Landguard Point

Places of Interest

Landguard Fort

Museum

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Landguard Fort is a fort at the mouth of the River Orwell outside Felixstowe, Suffolk, designed to guard the mouth of the river. It is now managed by the charity English Heritage and is open to the public.

Beacon Hill Battery

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Beacon Hill Battery is a late-19th and 20th century coastal fortification that was built to defend the port of Harwich, Essex. It is a scheduled ancient monument.

Harwich Redoubt

Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.

Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from Napoleonic invasion. The Harwich Society opens it to the public.

Places in the Area

Harwich

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Harwich, pronounced 'Harich' or 'Harridge', is a port town in Essex, East Anglia. The ancient town centre is predominantly residential with a series of independent shops and the Harwich Redoubt Fort built in 1808 to defend its port against a Napoleonic invasion.

Dovercourt

Town

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Dovercourt is an area of Harwich in the Tendring district of Essex, England. Dovercourt has been administered as part of Harwich since at least the 17th century and forms part of the Harwich built up area. Dovercourt is situated 2 miles west of Landguard Point.

Felixstowe

Town

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Felixstowe is a major port and 'garden resort' on the east coast of England, in the county of Suffolk. Felixstowe is long past its heyday as a tourist resort, and is best visited now as a place to enjoy some seaside calm. Felixstowe is situated 2½ miles northeast of Landguard Point.

Landguard Point

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