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Orwell Estuary

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Orwell Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk of 13 km². The county has 133 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county. It lies inside the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape.

The closest station is Harwich Town, about 1.5 km to the south-east. Other SSSIs nearby include Stour Estuary and Bixley Heath.

More places to visit near Orwell 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 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.

0.1 km W

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.

0.2 km NW

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.

3.5 km SE

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.

7.9 km E

Photo of Dedham Vale, a National Landscape in eastern England.Highlight

Dedham Vale

National Landscape near Stoke-by-Nayland

Constable's own valley of slow river, water meadows and old mills on the Suffolk and Essex border, made for a gentle day

9.4 km W