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Discover Aldeburgh
Historic Aldeburgh on the wildlife-rich Suffolk Heritage Coast is just two hours’ drive from London, yet worlds apart.
A truly scenic and classy coast-and-culture favourite, it has a fantastic reputation for fine food and drink, including Aldeburgh’s famous fish and chips. It’s simply the perfect get-away-from-it-all place to visit, stay, sail, live and share all year round.
No wonder Aldeburgh has been fascinating folk and fuelling creative minds for centuries and is regularly ranked amongst the UK’s top seaside towns!

A Seafront Full of Colour
Explore a seafront full of colourful cottages and hilltop dotted with flamboyant villas. Walk along the haunting saltmarsh by misty River Alde creeks and a mightily impressive Martello tower. Stroll along the shingle beach to sit aloft the mighty ‘Scallop’ for your very own conversation with the sea.
Shop for something special in the galleries and gorgeous shops on the super-wide High Street. Watch little ones enjoy their first sailing adventures on the yacht pond. Weave along narrow lanes in search of blue plaques and celebrity haunts…
It’s all just a stone’s throw from the shingle beach and tar-black huts where fishermen sell their fresh salty catch.


What the Media Say
About Aldeburgh Suffolk
The Sunday Times – “Aldeburgh has a distinctly creative air, with public art, a top music venue, truly unusual places to stay — and the freshest seafood Suffolk can throw at you.”
The Guardian – “Spring is the perfect time to visit Aldeburgh. Its huge beach and even bigger skies still retain a mournful beauty and it’s not too cold or crowded either. On the colourful high street, shops and cafés are doing a brisk trade…”
The Independent – “Looking for a seaside break with lashings of lobster, English wines and an elegant sailing crowd? Look no further than this idyllic sliver of Suffolk coast…”


EXPLORE & ENJOY – ALDEBURGH MUST-SEES
- Moot Hall Museum – a half-timbered, medieval gem
- Maggi Hambling’s ‘Scallop’ on the beach (4 metre tall steel shell tribute to composer Benjamin Britten)
- Aldeburgh Lifeboat building with viewing platform
- ‘Snooks’ – Aldeburgh’s canine yacht pond celebrity – how will he be dressed today?
- Aldeburgh Cinema – a real little treat
- Art galleries and temporary exhibitions
- The Jubilee Hall – theatre and concerts venue
- The Red House Museum – Former home of composer Benjamin Britten
- North Warren nature reserve
- Martello tower by Slaughden Creek sailing grounds
And on the horizon… Never-Neverland Thorpeness, with its House-in-the-Clouds
Go Fishing for Aldeburgh History
Go fishing for Aldeburgh history and its famous celebrity haunts. Stroll out in search of lost harbours or a land of make-believe just up the coast.
View colourful seafront cottages and brightly painted buildings from the great shingle stretch or take your binoculars birding by Britten’s Curlew River.
From sailing courses at Slaughden to kayak-hire at Iken and boat trips from Snape, the Alde is your oyster. Or why not push the boat out..?
Take a punt on Thorpeness Meare, and stop at the fishermen’s huts on the way home to buy lobster, crab or the freshest fish for supper!

Diary Dates
Jan-Dec 2025
Britten Pears Arts Concerts, workshops, exhibitions & more
(at Snape Maltings)
6th Feb- 9th March 2025
Aldeburgh Literary Festival
June 2025
Aldeburgh Festival of Music & the Arts
(in Aldeburgh & at Snape Maltings)
July-Sept 2025
Aldeburgh Summer Theatre
16-18th August 2025
Aldeburgh Carnival
21st Sept 2025
Aldeburgh Triathlon – Sea swim/bike/run
27-28th Sept 2025
Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival 2025
(at Snape Maltings)
Nov 2025
Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival
Nov 2025
Aldeburgh Documentary Festival
Dec 2025
Sprout Sprint 5K Fun Challenge
26th Dec 2025
Boxing Day Swim
INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE?
From concerts and cinema to exhibitions and park runs, Aldeburgh has a wide range of cultural, fun and community events all year round.
Visit Aldeburgh Suffolk
Stylish Aldeburgh is just two hours’ from London on the stunning Suffolk Heritage Coast. The historic town combines get-away-from-it-all coast, countryside and culture with gentle seaside elegance, inviting shops and galleries, and a touch of foodie heaven. Popular with locals and less local folk alike, it is a fascinatingly inspirational place to visit, stay, live and enjoy all year round.
Located in an awesome Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, part of the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, Aldeburgh is close to RSPB Minsmere, Snape Maltings International Concert Hall and the magical Edwardian village of Thorpeness.
Once home to thriving harbours, today historic Aldeburgh town still has popular sailing grounds in its creeks, rivers and nearby estuaries. Dunwich, Walberswick and Southwold are also a short journey up the nature-rich coast and all these stunning locations are accessible from Aldeburgh by the fully waymarked Suffolk Coast Path.
Aldeburgh is easily accessible by road and served by the local bus network. The nearest train stations at Saxmundham and Darsham are served by Greater Anglia services on the East Coast Line and only a short bus or taxi ride away.
Need to know Aldeburgh
About the Beach
Dogs are not permitted on Aldeburgh beach between May & September.
Campervan & Large Vehicle Parking (Aldeburgh & Suffolk Coast)
Transport in & around Aldeburgh
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