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All the United Kingdom England Southwold

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Southwold

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

Updated February 6, 2025

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Welcome to the Under the Pier Show.

Southwold, England

Under the Pier Show

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
The original Southwold Jack in St Edmunds Church.

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
A church within a church.

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
Ruins in Dunwich

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
The grave stone.

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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May 11, 2023

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