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Orford Attractions
A selection of attractions in and around Orford:
Orford Castle, Orford  (< 1 Mile)
King Henry II built Orford Castle between 1163 and 1175 against the threat of coastal invasion and to strengthen his royal authority. When built the...
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Orford Ness, Woodbridge  (1.3 Miles)
A nature reserve of international renown and importance, this area of Suffolk has some of the most beautiful and fascinating examples of plants and animals...
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The Scallop, Aldeburgh  (8.8 Miles)
Conceived by Suffolk-born artist Maggi Hambling and constructed by local craftsmen Sam and Dennis Pegg, The Scallop is a visual and tactile sculpture which encourages...
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Aldeburgh Moot Hall Museum, Aldeburgh  (9.1 Miles)
The Aldeburgh Moot Hall was built around 1520 and was the towns meeting place for some 400 years. Then it was positioned at the centre...
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Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh  (9.1 Miles)
This library and archive is one of the finest collections in this area of the world. There are a great deal of ancient and...
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Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge  (10.1 Miles)
This Anglo-Saxon burial site was reserved for royalty, and it was here that the priceless Sutton Hoo treasure was discovered in a vast ship grave....
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Woodbridge Tide Mill, Woodbridge  (10.6 Miles)
There has been a mill on the same site since the twelfth Century but by the early 1950s Woodbridge was home to the only surviving...
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Suffolk Horse Museum, Woodbridge  (11.2 Miles)
The Suffolk Horse Museum is an exhibition dedicated to the Suffolk Horse, most commonly known as the Suffolk Punch. The museum contains a historic...
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Deben Cruises, Woodbridge  (11.3 Miles)
Take a two hour cruise aboard the well equipped MV Jahan. Cruise along the picturesque River Deben to Felixstowe ferry and return, or up to...
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Thorpeness Windmill, Leiston  (11.5 Miles)
Built in 1803, Thorpeness Windmill was originally a corn mill at the nearby village of Aldringham. It was purchased and moved to its present site...
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House in the Clouds, Leiston  (11.5 Miles)
The House in the Clouds was originally a water tank, designed in 1923, to provide sufficient water to the village of Thorpeness, in the absence...
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Thorpeness Meare, Leiston  (11.5 Miles)
Thorpeness Meare is a large artificial boating lake originally inspired by extensive flooding in 1910. Landowner Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie, the creator of Thorpeness, is said...
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Buttrums Mill, Woodbridge  (11.6 Miles)
Buttrums Mill is situated to the north west of Woodbridge in Burkitt Road and is well signed off the A12 Woodbridge by-pass. It is a...
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Thorpeness Almshouses, Leiston  (11.7 Miles)
Thorpeness Almshouses are an excellent example of the mock Tudor houses created by Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie in the 1920s, as part of his private fantasy...
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Leiston Film Theatre, Leiston  (11.8 Miles)
Leiston Film Theatre is Suffolk’s oldest purpose built cinema and can be found along the main high street in the centre of Leiston. On 27th...
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The Long Shop Steam Museum, Leiston  (11.9 Miles)
The Long Shop Museum is a steam museum housed in part of the factory where the famous Richard Garrett steam engines were produced in Leiston...
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Snape Maltings, Saxmundham  (12.1 Miles)
Snape Maltings is a unique, mainly mid 19th Century, collection of granaries and malthouses close beside the River Alde near Saxmundham in Suffolk. The Maltings...
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Leiston Abbey, Leiston  (12.5 Miles)
Leiston Abbey has the extensive remains of a 14th Century monastery set in the beautiful Suffolk countryside just outside the small town of Leiston. The...
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Framlingham Castle, Framlingham  (13.3 Miles)
Framlingham Castle is a wonderful example of a stone fortress. Built well over seven hundred years ago, it took nearly forty years to finish. Its...
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Felixstowe Ferry, Felixstowe  (13.6 Miles)
Situated in Old Felixstowe, the Ferry is an attractive hamlet at the mouth of the Deben estuary. It is worth the short drive or coastal...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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