The Regency town of Southwold offers a
range of supermarkets, butcher, bakery, vegetable shops and delicatessen.
Southwold also has a library, post office, cottage hospital, golf course
and a sailing club. The Pier offers entertainment with restaurants and a further landmark is Adnams
Brewery. Schools include primary schools
in both Southwold and Reydon and co-educational day and boarding facilities
at Saint Felix School.
Blythburgh, situated on the Blyth Estuary and
renowned for its “Cathedral of the Marshes” is approximately
3 miles distant. The market towns of Beccles and Halesworth are approximately
10 miles distant. The cathedral city
of Norwich is approximately
30 miles with its international airport and Ipswich is approximately 36
miles. Darsham, approximately 7 miles distant, has direct rail
services to London, Liverpool
Street, taking approximately 130 minutes. The
Blyth River estuary separates Southwold from Walberswick and can be
reached by either crossing the bailey bridge or the foot ferry that
runs during the summer months. This area of outstanding natural beauty
offers miles of sandy beaches, cosy tea rooms, restaurants, two pubs,
an art gallery, original crafts and gift shops.
Aldeburgh is most notable
for its music festival. Around 2 hours from London, it's a small, unspoilt
and stylish coastal town where, if you're up early enough, you can
watch the fishermen pull their boats onto the beach to sell their fresh
catch - followed by a steady stream of sea gulls. There
are lots of interesting independent shops, some excellent restaurants (three
feature in the Good Food Guide), cafes, takeaways, art galleries, a
small cinema, co-op, bookshop and pubs serving local Adnams bitter,
not to forget the famous fish & chip shops.
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