The day starts with a full tank of petrol and an empty bladder! Fuel can be taken onboard from the Morrisons fuel station and a full tank should be plenty enough for this whole trip.

We head straight to Lowestoft lighthouse this was built in 1874 and is considered Britain’s oldest established coastal lighthouse station that is still in use. It stands at 16m tall, With the light 37m above sea level, its current light characteristic is one flash every 15 seconds with a range of 23 nautical miles (26 mi / 43 km). Electricity was installed in 1936 and it was fully automated in 1975. It is located to the north of the centre of Lowestoft. It acts as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast close to Ness Point, the most easterly point in the United Kingdom. Parking can be found on Whapole road, with only a short walk to the lighthouse through Sparrows Nest. You could also visit the Lowestoft Maritime Museum within the same vicinity.

Leaving Lowestoft in the county of Suffolk, you head towards Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk where you are soon riding for a short time alongside the beautiful yellow sandy beach and sand dune coastline that stretches for 15 miles, with its restaurants, seaside amusements and bright lights that line the opposite side of the road.

Shortly after leaving Great Yarmouth, you start to hug the flat coastline and the start of some really nice twisty and undulating marsh land type roads. You pass by horsey windpump, this was built in 1912 on the foundations of the 18th-century Horsey Black Mill and was used to pump water from the dykes, which intersect and drains the land, into the high-level system of the broads and tidal waterways. It is now run and owed by the National Trust.

Beyond the windpump, you can turn right, if you want to visit the Horsey beach seal viewpoint, where you can see the seal pups being born in their natural environment during the months of late October through to February. It is a little bit of a walk to the viewpoint, but still worth the stop.

Following on the B1159 you are soon in the village of Happisburgh with Happisburgh Lighthouse to your right; it was built in 1790 and is the only independently operated lighthouse left in Great Britain. It is also the oldest working lighthouse in East Anglia and still uses the same optic that was installed in 1868. With the tower standing at nearly 26m tall. The light was electrified in 1947 and is 41m above sea level, its light characteristics is 3 white flashes, repeated every 30 seconds with a range of up to 15 nautical miles (18 mi / 29km). This is used to mark safe passage around the southern end of the treacherous Haisborough Sands.

Shortly after leaving Happisburgh, you begin to enter a slightly built-up area with a sweeping left hand bend and as you start to come out of this bend it just opens up into the most perfect view, with Walcott Beach and the north sea to your right. One of the most striking features about Walcott is the fact that the road runs right along it, which is somewhat of a rarity along the east Norfolk coast. After leaving Walcott you soon start to head slightly inland before coming back to meet the coastline at Mundesley and then briskly onto Cromer lighthouse.

Cromer Lighthouse was first built in 1680 and the current building was constructed in 1833. It is constructed of masonry and the tower is octagonal in shape and stands 18m tall. The Light is 84m above sea level and its light characteristic was one flash per minute, it was said to be visible up to a distance of 27 nautical miles (31 mi / 50 km). Electricity was installed in 1958 to power the light and it was only fully automated in 1990. It is located half of a mile from the cliff edge (although it is now much closer) at Foulness, east of the town of Cromer to act as a guide for passing ships.

Leaving the Lighthouse, you head into Cromer for a schedule stop at costa for refreshments.

From Cromer on the A149 you pass through both Runtons, East and West, before arriving in the seaside town of Sheringham where the motto of the town, was granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is “Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat”, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns” and is worthy of a visit if you have time.

Leaving Sheringham behind you, you pass through the lovely quaint little villages of Weybourne, Kelling, Salhouse, Cley and Blankney in that order before arriving in Stiffkey, here the road does get a little narrow through the village so don’t be too surprised to see oncoming buses or lorries in the middle of the road for the next half mile or so.

Once through Stiffkey you soon arrive at the sea port of Wells Next to the Sea, is an ideal place for a spot of lunch. Wells happens to also be mentioned in the Domesday Book, its always been a sea port that is still in use today and dates back as far as the 1300s. Away from the quay, it has charming Staithe Streets and traditional shops, all part of a delightful network of narrow streets, old alleys and yards, that are waiting for you to explore.

From Wells you pass through more small but lovely coastal villages before arriving at Old Hunstanton Lighthouse the present lighthouse was built in 1840 but ceased operations in 1921, there had been a lighthouse on this site since the 17th century. The tower stands at 19m tall and the light at 26m above sea level and has a light characteristic that the lamp would eclipsed twice for two seconds apiece, every thirty seconds, with a range of 16 nautical miles (18 mi / 30 km). This served to help guide vessels into the safe waters of the Lynn Deeps It was built at the highest point available on this part of the coast on Old Hunstanton cliffs.

Your final destination beckons, Hunstanton, or Sunny Hunny as it is better known by bikers alike. This is an elegant Victorian seaside resort often frequented nowadays with 100’s of beautiful motorbikes and their riders. It also benefits from some spectacular sunsets due to its west facing aspect.