Jaywick Martello Tower
Jaywick Martello Tower is a renovated Martello tower at Jaywick, 2.7 miles south-west of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. It now functions as an arts, heritage and community venue. It is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled monument.- Type: Arts center
- Description: fort in Jaywick, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Martello Tower C” and “Martello tower C, St Osyth Beach, Clacton-on-Sea”
- Address: The Promenade, Belsize Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 2LF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Christopher, Jaywick and Clacton Airport.
St Christopher, Jaywick
Church
St Christopher, Jaywick is a church, which is situated 1 mile east of Jaywick Martello Tower.
Clacton Airport
Aerodrome
Clacton Aerodrome, also known as Clacton Airfield, is a small grass-runway airfield serving Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. It lies about 2 nautical miles west of the town and is operated by the Clacton Aero Club. Clacton Airport is situated 1½ miles northeast of Jaywick Martello Tower.
West Cliff Theatre
Theater building
The West Cliff Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, England, dates back to 1894 when Bert Graham, a 21-year-old civil servant, set up a concert party on a patch of waste ground in Agate Road. West Cliff Theatre is situated 2½ miles northeast of Jaywick Martello Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaywick and Lee-over-Sands.
Jaywick
Suburb
Jaywick is a coastal village in the Tendring district of Essex, England, 2 miles west of Clacton-on-Sea. It lies on the North Sea coast of England, 60 miles from London and 17 miles from Colchester.
Lee-over-Sands
Hamlet
Lee-over-Sands is a small coastal hamlet in the civil parish of St Osyth, in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is located close to the mouth of the River Colne into the North Sea. Lee-over-Sands is situated 2 miles west of Jaywick Martello Tower.
Point Clear
Village
Point Clear is a village in the civil parish of St Osyth, south-west of the village of St Osyth and on the other side of St Osyth Creek, a branch of the Colne Estuary in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. Point Clear is situated 2½ miles northwest of Jaywick Martello Tower.
Jaywick Martello Tower
- Categories: Martello tower, tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Osyth, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.77268° or 51° 46′ 22″ north
Longitude
1.09491° or 1° 5′ 42″ east
Inception
1809
Open location code
9F33Q3FV+3X
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Highlights include Martello Beach Holiday Park and St Osyth Beach Holiday Park.
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