Sarah's Guidebook
Food and entertainment
Loads of fun to be had with Tim Hunkin's amusements. Highly recommended.
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Southwold Pier
North ParadeLoads of fun to be had with Tim Hunkin's amusements. Highly recommended.
A great beach for kids because it's sandy and it's safer in the shallows. Walberswick is also great for crabbing with young kids... equipment is in the old 1711 cupboard...bucket, net and weighted lines...just tie bacon to the weight end of the line, stand on one of the footbridges over the river near the car park, drop the lines into the water, and wait....
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Walberswick Beach
A great beach for kids because it's sandy and it's safer in the shallows. Walberswick is also great for crabbing with young kids... equipment is in the old 1711 cupboard...bucket, net and weighted lines...just tie bacon to the weight end of the line, stand on one of the footbridges over the river near the car park, drop the lines into the water, and wait....
Beccles Lido
PuddingmoorFabulous pool, now open all year.
Iken Canoe
Hire a canoe and explore this beautiful bit of river
Hire a boat and explore the very beautiful and extensive lake. It's excellent for kids because it's very shallow.
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Thorpeness Meare
Hire a boat and explore the very beautiful and extensive lake. It's excellent for kids because it's very shallow.
Southwold Maize Maze
Halesworth RoadGreat for kids!
Great shingle beach with lots of room at busy times. It has a lovely selection of maritime flora too.
Thorpness Beach
Great shingle beach with lots of room at busy times. It has a lovely selection of maritime flora too.
Sibton White Horse Inn
Halesworth RoadOne of our nearest places to eat out
This is a proper old Suffolk pub, with log fires in winter and a big garden in summer. They do food too.
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The Kings Head (The Low House)
Gorams Mill LaneThis is a proper old Suffolk pub, with log fires in winter and a big garden in summer. They do food too.
Huntingfield Arms
The StreetPub grub in a lovely village.
Reckford Farm
Leiston RoadThis is near Dunwich beach and has a big garden. Always wise to book a table at busy times because it's very popular.
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The Ship at Dunwich
Saint James's StreetThis is near Dunwich beach and has a big garden. Always wise to book a table at busy times because it's very popular.
Dunwich is a tiny village now, but this museum shows how it was once a big and thriving port, now lost to the sea.
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Dunwich Museum
Dunwich is a tiny village now, but this museum shows how it was once a big and thriving port, now lost to the sea.
Home to Pro Corda music school, which puts on a programme of classical concerts in summer.
Leiston Abbey
Abbey RoadHome to Pro Corda music school, which puts on a programme of classical concerts in summer.
The black dog deli Halesworth
Bridge StreetVery delicious food here.
The Black Dog Deli
Excellent picnic fodder!
Pump Street Bakery
1 Pump StThe best bakery ever!
A couple of miles north of Yoxford...eat in or take away. They do pizza nights too.
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Two Magpies Bakery Darsham
London RoadA couple of miles north of Yoxford...eat in or take away. They do pizza nights too.
Very comprehensive and well presented farm shop, with good cafe and curios shop, plus carboots on Sunday mornings.
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Friday Street Car Boot Sale
Very comprehensive and well presented farm shop, with good cafe and curios shop, plus carboots on Sunday mornings.
5 minutes walk from Barretts Barn and highly recommended for breakfast, lunch and picnic food. Eat in or take away.
The Black Dog Deli Yoxford
5 minutes walk from Barretts Barn and highly recommended for breakfast, lunch and picnic food. Eat in or take away.
shopping
Snape Maltings is known for it's shopping as well as it's concert hall. You'll find places to eat, antiques, clothes, things for your home and garden and art.
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Snape Maltings
Snape Maltings is known for it's shopping as well as it's concert hall. You'll find places to eat, antiques, clothes, things for your home and garden and art.
Craftco
40A High StThis place has great work by local artists and is an excellent place to buy presents.
Well worth a browse. There's a huge selection of stuff, a cafe and pleasant grounds.
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Yoxford Antiques Centre
Well worth a browse. There's a huge selection of stuff, a cafe and pleasant grounds.
All things organic plus a cafe and an excellent selection of gifts
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Focus Organic Ltd
14 ThoroughfareAll things organic plus a cafe and an excellent selection of gifts
Arts
Well worth visiting if you're keen on art; it's about an hours drive away, at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. As well as changing and exhibitions and the permanent collection, there's an excellent and reasonably priced cafe and a beautiful setting for walks and picnics.
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I-Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Norfolk RoadWell worth visiting if you're keen on art; it's about an hours drive away, at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. As well as changing and exhibitions and the permanent collection, there's an excellent and reasonably priced cafe and a beautiful setting for walks and picnics.
Aldeburgh Music
World class live music. Home to the Aldeburgh Festival and Snape Proms.
Our local Arts Centre has a programme of shows, cinema nights and exhibitions and a great cafe.
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The Cut
8 New CutOur local Arts Centre has a programme of shows, cinema nights and exhibitions and a great cafe.
Latitude Festival
A short drive away.
This is now called The Food Museum. It's set in 78 acres and includes walks as well an opportunity to learn about the history of food production and the implications for our future.
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Museum of East Anglian Life
Iliffe WayThis is now called The Food Museum. It's set in 78 acres and includes walks as well an opportunity to learn about the history of food production and the implications for our future.
Sightseeing
This is our nearest beach and it has easy parking and a cafe.
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Dunwich Beach
This is our nearest beach and it has easy parking and a cafe.
if you're not an RSPB member, it's expensive to visit the bird reserve hides, etc, but walk in from the beach and there is no charge. There quite a nice cafe in the visitors centre too.
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RSPB Minsmere
Sheepwash Laneif you're not an RSPB member, it's expensive to visit the bird reserve hides, etc, but walk in from the beach and there is no charge. There quite a nice cafe in the visitors centre too.
Southwold Sailors' Reading Room
42 East StA wonderful collection of model boats
Southwold Lighthouse
Stradbroke RoadFramlingham Castle
Orfordness is a strange mix of wildlife sanctuary and military museum. Take a boat across the river from Orford and spend a few hours exploring the marked trails.
Orfordness Beacon
Orfordness is a strange mix of wildlife sanctuary and military museum. Take a boat across the river from Orford and spend a few hours exploring the marked trails.
National Trust Car Park - Dunwich Heath and Beach
Our nearest beach.
Well worth a look if you like church architecture. It has wonderful angels on the ceiling
Holy Trinity Church Blythburgh
Church LaneWell worth a look if you like church architecture. It has wonderful angels on the ceiling
Saint Mary the Virgin Church
The StreetThis church has a very beautiful painted ceiling
Yoxman Statue
Our very own!
I-Cathedral ye-Norwich
65 The CloseA great little museum. The first assembly line in the world was here in Leiston, making steam engines that were exported all over the world.
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Long Shop Museum
15 Main StA great little museum. The first assembly line in the world was here in Leiston, making steam engines that were exported all over the world.