HM Prison Hollesley Bay
HM Prison Hollesley Bay, known locally as Hollesley Bay Colony or simply The Colony, is a Category D men's prison and Young Offender Institution, located in the village of Hollesley, about 8 miles from the town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, England.- Type: Bay
- Description: prison in Suffolk
- Also known as: “Hollesley Bay Prison”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Havergate Island Nature Reserve and Orford Castle.
Havergate Island Nature Reserve
Island
Photo: Adrian Beaumont, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Havergate Island is an island in the civil parish of Orford, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is the only island entirely located within Suffolk.
Orford Castle
Public building
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. Orford Castle is situated 2½ miles north of HM Prison Hollesley Bay.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford
Church
Photo: gary radford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building. St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford is situated 2½ miles north of HM Prison Hollesley Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gedgrave and Orford.
Gedgrave
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gedgrave is a civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005, its population was 30. Gedgrave once had a church called St Andrews. Gedgrave is situated 1½ miles north of HM Prison Hollesley Bay.
Orford
Town
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orford is a village on the Suffolk coast. It has a fine mediaeval castle, built to dominate the River Ore, and a Grade I listed parish church, St Bartholomew's. Orford is situated 2½ miles north of HM Prison Hollesley Bay.
Boyton
Hamlet
Boyton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about eight miles east of Woodbridge, and close to Orford Ness. Boyton is a small village in South East England and is part of the heritage coast. Boyton is situated 2½ miles west of HM Prison Hollesley Bay.
HM Prison Hollesley Bay
- Categories: prison and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“HM Prison Hollesley Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hollesley Bay”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اتش ام بريزون هوليسلى باى”
- Swedish: “Hollesley Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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