Not even 10 o'clock yet and already quite a few people on the beach and walking along the prom.

The colourful Southwold Beach Huts some of which have recently been on sale for tens of thousands of pounds.

St Edmunds hill has over the years become more commonly known as Gun Hill because of the six cannon that stand on the cliff top.

Originally built in 1800 as a reading room this octagonal building now houses the RNLI museum.

The view from Gun Hill looking up towards the high street.

The lighthouse rising up from behind the Sole Bay Inn.

The Sailor's Reading Room founded in the mid 1800s by the widow of a Capt Rayley RN its aim being to keep fishermen out of the public houses and on the straight and narrow.

Southwold lighthouse seen from St James Green.

Earlier this week Southold's newly completed pier welcomed it's first passenger ship in more than 70 years when the steamship MV Balmoral arrived to undertake a cruise up the coast to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft before leaving on Saturday for a cruise down the coast to London.