The next morning, breakfast at the Swan was epic! Juice and tea/coffee to begin with homemade fruit slice buttered. Then an enormous slate was brought over containing three types of cheese, chacuterie, brioche croissants (divine!), jams and ribbons of melon, pineapple and orange.
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Then we were brought bacon and eggs on toast. The eggs were all mushy the way I like! By this point, I was fit to burst, so we went back to the room to pack and express more bemusement over curling! Yay GB!
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We decided to explore Beccles a little- the town has a few quirky shops which I purchased a metal heart in for a little Katie Hook line and sinkher- style evolving kitchen-art (aha Katie, can you guess which of your metal-backed crafts I am copying?!?!), an applique book (finally figured out how to spell that word- I've been typing appliche for ages!) and a mustard polka dot headband. The walk continued down to the river- start of the Norfolk Broads I believe. All sorts of sea-faring vessels sat moored, some of them looking very woebegone.
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On the recommendation of the barmaid at The Swan and my Mum, we headed off to Southwold. This is a beautiful, beautiful seaside town.
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The beaches are sandy unlike Aldeburgh and I imagine gorgeous in the summer. It boasts a lighthouse AND a pier.
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Aside from the ugly front with the usual amusement arcade, the pier is still beautiful and you can walk along and imagine you are an Edwardian holiday-maker.
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There is a beautiful water-clock and if you look back towards Southwold, you see the town from afar
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and an impressively bright line of beach-huts.
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In my head, I was picking them- "Char would like that one, Ang would like that one, Val would like that one etc..."
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We walked along the beach for a long while, stepping over the groynes- they stretch for a while. Using my Cath Kidston umbrella, CBC traced a large line with a sand message saying Follow the line. I wonder if anyone did?
Reaching the end, I had some tea and CBC had some haddock soup in a surprisingly busy seafood cafe (the breakfast was too much for me! Too much meat and general protein!). We walked back along a marsh-flanked path to the town.
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Southwold has an amazing array of independent shops. We spent ages in the Serena Hall art gallery and I was seriously thinking of saving up for an amazing piece of art by Barry Marshall involving driftwood and treated copper- a shoal of fishes (you can see it here or here- scroll down to Barry Marshall)but luckily the £410 price tag put me off.
I skived off into a shoe-shop called Daddy Longlegs where I almost bought a pair of wedged-heeled teal leather ankle boots reduced to £30 but stopped myself last minute!
We ate amazing carrot-cake and chocolate eclairs respectively and stopped off at the Adnams brewery (this is where it is brewed) for a while to grab some Benjamin Britten beer!
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Reluctantly, we had to leave beautiful Southwold but it was definitely the most special part of our trip! SUCH a place!
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The drive to Mildenhall was horrid. Nasty roads, dark and we got lost but eventually we arrived at our next B&B, The Walnuts Country House B&B which is in West Row, a little village outside of Mildenhall.
But it was worth it as our B&B was amazing. It was a 17th century house and better still, we had been upgraded from our double room to the four-poster suite that costs over £40more per night.
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The next day, we enjoyed a delicious English breakfast in our suite (they bring it to you- so lovely as we could eat as slowly as we wanted without the pressure of having to hurry) as well as juice, tea, coffee, cereals, fruit. They had thought out the suite well. The bathroom had an enormous bath, we had a kitchen with all the essentials you need, kettle, microwave, toaster, oven, sink, cupboards with crockery, glassware and cutlery. There was a fridge in the main room with a complimentary mini-bar- water, beer, juice, cokes, biscuits, fruit, cereals and a loaf of bread, red roses on the table, chocolate on the pillow, bathrobes and huge fluffy towels, DVD player and a pile of DVDs, our own 'woodburner-style' heater that packed a lot of heat, beautiful antique furniture and all the fittings were so romantic. Mildenhall, the nearest town might be a bit of a boring place to visit but this place was an ideal location for getting to Ely (where we went on the last day), Newmarket or Cambridge.
Have you been to Suffolk? Where can you recommend? I want to go to Framlington castle next time!xx
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Then we were brought bacon and eggs on toast. The eggs were all mushy the way I like! By this point, I was fit to burst, so we went back to the room to pack and express more bemusement over curling! Yay GB!
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Clik here to view.
We decided to explore Beccles a little- the town has a few quirky shops which I purchased a metal heart in for a little Katie Hook line and sinkher- style evolving kitchen-art (aha Katie, can you guess which of your metal-backed crafts I am copying?!?!), an applique book (finally figured out how to spell that word- I've been typing appliche for ages!) and a mustard polka dot headband. The walk continued down to the river- start of the Norfolk Broads I believe. All sorts of sea-faring vessels sat moored, some of them looking very woebegone.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
On the recommendation of the barmaid at The Swan and my Mum, we headed off to Southwold. This is a beautiful, beautiful seaside town.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
The beaches are sandy unlike Aldeburgh and I imagine gorgeous in the summer. It boasts a lighthouse AND a pier.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Aside from the ugly front with the usual amusement arcade, the pier is still beautiful and you can walk along and imagine you are an Edwardian holiday-maker.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
There is a beautiful water-clock and if you look back towards Southwold, you see the town from afar
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
and an impressively bright line of beach-huts.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
In my head, I was picking them- "Char would like that one, Ang would like that one, Val would like that one etc..."
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
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Clik here to view.
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We walked along the beach for a long while, stepping over the groynes- they stretch for a while. Using my Cath Kidston umbrella, CBC traced a large line with a sand message saying Follow the line. I wonder if anyone did?
Reaching the end, I had some tea and CBC had some haddock soup in a surprisingly busy seafood cafe (the breakfast was too much for me! Too much meat and general protein!). We walked back along a marsh-flanked path to the town.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Southwold has an amazing array of independent shops. We spent ages in the Serena Hall art gallery and I was seriously thinking of saving up for an amazing piece of art by Barry Marshall involving driftwood and treated copper- a shoal of fishes (you can see it here or here- scroll down to Barry Marshall)but luckily the £410 price tag put me off.
I skived off into a shoe-shop called Daddy Longlegs where I almost bought a pair of wedged-heeled teal leather ankle boots reduced to £30 but stopped myself last minute!
We ate amazing carrot-cake and chocolate eclairs respectively and stopped off at the Adnams brewery (this is where it is brewed) for a while to grab some Benjamin Britten beer!
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Reluctantly, we had to leave beautiful Southwold but it was definitely the most special part of our trip! SUCH a place!
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
The drive to Mildenhall was horrid. Nasty roads, dark and we got lost but eventually we arrived at our next B&B, The Walnuts Country House B&B which is in West Row, a little village outside of Mildenhall.
But it was worth it as our B&B was amazing. It was a 17th century house and better still, we had been upgraded from our double room to the four-poster suite that costs over £40more per night.
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
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Clik here to view.
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Clik here to view.
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The next day, we enjoyed a delicious English breakfast in our suite (they bring it to you- so lovely as we could eat as slowly as we wanted without the pressure of having to hurry) as well as juice, tea, coffee, cereals, fruit. They had thought out the suite well. The bathroom had an enormous bath, we had a kitchen with all the essentials you need, kettle, microwave, toaster, oven, sink, cupboards with crockery, glassware and cutlery. There was a fridge in the main room with a complimentary mini-bar- water, beer, juice, cokes, biscuits, fruit, cereals and a loaf of bread, red roses on the table, chocolate on the pillow, bathrobes and huge fluffy towels, DVD player and a pile of DVDs, our own 'woodburner-style' heater that packed a lot of heat, beautiful antique furniture and all the fittings were so romantic. Mildenhall, the nearest town might be a bit of a boring place to visit but this place was an ideal location for getting to Ely (where we went on the last day), Newmarket or Cambridge.
Have you been to Suffolk? Where can you recommend? I want to go to Framlington castle next time!xx