Places to see in ( Beccles - UK )
Places to see in ( Beccles - UK )
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town of Beccles is shown on the milestone as 109 miles from London via the A145 and A12 roads, 98 miles (158 km) northeast of London as the crow flies, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Norwich, and 33 miles (53 km) north northeast of the county town of Ipswich. Nearby towns include Lowestoft to the east and Great Yarmouth to the northeast. Beccles lies on the River Waveney on the edge of The Broads National Park.
Under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 the borough was reformed, Beccles retaining municipal borough status until the reorganisation of local government in 1974, when it was merged with surrounding authorities to become Waveney District. The successor civil parish has adopted town status.
Beccles Museum is housed in Leman House, a Grade I listed building and has a collection of agricultural, industrial and domestic items, including collections of tools, boat building, printing, costumes and natural history. The townscape is dominated by the detached 16th century bell tower (known as the Beccles bell tower) of St Michael's Church. Like the main body of the church, the tower is Perpendicular Gothic in style and is 97 ft tall. The interior of the church was badly damaged by fire in 1586. It has a 13th century font.
The A145 runs from the A146 through the town centre and links with the A12 at Blythburgh, 11 miles (18 km) to the south of Beccles. A number of bus services link the town with both Norwich and Lowestoft as well as surrounding villages. Many of the modern streets have the suffix 'gate'; for example, Hulvergate, Smallgate and Blyburgate. This is derived from the Old Norse for street, and is similar to the modern Danish word gade.
The town is served by Beccles railway station on the East Suffolk Line between Ipswich and Lowestoft. Services run hourly in each direction on weekdays following the completion of the Beccles rail loop in 2012. This rebuilt the disused island platform and relaid track to allow trains to pass at Beccles, the only point north of Saxmundham where this is possible. Services are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. The town was formerly the eastern terminus of the Waveney Valley Line linking to the Great Eastern Main Line at Tivetshall in Norfolk and the southern terminus of the Yarmouth to Beccles Line which ran across the River Waveney marshes to Great Yarmouth. Both lines closed between 1954 and 1966 as a result of the Beeching cuts.
Beccles Airport is located around 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the town. Originally built as a wartime airfield, this was the site of a heliport servicing the North Sea petrochemical industry and is now a base for light aircraft.
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Beccles Lido Ipswich Suffolk
Beccles Lido may encourage you to leave the house more often and explore the many attractions of Ipswich Suffolk. You may know the area well of you may still be weighing up your options and pros and cons of the various locals. If you need any assistance then please don’t hesitate to ask
Watton Airfileld (or what's left!)
Watton Airfield, used to be a busy place but has now started to make way for houses and farming.
Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Exhibition 2018
The 4th Open Day and model railway exhibition held in Beccles . I looked at five layouts : Royston Wharf - Meanderbahn - Yellow Ridge - Newlands Farm - Castle Quay.
Bus 581 will stop at Beccles railway station from 30 April 2018
Live in the rural Norfolk Villages between Bungay and Beccles? Starting 30 April Bus 581 will connect Bungay, Ditchingham, Broome, Kirby Cane, Geldeston and Gillingham to Beccles Station.
In the morning the bus will arrive at the rail station at 7:38 and depart at 7:57. In the afternoon the bus will arrive at the station at 17:38 and depart at 18:02.
Made possible by BACT community transport and Norfolk County Council.
MotoVlog #16 Detour into the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton near Bungay
Out on a ride, call into the Aviation Museum at Flixton, right on the Suffolk / Norfolk border for a nosey round at the new exhibits for this year and have a cuppa.
Norfolk And Suffolk Aviation Museum
aviationmuseum.net
Music: Ride Of The Valkyries by Wagner.
From the list of free to use tracks offered by Youtube.
The Waveney Valley - Beccles
Situated inland on the River Waveney, Beccles sits at the southern point of the Broads, offering visitors a peaceful haven to relax and unwind.
Monewden Airfield Open Day 28th August 2017
Visiting aircraft arriving at the Monewden Airfield Open Day 28th August 2017
Halesworth make it back to the pub for another go!!
Luke Wright Mrs Godleys War 1917
Essex poet Luke Wright has released several poems marking the centenary of World War I, based on in-depth research from the Heritage Lottery and Essex County Council-funded project Now the Last Poppy Has Fallen. Now the Last Poppy has Fallen is a project which focuses on the lives of individuals, families and communities during the First World War in Essex. The aim is to create a touring exhibition reflecting on stories from the Essex homefront, develop museum education sessions for Secondary school pupils, create reflective school performances and commission artists to produce performances relating to these stories.
Luke Wright August Bank Holiday Essex 1914
Essex poet Luke Wright poem marking the centenary of World War I, based on in-depth research from the Heritage Lottery and Essex County Council-funded project Now the Last Poppy Has Fallen. Now the Last Poppy Has Fallen focuses on the lives of individuals, families and communities during the First World War in Essex, creating a touring exhibition reflecting on stories from the Essex homefront, developing museum education sessions for Secondary school pupils and commissioning artists to produce performances relating to these stories.
The Broads: A Norfolk and Suffolk Treasure DVD clip
The Broads: A Norfolk & Suffolk Treasure available from
Until the 19th Century, the Broads lay undiscovered: a paradise of water and wildlife. Wherries sailed the quiet rivers, and small communities harvested reeds and hunted food. But sweeping changes would transform this area forever. Using original film, discover the fascinating story of life as it used to be on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
Stunned drinkers outside Suffolk village pub witness a wild tornado circling their heads
Stunned drinkers outside Suffolk village pub witness a wild tornado circling their heads
Halesworth Platform model
This model was made for the Halesworth & District Museum to explain the moving platforms that were employed at this station.
Suffolk Ride Out
Scott with GoPro at Beccles - Southwold
Motorcycle ride Essex to Suffolk
ABANDONED RAF Church Fenton
This visit was a trip out for us and a slightly unusual one because half of the base is still actively used! (We only remained in the abandoned side and at no point during this video did we leave the abandoned areas except on leaving altogether)
Was a surprise to see some of what we did, please enjoy and tell us what you'd like to see! Sadly because we were next to an active airfield we were unable to use any of the drones in the video featured. Thanks for the info on this gem @simon_sanigar
Apologies in the mix up of your name on the video!
A days ride through Suffolk and Norfolk, May 3, 2014
Stopping at Washbrook Sevices, the Waterside Cafe, Bramford, Weatherleys Motorcycles, Harleston and Value Bike Centre, Wymondham, with Mick Souter, Joe Zammit, David Mead, Gary Alderson, Tim Woolener, Graham Taylor, Martin, Colin and Mark
Liberator Over East Anglia
Grainy footage of B24 Operations mainly over the Waveney Valley area
November 9th 2014
Road cycling video of C&DCycles Sunday ride. This was a special remembrance ride visiting former WWII airfields at Chelveston, Kimbolton, Polebrook and Grafton Regis