Southwold is a town and also civil parish on the English North Sea shore in the East Suffolk area of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The community has to do with 11 miles (18 km) south of Lowestoft, 29 miles (47 km) north-east of Ipswich and 97 miles (156 kilometres) north-east of London, within the parliamentary constituency of Suffolk Coastal. The "All Typical Homeowners" 2011 Census number offers a total amount of 1,098 individuals for the town. The 2012 Real estate Record by the Southwold and also Reydon Society wrapped up that 49 per cent of the dwellings in the community are made use of as second homes and also allow to holiday-makers. Although when home to a number of various sectors, Southwold's economic climate nowadays is primarily based upon services, and especially hotels, holiday lodging, food catering, as well as tourism. With the surrounding areas greatly given over to farming, the town is an essential business centre for the location, with a variety of independent shops, cafés and restaurants; and a market on Mondays as well as Thursdays. Nonetheless, there has actually been a significant trend in recent times for retailing chains, consisting of food and also drinks, clothing and also stationery shops, to take control of formerly independent retail premises. Adnams Brewery is located in Southwold, and also is the town's biggest solitary employer. Although the angling fleet and the sector generally is much decreased, Southwold Harbour remains among the major fishing ports on the Suffolk coast. In 2012, added facilities for the fleet were constructed there, as part of the repair and also reinstatement of the Harbour's North Wall.