Gun Hill
Gun Hill is a scenic viewpoint in Southwold, Waveney District, England. Gun Hill is situated nearby to the building Watch House, as well as near the village green South Green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room and Southwold Town Hall.
Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room
Museum
Photo: Asteuartw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room is a Grade II listed building on the seafront at Southwold, England. It was built in 1864 as a place for fishermen and mariners to read, as an alternative to drinking in pubs, and also to encourage the pursuit of Christian ideals. Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Gun Hill.
Southwold Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwold Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Southwold, Suffolk, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Southwold Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. Southwold Town Hall is situated 1,200 feet north of Gun Hill.
Southwold Lighthouse
Historic building
Photo: Ella Mullins, CC BY 2.0.
Southwold Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House in the centre of Southwold in Suffolk, England. It stands on the North Sea coast, acting as a warning light for shipping passing along the east coast and as a guide for vessels navigating to Southwold harbour. Southwold Lighthouse is situated 1,700 feet north of Gun Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walberswick and Reydon.
Walberswick
Village
Walberswick is a village and civil parish on the Suffolk coast in England. It is at the mouth of the River Blyth on the south side of the river. The town of Southwold lies to the north of the river and is the nearest town to Walberswick, around 1 mile away.
Reydon
Village
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Reydon is a village and civil parish, 1.0 mile north-west of Southwold and 2.5 miles south-east of Wangford, in the East Suffolk district and the ceremonial county of Suffolk, England.
Easton Bavents
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easton Bavents is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Reydon, in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk, England. Once an important village with a market, it has been much eroded by the North Sea.
Gun Hill
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Southwold, Waveney District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.32287° or 52° 19′ 22″ northLongitude
1.67912° or 1° 40′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F438MFH+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2178357144OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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