East Anglia Transport Museum, Lowestoft

Name: East Anglia Transport Museum
Address: Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8BL, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1502 518459

#3 among attractions in Lowestoft

Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum

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The East Anglia Transport Museum is an open-air transport museum, with numerous historic public transport vehicles. It is located in Carlton Colville a suburb of Lowestoft, Suffolk. It is the only museum in the country where visitors can ride on buses, trams and trolleybuses, as well as a narrow-gauge railway. ()

Established: 1965 (59 years ago)Coordinates: 52°27'7"N, 1°41'8"E

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Carlton ColvilleLowestoft NR33 8BL United Kingdom

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+44 1502 518459

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Day trips

East Anglia Transport Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Seagull, Africa Alive!, Mincarlo, North Quay Retail Park.

2.1 miE
Nightlife, Theater, Cinema
The Seagull, Lowestoft
55 min walk • The Seagull is a theatre and cinema in Pakefield, a suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, run almost entirely by volunteers from the local community.
2.4 miS
Walking animal safari covering 100 acres
Africa Alive!, Lowestoft
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3.1 miNE
Ship
Mincarlo, Lowestoft
80 min walk • Mincarlo is the last surviving sidewinder fishing trawler of the Lowestoft fishing fleet. She is also the last surviving fishing vessel built in Lowestoft, with an engine made in the town.
2.7 miNE
52°28'40"N • 1°44'3"E
North Quay Retail Park, Lowestoft
69 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1590 ftE
Church
Saint Peter's
8 min walk • St. Peter's Church is the Anglican parish church in the village of Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft in Suffolk, England. It is a small church with 13th-century origins, the oldest recorded building in the village.
3 miNE
Cemetery
Lowestoft Cemetery, Lowestoft
76 min walk • Lowestoft Cemetery is a burial ground in the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is best known for its large number of Royal Navy burials from World War I and World War II; these are maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
2.2 miW
Park
North Cove Nature Reserve, Norfolk Broads
57 min walk • North Cove is a 15.5 hectare nature reserve between Beccles and Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. t is part of the Barnby Broad and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest the Broadland Ramsar internationally important wetland site, the...
2.5 miNE
Park
Leathes Ham, Lowestoft
64 min walk • Leathes Ham is a 6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lowestoft in Suffolk. It is owned by Waveney District Council. In the medieval period this site was turbary, an area which was dug for peat, and it later flooded and became a lake.
3 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Edwardian architecture
Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
76 min walk • The Marina is a theatre and cinema in Lowestoft, Suffolk, originally opened in the Victorian era. The venue has an auditorium seating 800.
2.7 miE
Outdoor activities, Piers and boardwalks
Claremont Pier, Lowestoft
70 min walk • The Claremont Pier is a traditional seaside pier in Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. Opened in 1903 and named after nearby Claremont Road, the pier was sectioned during the war through fear it could be used for an enemy invasion. It was subsequently restored using a Bailey Bridge and used as a training facility for the army.
3.4 miNE
Church
St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft
86 min walk • Saint Margaret's Church is the parish church of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch and is notable for its large illuminated blue spire which can be seen across the town. The church is located on a hilltop on the north-western edge of the town centre and was used as a navigation landmark.