The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room is a Grade II listed building on the seafront at Southwold, England. It was built in 1864 as a place for fishermen and mariners to read, as an alternative to drinking in pubs, and also to encourage the pursuit of Christian ideals.

Southwold Lighthouse

Historic building

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Southwold Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House in the centre of Southwold in Suffolk, England. It stands on the North Sea coast, acting as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast and as a guide for vessels navigating to Southwold harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwold and Walberswick.

Southwold

Town

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Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the North Sea, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 11 miles south of Lowestoft, 29 miles north-east of Ipswich and 97 miles north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal.

Walberswick

Village

Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around 1 mile away.

Reydon

Village

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Reydon is a village and civil parish, 1.0 mile north-west of Southwold and 2.5 miles south-east of Wangford, in the East Suffolk district and the ceremonial county of Suffolk, England. Reydon is situated 1½ miles north of Southwold Harbour.

Southwold Harbour

Type: Harbor
Category: transportation
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.31667° or 52° 19′ north

Longitude

1.68333° or 1° 41′ east

Open location code

9F438M8M+M8

GeoNames ID

2637276

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