From London and the South, take the A12 past Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich.

From the west and north, take the A14 east until it joins the A1120 near Stowmarket, and follow this road as far as Yoxford, where it joins the A12.

From the A12, just north of Blythburgh, take the A1095 turn-off for Southwold.

Map showing A12 route from Blythburgh to Southwold.