Art in Southwold

Southwold's beach huts, lighthouse and pier have made it one of the most recognisable — and most painted — seaside towns in England. The clarity of the Suffolk coast light, and the town's genteel, time-stilled character, have long attracted painters and printmakers, and its small galleries do a brisk trade in coastal work.

Use this guide to find artists based in and around Southwold — including Walberswick across the Blyth estuary, long an artists' colony, and the Blyth valley villages — alongside the galleries and exhibitions on now along this stretch of the Suffolk coast.