Old Felixstowe Holidays

On your family UK holidays in Old Felixstowe you'll find a lot more than just a major sea port. There are two attractive sand-and-shingle beaches around Felixstowe and Old Felixstowe, with huts that you can hire for the day.  The Spa Pavilion Theatre is very active, with an annual Drama Festival each May. There's also plenty of traditional seaside fun, including amusement parks with rides and slides, indoor golf and a swimming pool. Nearby, Landguard Fort was where the last invasion of England took place, in 1667. Today, it's an English Heritage museum consisting of a warren of tunnels, small displays, barrack room and replica gun. You can also enjoy the Landguard Nature Reserve, offering a good view of the large container ships. Old Felixstowe also comes complete with boat yard, fishing huts, two inns, sailing club, fresh-fish stall and water-ski school, offering courses throughout the summer.

On cheap UK holidays in Old Felixstowe, Suffolk, you've plenty to keep yourself occupied. Golfers will enjoy the 18-hole course with its fabulous views over the coast and estuary, and there's a nine-hole course open on a 'pay and play' basis. From Felixstowe, you can also take a passenger boat over the River Deben to the resort of Bawdsey – but you'll need to attract the ferryman's attention with the bat that's supplied. On your cheap UK holidays around Old Felixstowe, you'll also find lots of Martello Towers, which once repelled Napoleon. Nearby is Trimley Marshes, a wetland reserve alive with birds, with great views of the Orwell Estuary. Take a trip to the pier, too, on your cheap UK holidays in Old Felixstowe and see the famous beach house where Mrs Simpson Wallis stayed while she waited to marry King Edward VIII.

On UK beach holidays in Old Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast, the great British holiday is well and truly alive. On fine days, take your bucket and spade down to the local sand-and-shingle beaches, or visit the local castles and Martello Towers, where history comes alive. On rainy days, enjoy the indoor amusements along the coast. Felixstowe and Old Felixstowe are places where Edwardian charm is still going strong. Book your cheap UK family holidays in Old Felixstowe in Suffolk online or by phone with directline-ukholidays.