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Southwold
Coastal town in Suffolk, England

Southwold

Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the North Sea, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.

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It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 11 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 km) north-east of Ipswich and 97 miles (156 km) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. At the 2021 Census, the population was 950.

Get in

Getting to Southwold

Southwold is about 35 miles from Ipswich and a similar distance from Norwich. 6 miles E of the A12 main road, 14 miles S of Lowestoft.

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    Darsham

    On the East Suffolk Ipswich to Lowestoft line.

See

Worth seeing

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    Southwold

    No children shorter than 1.1 m (3.6 ft) (really).

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    Southwold Pier

    North Parade, Southwold IP18 6BN, admin@southwoldpier.co.uk.

  3. 03
    St Edmund's Church

    Bartholomew Green, Southwold IP18 6JA.

  4. 04
    The Southwold Museum

    9-11 Victoria St, Southwold IP18 6HZ (Opposite Bartholomew Green, facing the main entrance to the Church), southwold.museum@btconnect.com.

  5. 05
    Alfred Cory Lifeboat Museum

    Ferry Rd, Southwold IP18 6NB,.

Do

Things to do

Walk along the pier and visit the lovely shops along it, or stop for lunch or a snack in the restaurant. Walk to the river and take ferry over to Walberswick. Shop in the many boutiques, gift shops, delis etc. There is a lovely Adnams Kitchen shop which sells a huge variety of wines, as well as unusual kitchen equipment. There is also a nice cafe at the back. Take a walk on the beach.

  1. 01
    Reydon Wood
  2. 02
    Dunwich Heath & Beach

    Coastguard Cottages, Minsmere Rd, Dunwich IP17 3DJ (10 miles S of Southwold), dunwichheath@nationaltrust.org.uk.

  3. 03
    Benacre National Nature Reserve

    Nearly 400 hectares.

  4. 04
    Latitude Festival

    Henham Park, Southwold, info@latitudefestival.co.uk.

  5. 05
    Denes Beach

    Quiet shingle beach Murder Mystery Treasure Trail (Walking Treasure Trail).

  6. 06
    Coastal Voyager
Eat

Where to eat

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    Lord Nelson

    42 East St, Southwold IP18 6EJ, info@thelordnelsonsouthwold.co.uk.

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    The Anchor Inn

    The Street, Walberswick IP18 6UA (From Southwold, 8 miles by road, 2 miles on foot), info@anchoratwalberswick.com.

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    Coasters Restaurant

    12 Queen St, Southwold IP18 6EQ, info@coastersofsouthwold.co.uk.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Velvet (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.