Local Area Information

Aside from Pakefield itself and the good selection of shops, pubs, takeaways and restaurants, plus the Pakefield/Lowestoft seafront, local attractions include Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park, Africa Alive at Kessingland and the East Anglia Transport Museum. Drive the Suffolk Heritage Coast to Southwold, Walberswick, Aldeburgh and RSPB sanctuary at Minsmere, or spend a day at Oulton Broad which offers sailing and boat hire.

Closest shop 250 yards, The Jolly Sailors pub and restaurant 250 yards, Trowel & Hammer Pub 400 yards. Ferini Art Gallery and Seagull Theatre 400 yards. Pakefield Riding School 1 mile.

WITHIN 15 MINUTES….

Oulton Broad – sailing, fishing, boat hire, Broads tours, Wherry Hotel/carvery

Lowestoft Town centre – shops, Marina Theatre

Water Lane Leisure centre (indoor heated swimming pool)

Claremont Pier – amusements, roller skating and takeaways

Lowestoft seafront – hotels, restaurants and amusements.

North Lowestoft – Sparrows Nest park/Martello Coffee house, Giardino’s Italian restaurant, Maritime museum, Britain’s most easterly point.

Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park

Africa Alive Wildlife Park – Kessingland

Carlton Marshes 

East Anglian Transport Museum, 

WITHIN 30 MINUTES….

Southwold – pretty coastal town and fishing harbour, award winning pier, unique and interesting shops, Coastal Voyager Sea & River Trips, numerous places to eat and drink, home of the Adnams Brewery, cycle hire, summer theatre

Aldeburgh – popular, traditional coastal town, good fish & chips

Fritton Lake Country Park, Outdoor Centre & Adventure playground, The Fritton Arms pub & restaurant

Somerleyton Hall – country house, maze and gardens, The Dukes Head pub

Beccles – market town, interesting shops and quayside, outdoor swimming pool, Waveney House Hotel, Graze White Horse restaurant

Great Yarmouth – traditional seaside attractions and sea front, 2 fun fairs, Sealife Centre, Time & Tide Museum, Great Yarmouth Potteries, Elizabethan House Museum, Hippodrome Circus

Gorleston – wide sandy beach and promenade, Cliff Hotel, Pier Hotel