Places to Explore In East Anglia

Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh (pronounced orl-bruh) is a quiet seaside resort, except in June, when the town fills with people attending the noted Aldeburgh Festival. Its beach is...

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• 2 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do

Blakeney

The Norfolk coast begins to feel wild and remote near Blakeney, 14 miles west of Cromer. Driving the coast road from Cromer, you pass marshes...

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Bury St. Edmunds

The Georgian streetscape helps make the town one of the area's prettiest, and the nearby Greene King Westgate Brewery adds the smell of sweet hops...

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• 3 Hotels
• 10 Things To Do

Cambridge

With the spires of its university buildings framed by towering trees and expansive meadows, and its medieval streets and passages enhanced by gardens and riverbanks...

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• 8 Hotels
• 29 Things To Do

Colchester

Evidence of Colchester's four centuries of Roman history is visible everywhere in this ancient town. The Roman walls still stand, together with a Norman castle...

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Dedham

Dedham is the heart of Constable country. Here gentle hills and the cornfields of Dedham Vale, set under the district's delicate, pale skies, inspired John...

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• 4 Things To Do

Ely

Known for its magnificent cathedral, Ely is the "capital" of the fens, the center of what used to be a separate county called the Isle...

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• 2 Things To Do

King's Lynn

As Bishop's Lynn, the town thrived as a port on the River Ouse, growing prosperous in the 15th century through the wool trade and other...

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Lavenham

Virtually unchanged since the height of its wealth in the 15th and 16th centuries, Lavenham is one of the most perfectly preserved examples of a...

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• 3 Things To Do

Lincoln

Celts, Romans, and Danes all had important settlements here, but it was the Normans who gave Lincoln its medieval stature after William the Conqueror founded...

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• 1 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Long Melford

It's easy to see how this village got its name, especially if you walk the full length of its 2-mile-long main street, which gradually broadens...

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• 3 Things To Do

Norwich

It used to be said that Norwich had a pub for each day of the year and a church in which to repent every Sunday...

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• 2 Hotels
• 13 Things To Do

Orford

Part of the Suffolk Heritage Coast, a 40-mile stretch that runs from Felixstowe northward to Kessingland, ancient Orford is a beautiful example of the coast's...

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• 2 Things To Do

Peterborough

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Southwold

This seaside town is an idyllic place to spend a day. The old-fashioned beach huts that huddle together against the wind on the shingle beach...

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Stamford

Serene, honey-hued Stamford, on a hillside overlooking the River Welland, has a well-preserved center, in part because in 1967 it was designated England's first conservation...

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• 1 Things To Do

Sudbury

An early silk-weaving industry (still in existence, on a smaller scale) as well as the wool trade brought prosperity to Sudbury, which has three fine...

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• 1 Things To Do

Wells-next-the-Sea

A quiet base from which to explore other nearby towns, the harbor town of Wells-next-the-Sea and the nearby coastline remain untouched, with many excellent places...

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• 3 Things To Do

Woodbridge

One of the first good ports of call on the Suffolk Heritage Coast, Woodbridge is a town whose upper reaches center on a fine old...

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• 2 Things To Do