Southwold is surrounded by many beautiful and interesting places.

Whether you are interested in walking, sailing, bird watching, music, art, theatre, good food you will find something to your taste.

Below are just a few suggestions:

Aldeburgh - shingle beach, Maggi Hambling’s scallop shell sculpture, the Strand Gallery, Benjamin Britten’s Red House, the Lighthouse restaurant and cookery school, cinema.

Snape Maltings - Concert hall, shops, restaurants, walk to Iken church.

Blythburgh - Reed bed walks, estuary bird-life, stunning light church.

Walberswick - The Bell and Anchor Inns, tea-rooms, crabbing competition.

Dunwich - Ruined monastery, fish and chips beach café, museum.

Orford - Castle, estuary cruises, famous fish restaurant and stylish Crown and Castle hotel/restaurant.

Minsmere - Bird sanctuary.