Stour Estuary

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Stour Estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk, covering 22 km². It is one of 133 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape.

The nearest railway station, Mistley, is under a kilometre away. For more of the same, Orwell Estuary and Hamford Water are close by.

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

Suffolk Coast & Heaths

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

Photo of Flatford (Bridge Cottage), a country estate near East Bergholt in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, eastern England.

Flatford (Bridge Cottage)

Country estate near East Bergholt

The mill and cottage of Constable's Hay Wain.

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

Landguard Fort

Landmark near Harwich

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

Pin Mill

Landmark near Harwich

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

Freston Tower

Folly near Ipswich

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

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Photo of The Swan (Stratford St Mary), a gastropub in Dedham Vale, Suffolk, eastern England.

The Swan (Stratford St Mary)

Gastropub near Stratford St Mary

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