Southwold- a British seaside gem!!

my granddaughter just off to build a castle...

and didn't she do well!!

Have just returned from a fabulous holiday in Southwold - a traditional seaside resort in Suffolk that is famous for it's brightly coloured beach huts- and we had a wonderful time with the family... it was a real bucket and spade, ice creams, picnic on the beach, type of holiday and the weather was just perfect - warm and sunny everyday. We paddled in the sea, made sandcastles, got sand in the sandwiches and had a really great time. Southwold has a short pier that was only built in 2001 and has stylish shops and restaurants along it- we had a fish and chips lunch there in a cafe that overlooked the sea and the shore.

There is an interesting harbour there with loads of shacks that sell freshly caught fish, crabs, crayfish etc and a ferry that will row you over to the pretty village of Walberswick. The present ferryman is a young woman and she is the fifth generation to run the ferry.

The ferry that rows you over to Walberswick...

Walberswick village.