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Landguard Common

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Landguard Common is one of 133 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk. For more of the same, Stour Estuary and Orwell Estuary are close by. The nearest railway station is Harwich Town, about 2.4 km to the west.

More places to visit near Landguard Common

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.

0.2 km W

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.

8.5 km NE

Photo of Pin Mill, a landmark near Harwich, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Pin Mill

Landmark near Harwich

A scenic Orwell-side hamlet of Thames barges and mud berths, immortalised by Arthur Ransome, with a waterside pub.

10 km NW

Photo: The Naze, a viewpoint near Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, eastern England.Highlight

The Naze

Viewpoint near Frinton-on-Sea

A crumbling clay headland at Walton with fossil-stuffed cliffs, sweeping views over the backwaters and a landmark tower behind.

10.6 km S

Photo of Freston Tower, a folly near Ipswich, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Freston Tower

Folly near Ipswich

A slender six-storey Tudor brick folly above the Orwell, arguably the oldest folly in England.

13.3 km NW

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.

14.6 km NE