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5. Take a stroll along the pier — Southwold

Southwold has to be one of the prettiest seaside towns in England. Image: Southwold
Pier

Train to Halesworth, then 20 min taxi or 30 min bus
Southwold was once a quaint seaside town where we went on lowkey family holidays. Now,

thanks admittedly in part to articles like this one, it's become London-on-Sea — a microcosm of
bougie seasideyness, where a pint of the local Adnams Bitter costs almost as much as it does in
the capital. The fact remains, Southwold is a truly lovely seaside town — its rugged harbour dotted

with fishermen's huts selling fresh whiting and lemon sole; a pier installed with Tim Hunkin's
screwball arcade machines; and colourful huts lined up along the promenade, pretty as you like.

It's everything a Londoner could want from a day on the coast (just maybe don't buy a second
home there). Nearby Walberswick, Covehithe and the mysterious Dunwich (the site of a medieval

town which was washed away by the sea) make this part of Suffolk worth sticking around for the
weekend.