When visiting Suffolk, Orford should most certainly be high on the list as a place to visit or a place to stay.

With fifty years of use under its belt, in April of 1929 Southwold Railway which linked Southwold to Halesworth closed its train doors for the last time.

Southwold and the Suffolk coast are rich sources of history and tradition that are just waiting to be discovered by inquisitive visitors.

From chariot burials dating back to circa c.2000 BC and the Middle Ages to the Great Plains of America and the Industrial Age, the importance of the horse in the development of human civilisation has been well documented.

Woodbridge is one of Suffolk’s most treasured market towns.

Southwold has an incredibly extensive history with its reference in the Domesday Book, connections to famous writers and its fishing industry.

Last Sunday we hosted our Open Day in at The Old Water Tower in Southwold. The weather began a little clouded over, but subsequently stayed dry for the duration of the day.

With Halloween just around the corner, my thoughts have turned to the spooky goings on of the county and I remembered back to my local school days, when I learned about the wonderful lost city of Dunwich. 

The Craighurst is a large building with commanding views over Southwold seafront.

Guest blog post by Marion Welham, Heritage and Tourism Officer, Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Photos left to right: St Michael's in Framlingham, walking along the Blyth Estuary