Halesworth

We travelled to Halesworth in north east Suffolk by train. It's a lovely small market town. After the beautiful sunset the day before, it became a beautiful day just like the phrase 'Red sky at night; shepherds delight' (meaning it will be fair weather for the sky is red).

 

The first place we popped in was the Halesworth Museum & District which is located in the station building. We were lucky because the museum only opens 10:00-12:30 (Tue-Sat and Wed 14:00-16:00), and it was the first Saturday after the Christmas holiday. It's a small museum but full of great items donated by local people.

A staff member was very kind. She explained us the display items and unlocked and opened a showcase which hadn't been displayed yet. There were amazing heads of valuable tools from the Bronze Age. Their conditions were perfect and it was hard to think they were from the Bronze Age. She let us to hold them. That's why I am wearing a white glove. They were heavier than I thought. I was so excited, because it was a unique experience in my life to touch such precious historic items, even though I am not archaeologist nor their staff. The items were excavated near the town, and she said they have raised money to get them back.

 

We walked to the town centre. It was still quiet but really fun to explore a new town for us.  

 

 

 

The place we always go is a church. We entered the church as the door was open. Nobody was there and inside was cool. 

 

 

 

 

I found a marriages' board on the corner and some strips of heart-shaped papers were hanging. It said to write your names and marriage date on a paper (you don't need to get married at there and regardless of the year), and they pray for our happiness.:) So we wrote our names on a paper and ganged it on the board. It reminded me of Ema (wooden wishing plaque) of Japanese shrines.

 

 

We browsed buildings and some shops. The local shops were nice and very attractive. Each shop has a nice display.

 

 

 

It's a lunch time:) We didn't have a lot of energy because we hadn't had a breakfast. We went to the pub White Hart and I ordered a pie of the week. It was a big lunch after so long! It was a homemade pie and I guessed they have used local food. They were soooo nice!!

 

 

All in all, it was a nice and memorable day. I like Halesworth. People are kind and it has warm atmosphere. We hadn't had a trip recently, so we could feel refreshed.