General Halesworth Information

Parking:

  • Pay and Display at Thoroughfare car park(includes 11 free 30-minute spaces).
  • Pay and Display at car parks in Angel Link.
  • Market Place – Free for 2 hours with restrictions on Wednesday (Market Day).
  • Station Road car park, close to junction with Quay Street, free.
  • Car park off roundabout at junction of Bridge Street/Norwich Road, free.

Community Transport:

  • Community Car Services. 01986 874290.
  • Halesworth Area Community Transport. The Railway Station, Station Road, 01986 875900.
  • Pathfinder Service. 01986 874479.

Markets:

  • Weekly market in the Market Place every Wednesday.
  • Country Market (home produced goods) every Friday in St Mary's Church Hall.
  • Produce Market: 2nd Saturday in the month 9am - 1pm at Holton near Halesworth. Free bus service from town centre.

Early Closing: Thursday. NB Some shops close all day.

Public Toilets:

  • Market Place.
  • Town Park (Near underpass to Thoroughfare Car Park).
  • Norwich Road (near roundabout).

Banks: Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC - all in Thoroughfare/Market Place area.

Building Societies:

  • Ipswich BS, Market Place.
  • Norwich & Peterborough BS, Thoroughfare.

Library (Suffolk County Council):
Bridge Street (north end of Thoroughfare) 01986 875095. Also Bus Timetables and other Information. Photocopying. Internet computers. Closed all day Thursday, restricted opening Sunday and Monday.

Museums:

  • Halesworth & District Museum at the Railway Station. 01986 875351. (website)
  • Halesworth (Holton) Airfield Museum. (website)

Doctors:
Cutlers Hill Surgery (in grounds of Patrick Stead Hospital) 01986 874618. Own parking.

Local Hospital:
Patrick Stead Hospital, Bungay Road. 01986 872124. Limited parking.

Primary School:
Edgar Sewter C.P.School, Norwich Road, 01986 873194.

Middle School:
Halesworth Middle School, Harrisons Lane, 01986 872353.

Churches and Places of Worship:

Swimming Pool: (Waveney District Council - open air pool ),
Dairy Hill, north side of Railway Station. Seasonal opening. 01986 872720.

Halesworth and District Twinning Society:
Secretary: 01986 873941.
Halesworth is twinned with Eitorf, near Köln in Germany, and Bouchain, SW of Lille in France. The Society run various joint events and visits.

Halesworth Town Council( Email) / Waveney District Council:
Offices in London Road, Halesworth (near roundabout). Tel: 01986 874517.
Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings 9:00am to 1:00pm (except Bank Holidays). Other times by appointment. Town Council Information here

Tourist Information (literature):

  • at the Town Council Offices, London Road,
  • at Halesworth Museum, Railway Station,
  • some also at the Library.
  • Or e-mail help@blythweb.net .

Should you need more information on anything mentioned here the Town Hall and/or the Library should be able to assist. Alternatively contact help@blythweb.net .

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