Beach End Buoy

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Landguard Fort is situated 4,200 feet north of Beach End Buoy.

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. Beacon Hill Battery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Beach End Buoy.

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. Harwich Redoubt is situated 1½ miles northwest of Beach End Buoy.

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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

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Dovercourt is a seaside town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harwich, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour, the port of Harwich. Dovercourt is situated 2 miles west of Beach End Buoy.

Parkeston

Village

Photo: MJ Reilly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parkeston is a North Sea port village in Essex, England, situated on the south bank of the River Stour about one mile up-river from Harwich. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 932. Parkeston is situated 3 miles west of Beach End Buoy.

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