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A picture of Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh (115 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Suffolk (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)

Aldeburgh is a seaside retreat with boundless charm. The history of the resort quite possibly reaches back to Saxon times, certainly during the Middle Ages it was a prosperous port and later it became known as a fishing centre...

Information Bureau at Snape Maltings

Snape (26 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Suffolk (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)

Snape is not simply unique for its beautiful location at the head of the River Alde, it is also unique as a village with an international reputation for music...

Alms Houses

Thorpeness (28 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction NE)

Thorpeness's quaint village sign gives the visitor some hint of the surprises to come, it depicts the House in the Clouds and Windmill, for which the village is most noted...

Sutton Church. Sutton, Suffolk

Sutton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)

Sutton is an old village overlooking the waters of the River Debden as it makes its way towards the sea...

Sizewell Beach, Suffolk - October 2005

Sizewell (10 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction N)

In latter day history Sizewell is perhaps best known for the huge nuclear power stations built here in the 1960's...

Cumberland Street

Woodbridge (59 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (9.4 miles, 15.2 km, direction W)

Many of the houses that surround the old Market square round which this Port has grown are exceedingly attractive and of major historical interest...

Framlingham Street

Framlingham (65 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NW)

Pleasant Suffolk market town with narrow winding streets showing beautiful colour-washed cottages beneath red-tile hung roofs - the best place to see these is in the area around Market Hill...

The Griffin Pub

Yoxford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction N)

Delightfully situated close to the meandering River Yox, this lovely village was once an important stagepost on the road between London and Yarnmouth...

Wellington Road Mural

Harwich (92 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction SW)

The great seafarers of centuries have left the shores of England, these include Raleigh, Drake, Frobisher and Admiral Lord Nelson, all of whom brought glory for England...

Dovercourt lighthouse at dawn, Essex.

Dovercourt (54 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction SW)

These days Dovercourt is part of Harwich, it operates as a coastal resort town with a pleasant sandy beach backed by a sea wall. The beach has been awarded the E.U. Blue Flag indicating its cleanliness and safety for families with children...

Village Sign

Walberswick (39 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction N)

A pretty seaside village along the Suffolk coast, sat along the mouth of the river Blyth, with the neighbouring town of Southwold 1 mile to the North. Within Walberswick there is.....

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk

Ipswich (92 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction W)

This is a town that can trace its history back to the Stone-Age, it has been a successive settlement throughout the ages and has been populated by settlers from the Iron-Age,.....

New and unusual sign at Southwold

Southwold (212 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction N)

The beach here is of sand and shingle, it is safe for swimming except around the harbour entrance. The restored pier is a great attraction with an amusement arcade at the shore end...

Debenham Church lit up in a late spring evening. Debenham, Suffolk.

Debenham (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NW)

The pretty properties that boarder the pavements of Debenham's wide main street as it rises towards its parish church, perfectly epitomise the look of a traditional Suffolk village...

The beach at Walton On The Naze

Walton on the Naze (55 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (20.4 miles, 32.7 km, direction SW)

This is a seaside resort that is a real treat for every member of the family. It is a traditional resort that simply caters for those whose wish is to have a jolly good time...

Frinton Beach. Frinton on Sea, Essex

Frinton-on-Sea (12 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Essex (21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction SW)

Frinton, is a sedate area which retains a refined atmosphere and many gracious Victorian properties from when the then small seaside village was developed as a resort in the 1860's by Sir Richard Cooker...

Mistley Church, Essex

Mistley (19 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (21.9 miles, 35.3 km, direction SW)

Mistley lies on the south bank of the River Stour not far from Manningtree, to which it is joined via a tree-lined walk along the river which is oddly called The Walls...

Railway Station at Manningtree, Essex, at start of 'Constable Country Walk'

Manningtree (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (22.6 miles, 36.4 km, direction SW)

The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses...

St. Peters and St Pauls Church Eye

Eye (16 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (22.7 miles, 36.6 km, direction NW)

Eye is one of our smallest towns. Centuries ago it was an island town to which King John granted a charter in 1205...

John Constable's former studio at East Bergholt, Suffolk

East Bergholt (19 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (23.5 miles, 37.7 km, direction W)

This enchanting village gained lasting fame as Constable's birth place. It also has a very unusual medieval bell cage...

Recommended attractions near Orford

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Orford Ness Nature Reserve (9 Pictures)

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

Visitors to this lovely town wishing to see the Nature Reserve have to catch a ferry from Orford Quay. The reserve is the.....

Orford Castle, Suffolk

Orford Castle (5 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

Orford Castle stands guard over the coast from a high vantage position above the River Alde. It was built by Henry II in the.....

The Moot Hall, Aldeburgh Museum, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

The Moot Hall Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction NE)

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North Front of Glemham Hall, Suffolk

Glemham Hall (1 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

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Sutton Hoo Exhibition

Sutton Hoo (25 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction W)

Sutton Hoo can be found amongst the marshy creeks and reedy rivers of Suffolk. It is perhaps most famous as the setting of one.....

Leiston Abbey

Leiston Abbey (14 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction N)

These are the evocative remains of an abbey founded when the order of the land was God first, followed by King and country. The.....

Framlingham Castle

Framlingham Castle (10 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

On reaching the curve of Market Hill a quaint, colourful sign proclaims to the visitor that you have arrived in the pretty market.....

A picture of Landguard Fort, Felixstowe

Landguard Fort, Felixstowe (15 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction SW)

Landguard Fort lies off the southern end of Felixstowe. The first fort was built here by Henry VIII in the 1540's to guard the.....

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich (2 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction W)

This stunning red brick Elizabethan house was built in 1548 for a wealthy merchant with cultural leanings, therefore it is.....

The Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Built in 1721 by Trinity House

The Naze Tower (3 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction SW)

Built above colourful fossil rich cliffs by Trinity House in 1721, the Naze Tower rises 85 feet into the air and affords visitors.....

Eye Castle Old Wall

Eye Castle (2 Pictures)

(22.7 miles, 36.5 km, direction NW)

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Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.2 km, direction SW)

Standing on the River Stour beneath the wonderful open Suffolk sky, Flatford Mill, one of the 18th century water-mills owned by.....


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