour drive to Hatfield House

apart from the well known airport, there are two great gardens to explore Wrest Park and Stockwood Discovery Centre and a good golf course

with the historic medieval cathedral, roman history to explore, good walking and cycling just outside the city and the de Havilland Aircraft Museum a short distance away

East Coast seaside resort near Colchester