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Deben Estuary

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Deben Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk of 9.8 km². It is one of 133 SSSIs in the county. It is among the largest in the county. It lies inside the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape.

Sandlings Forest and Sutton and Hollesley Heaths are among the SSSIs within 2.2 km. Melton (Suffolk) Station is under a kilometre away.

More places to visit near Deben Estuary

Photo of Suffolk Coast & Heaths, a National Landscape in eastern England.Highlight

Suffolk Coast & Heaths

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Framlingham

Shingle beaches, reedy estuaries and gorse heaths along a soft, low-lying coast made for gentle walking

Photo of Woodbridge Tide Mill, a watermill in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Woodbridge Tide Mill

Watermill near Woodbridge

A rare working tide mill on the Deben quay, its wheel still turning to grind wholemeal flour on the tide.

0.1 km N

Photo of Bawdsey Radar, a visitor attraction near Harwich, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Bawdsey Radar

Attraction near Harwich

The transmitter block at Bawdsey Manor where operational radar was born, now a museum above the Deben mouth.

1 km SE

Photo of Greyhound Inn, a gastropub near Pettistree, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Greyhound Inn

Gastropub near Pettistree

Suffolk village pub that took a regional Best Local Restaurant title and a place on the 100 Best Pubs.

4.7 km N

Photo of Shingle Street, a beach near Orford, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Shingle Street

Beach near Orford

A remote row of coastguard cottages on a mile of lonely shingle at the mouth of the Ore, known for seals and a shell line.

6.1 km E

Photo of Landguard Fort, a landmark near Harwich, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Landguard Fort

Landmark near Harwich

A rambling artillery fort guarding the mouth of the Orwell at Felixstowe, with a nature reserve on the shingle point below.

7.2 km S