The Sail Loft is a lovely pub and restaurant just behind the sand dunes which border the wilder part of the beach in Southwold. The food is much more gastro than pub, with some high quality theme nights offering different world cuisine, and you can even get a takeaway lobster bisque risotto if you can’t be bothered to BBQ at Firs Glamping!
On a Thursday night, to add to the atmosphere in this friendly eatery, there’s live music from April onwards so you can either head there for dinner, or simply for a drink, and stay to soak up the music. They feature many different local band from blues and jazzy numbers to acoustic and folk so once you’re done at the beach, why not pop over the sand dunes for some great summer evening entertainment.