Beccles and Bungay

Beccles and Bungay are towns in Suffolk.

Understand
Bungay, Bigod's Castle
Beccles Town Sign

Beccles and Bungay are market towns on the River Waveney in Suffolk 5 miles (8 km) apart on the southern edge of the Norfolk Broads. They are rural towns catering primarily to the local populations rather than tourists.

In Bungay one Sunday during a church service in 1577 during thunderstorms a black hellhound apparition appeared and attacked members of the congregation. Today this dog is included in the town's coat of arms and the "Black Dog" name can be seen cropping up around the town. The dog has been linked to the Black Shuck - a dog renowned for hunting the coasts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex (and featured in a song by the rock group The Darkness).

Get in

By road

The A146 Lowestoft to Norwich main road runs through Beccles. The A143 Great Yarmouth to Harleston and Diss and on to Bury St Edmunds runs through both towns.

By train

By bicycle

Regional Cycle Route 30 runs through both towns through Diss & Thetford to the W and to Lowestoft to the E. In Beccles route 30 connects with National Cycle Route 1 (Shetland to Dover via Norwich & Ipswich) as well as Regional Cycle Route 31 (Reedham to Southwold).

On foot

The Angles Way long distance footpath (93 miles) Great Yarmouth to Thetford runs through both Bungay & Beccles.

Get around

Both towns are small enough to see on foot, though they are 5 miles apart.

See
Bungay Buttercross
St Michael's Church, Beccles
Flixton Road Mill, Bungay

Do

Boat and canoe hire

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep
Bridge Street, Bungay

Connect
  • 🌍 Beccles Post Office, WH Smith, 9 Newmarket Place, Beccles NR34 9HQ. M-F 8:30AM-5:30PM, Sa 9AM-12:30PM, Su 10AM-2PM. (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Bungay Post Office, 38 St Mary St, Bungay NR35 1AX. M-Sa 6AM-6PM, Su 7AM-1PM. (updated May 2017)

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