Landguard Fort
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.Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Tim Garrett-Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: fort in England, Britain
- Also known as: “Landguard Fort and associated field works”
- Address: Viewpoint Road, Felixstowe, IP11 3TW
Photo: Tim Garrett-Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harwich Town railway station and Beacon Hill Battery.
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 1½ miles west of Landguard Fort.
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 1¼ miles west of Landguard Fort.
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 west of Landguard Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harwich and Dovercourt.
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 Landguard Fort.
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 2½ miles north of Landguard Fort.
Landguard Fort
- Categories: castle, military museum, local museum, fort, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Felixstowe, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.93838° or 51° 56′ 18″ northLongitude
1.32115° or 1° 19′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F33W8QC+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 32007009OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6484546
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Landguard Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蘭嘉城堡”
- German: “Landguard Fort”
- Turkish: “Landguard Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Felixstowe Museum and Landguard Nature Reserve.
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