East Anglia's Guide for Norfolk & Suffolk Broads. The glorious North Norfolk Coast, the Brecklands to the south and beautiful cities like Cambridge and Norwich UK.

Blakeney is a small village on the North Coast of Norfolk UK in an area of outstanding natural beauty and remains largely untouched by the pace and commercialism of modern life.

East Anglia can provide areas of wilderness where the wildlife can be observed almost undisturbed. The coastline is often backed by dunes or marshes, the Breckland to the south has virtually deserted pine forest and sandy heaths.

The county of ESSEX has been in existence for some 400,000 years and is home to a number of towns and villages including Basildon, Braintree, Billericay, Brentwood, Chelmsford and Southend-on-sea. Whether you want to explore the vast countryside or discover the sea, the county of Essex has something to offer everyone.

Fakenham is an English market town situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk between King's Lynn 34km (22m to the west and the pity of Norwich 40km (25m) to the southeast.

The Fens are unique with a history and character all of their own. This area of England fans out from the Wash across Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and West Norfolk UK. Once an inhospitable swampy wilderness, the Fens has been tamed to leave us today with a network of intricate waterways, which are renown as some of Britain's most atmospheric and tranquil.

Gorleston-on-Sea lies between Lowestoft and Gt Yarmouth on the east coast in Norfolk and features its own bay and riverside, with a sandy beach stretching into the distance below glorious cliff gardens and a grand promenade.

Great Yarmouth is a seaside town situated in Norfolk. Yarmouth (as known to locals) has been a seaside town since 1760. For hundreds of years Gt Yarmouth was a fishing port that was dependant on the herring fishery. Today it services for the off-shore oil rigs based in the North Sea

Holt is a delightful Georgian market town just four miles inland from the picturesque North Norfolk coast UK. It retains a unique, old-fashioned charm, which leaves a lasting impression on its many visitors.

The Queen Victoria 1887 Jubilee Column and lantern stood originally in the Holt Market Place and at that time incorporated a drinking fountain. Up to now no evidence has been found to show who arranged it or who paid for it.

Set in the heart of East Anglia, the historic city of Norwich has everything you would desire of a vibrant regional capital, achieving an enviable balance as an enchanting medieval city and a thriving modern metropolis.

Oulton Broad is the southern gateway to the Broads National Park, Oulton Broad presents the opportunity for water and land lovers to indulge and enjoy one of the regions highlights. Oulton Broad is in Suffolk but very close to the Norfolk border.

Towns and villages in Norfolk range from bustling market towns with history going back to the Saxon era and into the midst of the Dark Ages, to thriving agricultural communities, surrounded by a collection of small villages.

Although the East Anglian kingdom features little in the literature of the 'Dark Ages', archaeology is beginning to reveal that is was probably one of the wealthiest kingdoms of England with well-established trading links. Most of the kingdom's most important Anglo-Saxon sites lie in Suffolk.

Guides and Information on Towns and Villages in Suffolk and the South East of England UK.