Just as a follow on from my last posting, and a precursor to the FW Suffolk trip, here are a few more locations along the Suffolk coast.
Southwold - Pretty seaside town with lots of jolly beach huts and a picturesque pier, be there early to catch the light and more importantly avoid the tourists. Also have a trip down to the Harbour where there's lots of old fisherman's huts, boats etc. Park near the Harbour Inn as it's free, you have to pay at the other end You also may want to take the small ferry (if it's running) across to Walberswick where there's more old huts, boats etc. and sand dunes down by the shoreline.
Blythburgh - Wonderful old church set amongst the reed beds.
Dunwich - Used to be a great place for boats but unfortunately there's only about two left!
Sizewell Beach - Don't be put off by the looming presence of the Nuclear Power station as there's some nice images to be had down on the beach, more boats, huts etc.
Thorpeness - Weird, purpose built Edwardian holiday village but down by the mere there's lots of brightly coloured rowing boats. It also has a windmill and the famous 'House in the Clouds', a converted water tower that has a house perched at the top.
Aldeburgh - A short drive away from Thorpeness, on the way you can stop off at the 'giant shell' on the beach. Again lots of boats, huts, rusty machinery etc. on the beach.
Snape Maltings - Famous for the Benjamin Britain music school and concert hall and is surrounded by picturesque reed beds. There's also a boardwalk which leads to a small hamlet called Iken
Orford - Carry on through the village down to the Quay. To the south of the Quay are a few old derelict boats, watch out for the mud though! It's a day trip but you can always take the National Trust ferry across to Orford Ness where there's a classic red & white lighthouse and a collection of buildings used for nuclear weapons testing left over from the cold war.
Paul
