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    East England

    Tour East England and visit Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Lincolnshire or Cambridgeshire on your motorhome holidays – you might get more than you bargained for

    Published: February 11, 2014

    Why not visit Cromer Pier on your caravan holidays in Norfolk
    Why not visit Cromer Pier on your caravan holidays in Norfolk
    There's lots to see on caravan holidays in Essex, Mersea Island just one of the many coastal delights
    There’s lots to see on caravan holidays in Essex, Mersea Island just one of the many coastal delights
    Visit Lincoln Cathedral and much more on your caravan holidays in East England, with Practical Caravan's expert travel guide
    Visit Lincoln Cathedral and much more on your caravan holidays in East England, with Practical Caravan’s expert travel guide
    During your caravan holidays in Norfolk, walk round the Queen's beautiful Sandringham estate
    During your caravan holidays in Norfolk, walk round the Queen’s beautiful Sandringham estate
    Visit Cambridge when you're in the east of England and see stunning architecture such as here at King's Parade
    Visit Cambridge when you’re in the east of England and see stunning architecture such as here at King’s Parade
    The Broads are one of the reasons people visit Norfolk on their holidays
    The Broads are one of the reasons people visit Norfolk on their holidays
    Colourful beach huts line the long sandy beach at Southwold on the Suffolk coast
    Colourful beach huts line the long sandy beach at Southwold on the Suffolk coast
    If you visit Skegness, the Natureland Seal Sanctuary makes for a good day out
    If you visit Skegness, the Natureland Seal Sanctuary makes for a good day out
    Why not visit Cromer Pier on your caravan holidays in Norfolk
    There's lots to see on caravan holidays in Essex, Mersea Island just one of the many coastal delights
    Visit Lincoln Cathedral and much more on your caravan holidays in East England, with Practical Caravan's expert travel guide
    During your caravan holidays in Norfolk, walk round the Queen's beautiful Sandringham estate
    Visit Cambridge when you're in the east of England and see stunning architecture such as here at King's Parade
    The Broads are one of the reasons people visit Norfolk on their holidays
    Colourful beach huts line the long sandy beach at Southwold on the Suffolk coast
    If you visit Skegness, the Natureland Seal Sanctuary makes for a good day out
    In coastal areas of Suffolk, many beach car parks and picnic sites specifically allow campervans and motorhomes

    Things To Do

    Lincolnshire has long been associated with aviation so why not explore the county’s aviation heritage? There are many heritage centres and museums to visit with some of the finest including the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre and RAF Scampton, from where The Dambusters set off.

    Visit Cambridge and join an official guided walking tour of the city, treating yourself to an architectural spectacle of university college buildings. You’ll be guided through archways and hallways that you otherwise might not dare to explore.

    Keep yourself entertained on Great Yarmouth‘s Golden Mile with rides and attractions stretching alongside the vast sandy beach. Then take a tour of the North Norfolk coast as it extends right up to Cromer and Sheringham.

    Stop off at Lavenham, one of Suffolk’s wool towns and considered one of England’s best-preserved medieval towns. You’ll find thatched cottages and incredible timber-framed buildings as you wander the narrow streets. The Guildhall is a must.

    If your idea of heaven is adrenalin-fuelled, take on the wild rapids at the Lee Valley White Water Centre. They’re the very same as were used by the world’s best athletes during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

    When To Visit

    There’s always something going on throughout the year in East Anglia, whether it’s witnessing new drifts of snowdrops, beach carnivals or Christmas tree festivals. Of the major events however, is in April, when the flat racing season begins at Newmarket, Suffolk, while in May you can get your boots on for the Suffolk Walking Festival. May also welcomes the now annual 1000 years of Traditional Crafts Festival, held at Lincoln Castle.

    The summer months showcase musical talents in various forms: the Aldeburgh Festival, one of the world’s most iconic celebrations of classical music, in June; Latitude at Southwold in July; the Cambridge Folk Festival, deemed one of the most prestigious folk festivals in the world, in July and August; and the V Festival, held near Chelmsford, Essex, also in August.

    Then in September, it’s the turn of the performing arts in Great Yarmouth when the five-day Out There International Festival of Circus and Street Arts brings a riot of colour to public venues across the town.

    Getting There

    The M11, off the M25, will get you to Cambridge and parts of Suffolk, with the A12 heading to Colchester and Ipswich. Access to Lincolnshire via the M1 and then cross-country through Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire or South Yorkshire is possible, alternatively the A1(M)/A1 reaches Grantham and the A15 to Lincoln. 

    From the Midlands, use the A14, which travels west-east through Cambridgeshire and on through Suffolk to Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. The entire route is riddled with speed cameras every few miles. You can peel off the A14 at Newmarket onto the A11 for Norwich and the Norfolk Broads.

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