The capital of the East Anglian local arts scene, Halesworth is a delight for the senses. With its unique restaurants serving delicious local produce, its many art galleries and its beautiful surroundings, Halesworth is a wonderful place for a weekend getaway or a longer break.

Halesworth is the cultural centrepiece for the newly formed Waveney Valley Tourism Group, which aims to co-ordinate the region’s tourist attractions to make sure visitors to the region have the holiday of a lifetime. For those who want to enjoy the best of East Anglian life, Halesworth is the ultimate destination.

Along with Beccles and Bungay, Halesworth has been identified as a real treasure of the Waveney Valley, and tourists are now able to access attractions via the Waveney Valley Tourism Group website. With everything from images of the region to innovative Waveney Valley Green Tourism initiatves, this new local tourism hub is a great way to see what East Anglia has to offer.

So if you’re thinking of paying a visit to the delightful Waveney Valley, make sure you make the most of the resources offered on the Waveney Valley Tourist site, and get ready for a truly fantastic holiday!

Summer is here, and the sun is out at last. If you’re keen to make the most of the Great British Summer, why not check out this handy guide to the very best Hamesworth summer days out, and treat your family to some real fun in the sun?

If you’re looking for cultural stimulation, why not check out the Cut Gallery, which houses some fantastic pieces by local authors, as well as sponsoring all sorts of outdoor arts projects in the area. The Cut is located in the New Cut, just off the high street, and is a great place to check out.

Halesworth’s Gig in the Park is growing in popularity every year, and this year’s event is set to be the biggest yet. The event will be held in Halesworth Park on 10/11/12th August 2012. For more details, visit the official site.

If you want to enjoy the wonders of the natural world, why not explore the Halesworth Millennium Green? THis incredible wild park was created from 44 acres of land close to the town centre of Halesworth in Suffolk. This area was designed to provide and maintain an open area to be used as an area for its own natural beauty, for leisure activities and simply for everyone’s enjoyment.

For more details on things to do in Halesworth, check out our directory of Halesworth attractions

A few months ago we reported on the development of an innovative series of audio tours produced by the Waveney Valley Towns Group. Halesworth’s tour will guide visitors through the town, imparting local history and letting tourists really get to know the town.

Tony Palmer, Diss Town and district councillor and member of the Waveney Valley Towns Group, told the Diss Express: “It’s all coming together nicely. I am very excited. We have got the booklet sorted and the MP3 players sorted and we are just organising the guest list.”

“The idea was originally presented by the town’s Cittaslow Committee about 18 months ago. When you think of the fact that we are now all working together with a constitution and a bank account and not only working together on this project but on other projects along the way, it has gone extremely well.”

Along with other council projects including mapped walks and web-based local history resources, the audio guides will help tourists really experience the delights of Halesworth and the other Waveney Valley towns.

If you’re one of the many landlords of a beautiful Halesworth property, you may have found that instead of the easy ride you thought you would get, you end up with a lot of time consuming property management and paperwork.

Well, help is at hand thanks to new letting agents software from CFP Software, which has fully Inland Revenue-compliant systems for getting the most out of your property. By removing the hassle from managing and monitoring your properties, CFP’s property management software lets you spend more time doing the things you enjoy.

With so many people choosing fund their pensions by renting out second properties, making sure you get the most out of your property has never been more important.

It’s Bank Holiday time again, as a three day weekend approaches.

Suffolk Bank Holidays are always a great opportunity to get out and have a proper visit to places you may not have the time for, in a normal week.

One of these places should definitely be Halesworth in Suffolk. If your’e looking for a good old day out or a long weekend in the countryside Halesworth is the place for it.

When coming up with bank holiday related words, pub is always one of them. Halesworth has a great choice of places to quench your thirst as well as a whole bunch of restaurants to tide over your hunger on those long bank holiday afternoons.

Halesworth is close to many fabulous beaches on the Suffolk coast. Bank Holidays always bring people out onto the sand, even if it’s cloudy!

Grab your picnic basket and take a visit to the beach this bank holiday monday.

Another idea is traipsing around rammed shopping centres as people scramble for Suffolk bank holiday sale items on the floor, or a trip out on the open water, cruising in the fresh air of the Suffolk broads near Halesworth. It’s a tough decision, but if you do choose the latter Halesworth is a great place to access the Broads from.

Over the coming summer there is loads going on in and around Halesworth. This Bank Holiday check out what’s happening on Love Halesworth for ideas on what to do and where to go.

Get the family together, there’s so much going on in Halesworth this summer.

British summer time is the best time of year for those good old family days out. The sun is shining as Mum gets everyone into the car with regimental efficiency, as Dad trails behind with picnic baskets, folding chairs, wind breakers, cool boxes and a mountain of everything else, designed for those summer days out.

After all that, it’s always good if the destination lives up to what you expect. Halesworth is a place that wont let you down on that front.

A beautiful country town, just off the Suffolk coast Halesworth is everything you would expect from traditional Suffolk.

If you are looking to stay, the hotels, B&B’s and holiday cottages all provide their own slice of summer holiday.

To feed the family, there is a great selection of pubs and restaurants.

And to top it off, there are loads of events going on this summer in Halesworth.

For those into their performing arts Halesworth kicks off its events with The Hide Tide Festival, celebrating local art and performers.

On June 19th the Millenium Green Family Fun Day is a brilliant way to get the kids involved with nature. The natural festival includes many animals to see as well as fun and games for those with opposable thumbs.

The June fun continues on the 26th with the annual ThoroughFair, where you can sample local food, drink and crafts in the streets of Halesworth.

Come August time the Gig in the Park always goes down a storm. Situated, you’ve guessed it, in the park, the annual event brings local music acts together for a brilliant day out.

So come down to Halesworth this summer and get involved. The residents of Halesworth will certainly be enjoying a hot summer. Residents with solar panels in Suffolk will be rubbing their hands together with such good weather approaching!

For more information on all of these events and more, check out our What’s On page.

LoveHalesworth aims at being your source for everything Halesworth. From local businesses and upcoming events to photos and videos.

We have combined the latter to bring you a video slideshow, of the beautiful market town of Halesworth.

Sit back and enjoy all Halesworth has to offer. If your’e inspired, (and why wouldn’t you be?), take a look around the site.

There’s everything from local pubs to Things To Do in Halesworth.

Check back here for all the latest goings on!

Dates have been announced for this years Hightide festival in Halesworth.

The Cut arts centre in Halesworth, Suffolk has hosted the arts event since 2007 and is looking forward to another successful event this year.

The festival will run from the 28th April to the 8th May, and will set the stage for a host of contemporary writing theatre.

Plays included at The Cut centre will include American Playwright, Stephen Belber’s, ‘Dusk Ring in a Bell’. Also featuring is Andrew Motion, making his debut as a playwright. His production, ‘Incoming’ examines the lives of a soldier killed in Afghanistan along with his widow and son.

Much like this tale, there is sure to be some hard hitting drama on show in Halesworth, yet the festival also brings a sense of fun to the stage. ‘Nicked’, a musical by Director Pia Fertado, features Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as its central character along with several other famous politicians.

Over the past few years the festival in Halesworth has produced some brilliant acts, that have gone on to win critical acclaim. Adam Brace’s ‘Stovepipe’, first shown at The Cut in Halesworth has since transferred to London. The production was named in The Sunday Times, as one of the ten best theatre productions of the decade.

Adam Brace will return to Halesworth this year with a new production, ‘Midnight Your Time’.

Whatever your taste of theatre, or even if your new to the stage, it may be worth taking a trip down to Halesworth this April and May, for what is sure to be an interesting festival.

A Tourism Video of the town of Halesworth in Suffolk

Here is a video put together to display just what Halesworth in Suffolk looks like, and what to do and see when you get to Halesworth in Suffolk. One of the main reasons people will come to visit Halesworth for a visit or a base for a holiday is for its history. Lots of lovely old buildings adorn this Suffolk market town and the peaceful pace of life make it a very relaxing place to live and visit alike. This video shows Halesworth Antiques fair which is held annually and always attracts the crowds.

Let us know your thoughts of this Video of Halesworth in Suffolk

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Halesworth is a small and beautiful market town in the north eastern corner of Suffolk, England. It is located 15 miles (24 km) south west of Lowestoft. Halesworth is primarily centred on a pedestrianised, shopping street known as The Thoroughfare. Each year the Halesworth Thoroughfare hosts a popular food, drink and craft fair, termed the “Thoroughfair”, to raise money for good causes and to entertain visitors.

The town os Halesworth also plays hosts to the “Gig in the Park Music Festival” which is a showcase of local, national, and international musical talent which takes place over three days in August each year.

Halesworth has the largest Millennium Green in the UK providing a haven for wildlife close to the town centre. The rivers in this wonderful area are home to heron, kingfisher and otter.

Villages near Halesworth include Cratfield, Wisset, Chediston, Walpole, Blyford, Linstead Parva, Wenhaston, Thorington, Spexhall and Bramfield. The village of Holton is 1-mile away with a large open space for enjoyable walks called Holton Pits.

Halesworth is a great place for a day out, a weekend away or as the perfect base from which to explore the Suffolk Riviera.