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Swanley and District

The Suffork Coastal Trip

Event type: Outing
Date: 9th September 2025
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Cost: £62 - Includes: The services of a Blue Badge guide throughout the day. Morning Tea/Coffee, Fish & Chips, Dessert and a hot drink
Booking: Note that booking is required.

This trip is NOW FULL and there is a waiting list.

Exact pick up time from Hextable and Swanley are still To Be Confirmed (will be around 8.30am

This is a City and Village trip to explore the Suffolk coast, with visits to Aldeburgh and Southwold and to enjoy a fish and chip 2 course lunch at the famous Flora Tea Rooms on Dunwich beach.

We have an experienced Blue Badge guide and as you know, they have a wealth of local knowledge.

Our first stop is coffee, [included in the price] near the Orwell Bridge, where we pick up our guide. Then onto Aldeburgh where you can visit one of the many cafes for coffee, we see the famous Moot Hall and the controversial scallop sculptures by Maggie Hambling. This was the home of Benjamin Britten and remains the centre of the International Aldeburgh Festival of arts at nearby Snape Maltings.

After lunch in Dunwich we travel on to Thorpeness and Southwold, an elegant Edwardian resort.  The guide will take you to one of the finest medieval churches in England –the home of ‘Southwold Jack’.  The day ends with free time to explore this charming seaside town.

We travel right up the Suffolk coast, almost into Norfolk so the cost of the coach is a little higher.