Visiting Lowestoft

Lowestoft is home to Ness Point & is famous for being the most easterly town & the first place to see the sunrise in the UK.

Beach huts on lowestoft beach on the promenade

Welcome to officially britain's most easterly town

We can’t wait to welcome you to our town this October for a celebration of independent film, and a discovery of undiscovered talent that deserves to be championed!

Below we’ve compiled a list of all the useful information and links you will need, to help make your visit and experience to Lowestoft stress free.

How To Get Here

The best way to travel to Lowestoft from outside our local area is by rail!

There are currently no planned strikes or engineering works that will affect your travel by rail to Lowestoft via the Ipswich or Norwich lines.

Last Trains from Lowestoft to Norwich:

Thursday – Saturday: 11:30pm

Sunday – 11:35pm

Last Trains from Lowestoft to Ipswich:

Thursday – Saturday: 9:48pm

Sunday – 9:46pm

International Attendees

For international attendees, the nearest Airport to Lowestoft, is Norwich Airport which can be accessed by air internationally via flights to Amsterdam.

Our nearest international Airport is Stanstead, Stanstead can directly be accessed to and from Lowestoft by rail via Greater Anglia services.

You can find directions to all of our venues by Clicking Here

Where To Stay

Lowestoft has plenty of options for you to choose from when it comes to finding somewhere to stay for the night from hotels to B&Bs.

Budget Hotels:

Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club (Budget Rooms)

Travelodge

Premier Inn

Air BnBs:

SoJoe’s Properties

Air BnB Lowestoft – Rooms from £41

Other Options:

SoJoe 4 Bed Apartment

Kingsleigh Guest House

The Clyffe Hotel

Bon-Ami B&B

The Sandcastle Guesthouse

The Hotel Victoria

Hotel Katherine

South Beach B&B

Edingworth Guest House

The Hatfield Hotel

Britten House

Lowestoft Short-Lets

Bridge Apartments – (Up to 10% off)

Gull Wing Guesthouse

The Wolf Inn

Waveney Chambers

Camping/Glamping (it’s Summer after all)

Find campsites in Lowestoft here

The Hollies

Heathland Beach

For other options visit the Lowestoft – Tripadvisor Accommodation page here

Alternatively, you could look at staying in Norwich and travel into Lowestoft via the Train or stay in Great Yarmouth and travel into Lowestoft via Bus.

Where To Eat

Lowestoft is proudly home to a variety of award-winning independent restaurants, from family favourites to quick points over some of the best local ales there’s lots on offer in our Town.

A few of our favourites:

Sams Cafe

Door To The Cosmos

JOJO’s

Mark G

The Harbour

Lowestoft Tandori

Spice Den

For a full list of all the restaurants in Lowestoft click the link below: Tripadvisor Restaurants in Lowestoft

For any accessibility questions please email info@sunrisefilmfestival.co.uk

Find Our Venues

Marina Theatre | Sams | Parcels Office Exhibition Space

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