Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.32847, 1.67887
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Canteen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Canteen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
13 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +111 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +111 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km▾
Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
St Helena TrailWalking route▾
St Helena Trail, Dunwich Forest. Signposted with orange arrows
Named routeLocal walking route
Reebed RambleWalking route▾
Marsh MeanderWalking route▾
Primrose Alleypublic footpath · 18 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mPath type: service
Primrose Alleypublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: footway
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route
Southwald to Reedham Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 31Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 31Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 31Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 31Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Gun Hillbridleway · 132 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 132 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Porch, St Edmund's Church, Southwold
Photos
Porch, St Edmund's Church, Southwold
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Millenium Car Park · Paid · 229m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
88,593 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
88,593 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds114 species
autumnwinter
2026Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail
+109 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025Rabbit · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Green Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker
Tamarisk · Alexanders · Navelwort · Blue Globe-thistle · Seaside Daisy
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- TamariskTamarix gallica2025
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus2025
- Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
- Pot Marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
88,593 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds114 species
autumnwinter
2026Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail
+109 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025Rabbit · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Green Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker
Tamarisk · Alexanders · Navelwort · Blue Globe-thistle · Seaside Daisy
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- TamariskTamarix gallica2025
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus2025
- Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
- Pot Marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calendula officinalis2025
Calendula officinalis2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2025Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2025Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2025Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Common GlasswortSalicornia europaea2025Common GlasswortSalicornia europaea2025Events & activities nearby
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