Southwold is a brilliant place. Okay, maybe it’s not for those seeking the dizzy heights of Blackpool Pleasure Beach or Alton Towers. If that’s what you’re after you’d be lost in Southwold. […]
The Harbour Inn, Blackshore, Southwold
It’s not your archetypal jetty harbour, more a row of staithes along the river estuary that services the local fishing and leisure boats. There’s odd whiffs of rotting sea weed and loads […]
The Red Lion, Southwold
The pretty exterior promises so much, surrounded by some of the finest houses in the town, looking out over South Green, and the harbour in the distance. On entering the cabin style, […]
The Crown, Southwold
Sometimes you just sort of drop on things, unexpected things, hidden gems. I’m not sure why I thought it was a discovery because it’s dead easy to find, you can’t really miss […]
The Lord Nelson, Southwold
Cracking pint of Adnam’s Mosaic, over a couple of days you could taste it go down the cask until you got the, ‘I’ll just have to change the barrel.’ Out and out, by […]
The Sole Bay Inn, Southwold
Sole Bay is the name of the Southwold brewery the Adnam’s family took over in 1872, effectively the start of their brewing dynasty, so it’s a fitting name for a pub which […]
The Bell Inn, Walberswick
The Bell is nearer to the river, and Walberswick village green, than the Anchor. I suspect many day visitors may not get past The Bell, which is a shame because they are […]
The Anchor Inn, Walberswick
A big blue pub in a pretty village just t’other side of the River Blyth to Southwold, you can drive, walk or use the little ferry, more of that in another post. […]
Adnam’s and Southwold
Basically Adnam’s is Southwold, or should that be Southwold is Adnam’s. Whatever, the quintessential Suffolk seaside town is dominated by two things, the other one is the impressive, still operational, lighthouse. Wherever […]