Plan your visit to Halesworth

Visit Halesworth Website  ⟶

To plan your trip to Halesworth for the INK Festival please visit the Halesworth Town Website or Facebook Page. Here you will read about:

  • Travelling to Halesworth, Free Wifi, Food and Drink.

  • Shopping, Where to Stay, Where to eat - why not book dinner in Halesworth for the evenings you are here?

  • Parking in town and this year INK are providing a FREE Park and Ride service.

By Train

TRAVELLING TO HALESWORTH – let the train take the strain

We are incredibly well-served for trains with an hourly service to and from London Liverpool Street via Ipswich. It is more environmentally friendly than coming by car and you don’t need to park

The station is situated a 3 minute walk from our main venue The Cut and a further 10 minutes into the town venues.

 

Park & Ride

**** NEW FOR 2025 – INK ARE PROVIDING FREE PARK AND RIDE FROM HOLTON LODGE BARN, HOLTON ****

Holton Lodge Barn, The Street, Holton, Halesworth, IP19 8PN

The walk from Park and Ride into Halesworth is approximately 30 minutes

A shuttle bus will run park and riders in to Halesworth in the morning and back later afternoon, schedule coming soon.

Parking in Halesworth

There are several car parks in Halesworth they are well placed for the town centre and the festival venues.

SOME ALLOW LONG TERM PARKING – OTHERS ONLY SHORT TERM

Parking fees apply. Most allow payment by cash, card or parking apps.

  1. The Coop Supermarket, Saxons Way, Halesworth, IP19 8LU

  2. Angel Link North, Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom, IP19 85

  3. Angel Link South Car Park, Halesworth, IP19 8S

  4. Thoroughfare Town Car Park, Halesworth, IP19 8AH

  5. Bridge Street Car Park, IP 19 8AB

  6. Station Road Car Park, Station Road, Halesworth, IP19 8BZ

  7. Halesworth Station Car Park, The Railway Station, Halesworth, IP19 8BZ

  8. Market Place, Halesworth, IP19 8BA - CLOSED ON SUNDAY FOR INK SUNDAY FUNDAY

  9. Holton Lodge Barn Gallery – The Street, Holton, Halesworth, IP19 8PN – NEW FREE PARK AND RIDE from 8am till late

Prices, locations and disability parking can be found on Parkopedia.

Festival Accessibility.

Food & Drink at the festival

  • The Black Dog

    Locally sourced food and drink at the Black Dog Festival Restaurant, 2nd Floor of The Gallery at the Cut. With Suffolk Coffee Company locally roasted coffee, teas and hot chocolate.

    Open 09.30 - 17.00  
    Cakes & snacks 09.30 - 12.00
    Lunch 12.00 - 15.00
    Tea & cakes 15.00 - 17.00

    Writers’ Corner open from 09.30 - 11.00

  • The Tap Room

    Showcasing East Anglian breweries.

  • Cut Café in the Foyer

    Serving snacks, drinks and light meals.

    Café 10.00 - 17.00
    Evening bar open before and during evening events intervals

  • Rural Coffee Caravan

    Serving breakfast at the Holton Lodge Barn Park and Ride from 09.00 – 11.30 daily. Serving tea, coffee and bacon or vegan sandwiches.

  • Café at the Rifle Hall

    The new kitchen at the Rifle Hall will be serving hot and cold drinks and cakes.

Buy Tickets

Tickets can be purchased on line and in person from the box office, visit our How To Buy page, to pick the best ticket options for you.