For generations people have enjoyed the vast open spaces of the towns common area, it is a relaxing place to walk, take the children to the play area, or watch the wildlife and cattle as they slowly enjoy the setting.

The common today is also home to the Beccles Golf Club, maintaining their greens with loving care, but it is an area with its very own history.

In Victorian times the 'Butts' at the back of the common were developed for the use of a firing range, and it is thought by some people that the pit immediately in front of the Golf Club could well have been the spot that the earth was moved from to form the 'Butts'.

In the 1800's Horse Racing was regularly held on the common, usually early in August each year, either the week before or week after the Yarmouth Races