Lowestoft

SOMERLEYTON

This beautiful village, sprinkled with traditional thatched cottages, sits on the Suffolk edge of the Norfolk border. Famous for Somerleyton Hall, the home of Hugh Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton, and his family.

Don’t miss: Getting lost in the fine yew hedge maze at Somerleyton Hall Gardens. Delicious gastropub dishes at the Dukes Head, or The Fritton Arms Hotel nearby. Getting out on the water at nearby Fritton Lake Outdoor Centre, where you can hire canoes, rowing boats and katakanus. Taking a walk to the Grade II listed Herringfleet windmill on the River Waveney. Hiring a bike from Somerleyton Cycle Hire and making the 20 mile round trip along quiet lanes to Burgh Castle. Did you know: The English engineer Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell lived in Somerleyton when he invented the Hovercraft. Look out for The Hovercraft Column in the village. The brilliant drama, ‘The Crown’ used Somerleyton Hall for filming the scenes of the Royal Family at Sandringham.