Beccles is close to the coastal resorts of Southwold and Lowestoft on the Suffolk coast. The town which is at the beginning of the Norfolk Broads, enjoys a more relaxed tempo and is well placed to explore Norwich and Norfolk
Strange but true
Sir John Mills spent a few years of his childhood living opposite the Swan House, being fostered by a watchmaker, who's hobby was running the local 'Am-Dram' Society
Sir David Frost, broadcaster Martin Bell, actor Sir John Mills and Nobel prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin to name but four (there were no more though) all grew up here in Beccles