Andrews Spit

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.

Harwich Town railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harwich Town railway station is the eastern terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the port town of Harwich, Essex. Harwich Town railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Andrews Spit.

Beacon Hill Battery

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Beacon Hill Battery is situated 1½ miles west of Andrews Spit.

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Harwich

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 Andrews Spit.

Walton

Village

Photo: michael wade, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Walton is a settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Felixstowe, in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England, lying between the rivers Orwell and Deben. Walton is situated 3 miles north of Andrews Spit.

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