The Atlas Obscura Guide To Southwold

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Southwold, England

Updated February 6, 2025

Unusual Attractions in Southwold

Southwold, England

Under the Pier Show

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

Southwold, England

Southwold Jack

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

Southwold, England

Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room

A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.

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The 15th C. north door with scorch marks, some say left by the Devil’s hand, Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh.

Blythburgh, England

The Devil's Fingerprints

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

3 miles from Southwold

Covehithe, England

Ruins of St Andrew's Covehithe

A 17th-century church is nestled within the walls of a 15th-century ruin.

3 miles from Southwold

Dunwich, England

The Lost Town of Dunwich

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

3 miles from Southwold

Dunwich, England

The Last Grave

Forlorn amidst a thicket mere feet from a cliff's edge stands a solitary headstone that appears completely out of place, a haunting symbol of a once-thriving town now lost to the relentless forces of nature.

4 miles from Southwold

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Stories About Southwold

Dani Church has run the Southwold-Walberswick ferry for the last 22 years. Her family has been navigating the River Blyth since 1885.

The Oldest Rowboat Ferry in England Is Not Slowing Down

The same family has been crossing the River Blyth for six generations.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Southwold

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Southwold, England

Updated February 6, 2025

Unusual Attractions in Southwold

Southwold, England

Under the Pier Show

Southwold, England

Southwold Jack

Southwold, England

Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room

Blythburgh, England

The Devil's Fingerprints

Covehithe, England

Ruins of St Andrew's Covehithe

Dunwich, England

The Lost Town of Dunwich

Dunwich, England

The Last Grave

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