Set on a tributary of the River Blyth under vast Suffolk skies, the rural market town of Halesworth is steeped in the rich history of its trading past – and present.

Halesworth sits quietly going about its business, just inland from the crowd-pulling resorts of the Suffolk Heritage Coast – a genuine market town treasure where there’s a warm welcome, whatever the time of year.

Visit, Shop, Stay…

At its heart – and just a stroll from the largest Millennium Green in England – you’ll find its pedestrian-friendly Thoroughfare lined with traditional and modern independent shops, cafés, businesses and historic  inns. Whilst up by medieval St Mary’s Church, the tradition of market day is still honoured every week.

Relax. Sip a coffee on the street terrace. Shop local for must-have essentials or that treat-of-a-picnic. Share a lunch or supper, full of grown-round-here good things. Browse for antiques…

And escape the rush…

Just for an hour or two? For the day?
Or why not stay a little longer?

A Real Breath of Fresh Air 

Home to the largest Millennium Green in the whole of England, green meadows, wild flowers and the sound of bird song are only ever a few steps away in Halesworth. 

• Stroll out beside long-quiet canals and green traces of quaysides.
• Walk beneath bridges or by the track-bed of the forgotten early railway which helped create seaside resort Southwold.
• Take to two wheels down the easy-going all-weather path to discover Halesworth’s famous Six Arches. 
• Simply sit a while in the sunshine and watch the natural world go by.

Or why not walk or cycle further a-Halesworth-field? Follow footpaths to history-rich villages and poignant reminders of times past. Discover early round-towered churches and thatched cottages, farmsteads, ‘mardle’ ponds and mills … and memorials.

From wartime airfields to crinkle-crankle walls and forgotten castle earthworks, Halesworth and its district villages have so many secrets to share.