Heather's Guidebook
Food scene
Lovely wines and local beers to buy. Nice cafe !
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Adnams Southwold Store and Café
4 Victoria StLovely wines and local beers to buy. Nice cafe !
Book your distillery or brewery tours . You can also make your own gin , learn to make cocktails or climb the lighthouse !
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Adnams Vistor Centre
Book your distillery or brewery tours . You can also make your own gin , learn to make cocktails or climb the lighthouse !
Lovely Reed bed walks. Stunning scenery and great food.
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Old Hall Southwold Café & walks
Halesworth RoadLovely Reed bed walks. Stunning scenery and great food.
Traditional pub. Lovely place to stop for a break on the harbour walk. They also have SHANTY nights on the 2nd Thursday of the month and the 1st and 3rd Sunday . Both start at 8pm.
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Harbour Inn Southwold
Traditional pub. Lovely place to stop for a break on the harbour walk. They also have SHANTY nights on the 2nd Thursday of the month and the 1st and 3rd Sunday . Both start at 8pm.
The Swan Hotel
The flag ship hotel and restaurant for ADNAMS.
Wonderful baker. Enjoy the calories! Also does takeaway pizza
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Two Magpies Bakery Southwold
88 High StWonderful baker. Enjoy the calories! Also does takeaway pizza
Pop up food. Sometimes a baker (Saturday) just wonderful. Sometimes street food. Find it on Instagram and facebook
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The Box
27 High StPop up food. Sometimes a baker (Saturday) just wonderful. Sometimes street food. Find it on Instagram and facebook
Great fish and chips . Homemade tartare and mushy peas !
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The Little Fish and Chip Shop
2 East StGreat fish and chips . Homemade tartare and mushy peas !
The Randolph
41 Wangford RdLots of outdoor seating. 15 minute walk from Southwold
Possibly our favourite restaurant. Very relaxed. Great food .
You will be able to book online . It gets very busy so worth booking before you arrive.
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Coasters
12 Queen StPossibly our favourite restaurant. Very relaxed. Great food .
You will be able to book online . It gets very busy so worth booking before you arrive.
Lovely to sit outside and enjoy a beer/wine and yummy food . A nice walk from Southwold. Takes about 45mins.
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Bell Inn Walberswick
Lovely to sit outside and enjoy a beer/wine and yummy food . A nice walk from Southwold. Takes about 45mins.
Pit Stop Cafe
York RoadTennis courts and an old fashioned cafe with home makes.
The White Horse Inn
Darsham RoadRecent guests ate here and really enjoyed it.
If you love fish and seafood… this is a must! Seafood platters a specialty. Opening times for takeaway over the winter; Sunday-Thursday 11.45-5pm
Friday-Saturday 11.45-7pm. No indoor eating at the moment due to the catastrophic fire a few months ago.
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Sole Bay Fish Company
If you love fish and seafood… this is a must! Seafood platters a specialty. Opening times for takeaway over the winter; Sunday-Thursday 11.45-5pm
Friday-Saturday 11.45-7pm. No indoor eating at the moment due to the catastrophic fire a few months ago.
Duchies
63 High StreetHighly recommended by many guests. Excellent vegetarian breakfasts.
Another firm favourite. Run by Gerard . Great place to stop and have coffee/lunch on the harbour .relax with a glass of wine over lunch. Worth reserving .
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Harbour Café
Another firm favourite. Run by Gerard . Great place to stop and have coffee/lunch on the harbour .relax with a glass of wine over lunch. Worth reserving .
The Angel Inn
39 High StOpen Tuesday -Saturday breakfast/coffees and lunch . Really unusual and all locally sourced food. Occasionally evening supper clubs so worth checking . Community lunches once a month.
My favourite place for coffee or lunch. Recently featured on BBC with Rick Stein.
The Canteen
Open Tuesday -Saturday breakfast/coffees and lunch . Really unusual and all locally sourced food. Occasionally evening supper clubs so worth checking . Community lunches once a month.
My favourite place for coffee or lunch. Recently featured on BBC with Rick Stein.
Loaded Southwold Ltd
The newest eatery in southwold. Haven’t tried it yet!
The Queen's Head at Bramfield
The StreetRecommended for food !
Had a fabulous Sunday lunch . Great service and cosy ambiance. 15 minutes drive from southwold.
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The White Hart
London RoadHad a fabulous Sunday lunch . Great service and cosy ambiance. 15 minutes drive from southwold.
Shopping
My favourite shop! Voted in the top 50 independent boutiques in the guardian 2021
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Collen & Clare
My favourite shop! Voted in the top 50 independent boutiques in the guardian 2021
Nice place to visit for a browse of furniture and interior design. Great plant shop run by George . He is really helpful and knowledgeable
Earsham Hall Tearooms
Nice place to visit for a browse of furniture and interior design. Great plant shop run by George . He is really helpful and knowledgeable
A nice place to visit for interior tips. Really nice on a rainy day. Lots of tempting things to buy.
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Snape Maltings
A nice place to visit for interior tips. Really nice on a rainy day. Lots of tempting things to buy.
Gallery Thea
5 Station RdReally lovely hand painted gifts. Memories of Southwold to take home
The Amber Shop & Museum
15 Market PlaceWorth a look... go find your own on the beach !
Woodbridge
A nice town to wander around.
Sightseeing
Nice 30 minute drive from Southwold. Great fish and chips on the shingle beach
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Aldeburgh
Nice 30 minute drive from Southwold. Great fish and chips on the shingle beach
A really nice round walk from Southwold. Across the common and along the old railway. Takes about 45 minutes. Nice places for lunch . Pubs and cafes. You can come back via the ferry .
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Walberswick
A really nice round walk from Southwold. Across the common and along the old railway. Takes about 45 minutes. Nice places for lunch . Pubs and cafes. You can come back via the ferry .
Marvellous walks. Full of history. The Ship is a lovely traditional pub with fab food.
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Dunwich
Marvellous walks. Full of history. The Ship is a lovely traditional pub with fab food.
National Trust - Dunwich Heath ne Beach
Minsmere RoadBest walks
Enjoy the quirky pier attractions. You can eat in the restaurant or cates . Sit on the boardwalk with a nice glass of wine and watch the world go by.
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Southwold Pier
North ParadeEnjoy the quirky pier attractions. You can eat in the restaurant or cates . Sit on the boardwalk with a nice glass of wine and watch the world go by.
Bungay is a historic market town. It has a number of small independent shops. Also a lovely delicatessen.
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Bungay
Bungay is a historic market town. It has a number of small independent shops. Also a lovely delicatessen.
Lowestoft
An old fishing town which has seen better days.
Historic military site... a testing station for scientific experiments. Lots of abandoned buildings. An interesting walk . Sadly no lighthouse now.
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Orford Ness
Historic military site... a testing station for scientific experiments. Lots of abandoned buildings. An interesting walk . Sadly no lighthouse now.
The crown and castle pub has always been a favourite of ours. Hopefully it will be just as good when lockdown eases.
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Orford
The crown and castle pub has always been a favourite of ours. Hopefully it will be just as good when lockdown eases.
Thorpeness
A very special place to visit. Nice walk to aldeburgh.
Beauty
Blush & Glow, Southwold
14a Queen StLovely treatments.
RSPB Minsmere
Sheepwash LaneA must do for bird lovers
A spa about 1 hours drive. I have stayed here recently and it was lovely. Great treatments . They do a good day spa package. Something to book for a rainy day … i thoroughly recommend it.
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Retreat East
A spa about 1 hours drive. I have stayed here recently and it was lovely. Great treatments . They do a good day spa package. Something to book for a rainy day … i thoroughly recommend it.
Neighbourhoods
Beccles
Traditional market town.
Old fashioned Suffolk town. Interesting shops and cafes. First class delicatessen. The black dog deli on the pedestrian walk. If you like a sausage roll 😋
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Halesworth
42 ThoroughfareOld fashioned Suffolk town. Interesting shops and cafes. First class delicatessen. The black dog deli on the pedestrian walk. If you like a sausage roll 😋
Great city. Castle worth a visit. About 60 minute drive from Southwold.
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Norwich
Great city. Castle worth a visit. About 60 minute drive from Southwold.