The village of Darsham is situated east of the A12, close to the Heritage Coastline, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, some four miles from Dunwich Beach and the RSPB Reserve at Minsmere, with golf courses and opportunities for sailing and boating all within easy driving distance.
Darsham also has its own railway station with connecting trains to London Liverpool Street via Ipswich. The village has a farm shop and butchery together with the Red Poll tea rooms and close by is the Fox Inn public house. On the A12 is garage with an extensive mini supermarket. The Smoke and Fire tile warehouse. A post office, public house and a hotel are in the adjoining village of Westleton.
