The Old Sun

The Old Sun is a great base from which to explore Norfolk and Suffolk, and you're an easy 30 minutes' drive from Norwich, the Norfolk Broads and the coast. If golf's your game, then there's a course within a couple of miles. Fishing fanatics are also in luck here: Broome Pits, right next to The Old Sun, is open 24/7 and made up of four lakes filled to the brim with bream and tench, as well as carp weighing up to (and sometimes over) 40lbs, plus heaps of roach, rudd and other small fish. Pick up your permit at the lakes for long days of dawn to dusk fishing. Hire a bike or boat at a centre a couple of miles from base, and hot foot it over to Norwich city centre for at least a couple of days’ worth of attractions, from shopping in The Lanes and the covered market to visiting the Norman Norwich Castle or spotting the resident peregrine falcons at the city's spectacular cathedral. Pubs, clubs, award-winning restaurants, theatres and live music venues abound around this vibrant university city, so there's no end to the options you've got for city-based fun. If you're not one for cycling or boating, however, but still want to lap up what Norwich has to entertain you with, then you can hop on a Norwich-bound bus at a stop that lies 100 metres from the site's entrance. Now, onto the Norfolk/Suffolk coast, which at its closest point lies a measly 13 miles from base. You'll no doubt have a great old time if you hit up Great Yarmouth's pleasure beach, and for even more family-orientated fun, Pleasurewood Hills theme park and a sprawling Africa-themed safari park both lie within easy reach of Lowestoft's seaside attractions.