Southwold6 miles
Pier, lighthouse, Adnams brewery and rows of colourful beach huts.
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Explore the Suffolk coast
Beaches, heathland, nature reserves and some of England’s prettiest seaside towns — all within a short drive of Heathside.
Things to see & do
Days out from Heathside
Distances are approximate road miles from Heathside.
Walberswick6 miles
Crabbing on the River Blyth, dune walks and the foot ferry to Southwold.
Dunwich7 miles
National Trust heathland, a shingle beach and the story of a lost medieval town.
RSPB Minsmere8 miles
One of the UK’s best nature reserves, home to avocets, marsh harriers and bitterns.
Beccles12 miles
A Georgian market town on the River Waveney, gateway to the southern Broads.
Aldeburgh & Snape16–18 miles
Seafront fish and chips, the Scallop sculpture and concerts at Snape Maltings.
Straight from your door
Walks on Wenhaston’s commons
Heathside backs onto open common land covered in gorse and heather. Head out from the park for a morning walk, or follow the lanes into the village for lunch at the pub.
Closer to home
- Wenhaston village pubWalking distance
- Blythburgh & Holy Trinity Church2 miles
- Halesworth (shops & railway station)3 miles
- Southwold beach6 miles
- Framlingham Castle~17 miles
- Norwich~30 miles
Stay for longer
Own a lodge at Heathside and the Suffolk coast is yours to explore all season.
