By road, the seaside village of Walberswick is about 20 minutes from Southwold Harbour. By foot-ferry, the journey takes just a few. The road route...

This award-winning rural beach is clean, quiet and secluded. To the south is the mouth of the River Blyth, to the north, Southwold itself and...

In this little white weather-boarded heritage centre, visitors can find out all about Walberswick, its history and its surroundings, with the help of local maps,...

Walberwick National Nature Reserve is one of the most diverse in the UK. Here, plant life ranges from the acid-loving fenugreek and mossy stonecrop to...

Before the great Southwold fire of 1659, there were buildings on gun hill. Later, probably in 1746, the six 18 pound Tudor guns seen today...

Run by the Southwold Film Society, this cinema offers a programme of classic films, old and new. It's named after Southwold’s first cinema, which used...

This is the only amber museum in Britain, receiving over 70,000 visitors a year. Exhibits include artifacts, carvings, jewellery and objets d’art, both antique and...

This Grade II listed building houses unique local and natural history collections. Exhibits trace the town's eventful past from small fishing community to fashionable seaside...

The Alfred Corry was Southwold's most famous lifeboat. Built in 1893, she was launched 41 times saving 47 lives, before finally being condemned in 1918....

St Edmund’s is known as the grandest church in Suffolk. Unusually, it was designed and built quickly - between 1430 and 1490 - rather than...

Opened in 1900, Southwold Pier was built by the Coast Development Company as an embarkation point for its coastal steamers. The pier was partly...

Southwold is probably more famous for its beach huts than for anything else. Much photographed and much sought after, these glorified sheds can cost almost...

Southwold's golden sand and shingle beach is a frequent Blue Flag winner, which means it has met the highest standards for safety, cleanliness and sustainability....

Dunwich Heath is run by the National Trust and is set in a Suffolk area of outstanding natural beauty. The area was once part of...

Minsmere Nature Reserve is located along the beautiful Suffolk Heritage Coast near Westleton and Saxmundham. The reserve is run by the Royal society for the...