Southwold
Southwold is a Town in the county of Suffolk.
There are great places to visit near Southwold including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.
There are a number of fens near to Southwold including Lopham Fen.
Don't miss Lopham Fen's nature reserves if visiting the area around Southwold.
Places near Southwold feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Ickworth.
There are a several good villages in the area around Southwold like Elveden.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Southwold like Elveden Monument.
Southwold History
There are some historic monuments around Southwold:
Places to see near Southwold
History of Southwold
On the green just above the beach, descriptively named Gun Hill, the six 18-pounder cannon commemorate the Battle of Sole Bay, fought in 1672 between English and French fleets on one side and the Dutch (under Michiel de Ruyter) on the other. The battle was bloody but indecisive and many bodies were washed ashore. Southwold Museum has a collection of mementos of the event. It has occasionally been said that these cannon were captured from the Scots at Culloden and given to the town by the Duke of Cumberland, who had landed at Southwold in October 1745 having been recalled from Europe to deal with the Jacobite threat, but they are much larger than those used by Charles Edward Stuart’s army in that campaign. During World War I, it was widely thought that these cannon were one reason why this part of the coast was bombarded by the German Fleet as a “fortified coast”. In World War II the cannon were prudently removed, reputedly buried for safety, and returned to their former position after hostilities.
