The Old Town and Fishing Lakes – Halesworth Circular Walks West

Historic walks through rural countryside.

Situated in northeast Suffolk, close to the heritage coast, Halesworth is a town well worth visiting.

Although there are traces of prehistoric settlement, modern Halesworth has Saxon roots and is referred to as Healesurrda and Halesuuorda in the Doomsday Book of 1086. St Mary’s church, of late Saxon origin, was the hub of the original town. Close by is the Market Place where the Lord of the Manor, Richard de Argentein was granted a weekly licence in 1222. A weekly market is still held on Wednesdays. A restored 16th century inn, now an Antiques Centre, is a highlight here. Next to the church in Steeple End is the Art Gallery housed in the impressive Almshouses (1686), with distinctive ‘Dutch’ gables…