RSPB Minsmere

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RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at Minsmere, Suffolk. The 1,000-hectare site has been managed by the RSPB since 1947 and covers areas of reed bed, lowland heath, acid grassland, wet grassland, woodland and shingle vegetation. It lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Suffolk Heritage Coast area. It is conserved as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar site. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1947 (77 years ago)Area: 3.78 mi²Coordinates: 52°14'33"N, 1°36'50"E

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RSPB Minsmere – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Holy Trinity Church, Snape Maltings, Long Shop Museum, Leiston Abbey.

5.5 miN
Church, Cemetery
Holy Trinity Church
140 min walk • Holy Trinity Church stands as a beacon of history and architectural beauty in the United Kingdom. This historic church is not only a place of worship but also a testament to the rich ecclesiastical heritage of the area. With its origins tracing back to centuries past...
7.4 miSW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Shopping
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh
188 min walk • Snape Maltings is an arts complex on the banks of the River Alde at Snape, Suffolk, England. It is best known for its concert hall, which is one of the main sites of the annual Aldeburgh Festival.
2.9 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Historical place
Long Shop Museum, Leiston
75 min walk • The Long Shop Museum is an industrial museum in the town of Leiston in the English county of Suffolk. The museum is dedicated to the history of Richard Garrett & Sons who manufactured agricultural machinery, steam engines and trolleybuses in Leiston.
2.1 miSW
Monastery
Leiston Abbey, Saxmundham
54 min walk • Leiston Abbey outside the town of Leiston, Suffolk, England, was a religious house of Canons Regular following the Premonstratensian rule, dedicated to St Mary.
4.2 miS
Vacation rental, Tower
House in the Clouds
107 min walk • The House in the Clouds is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill and was designed to improve the looks of the water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weatherboarded building more in...
4.2 miS
Museum, Windmill
Thorpeness Windmill
108 min walk • Thorpeness Windmill is a Grade II listed post mill at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England which was built in 1803 at Aldringham and moved to Thorpeness in 1923.
5.5 miS
Specialty museum, Historical place, Museum
The Red House, Aldeburgh
140 min walk • The Red House, in the coastal town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten, from 1957 until his death in 1976, and of his partner, Peter Pears, until the latter's death in 1986.
6.9 miSW
Museum
Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
177 min walk • The Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery is a place of burial dated to the 6th century AD located on Snape Common, near to the town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, Eastern England.
4.6 miN
Windmill
Westwood Marshes Mill, Suffolk Coast National Nature Reserve
117 min walk • Westwood Marshes Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Walberswick, Suffolk, England which is derelict.
6.2 miNW
Church
St Andrew's Church
158 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a 13th-century church in Bramfield, Suffolk. It has a separate 12th-century tower standing in the church grounds. It is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk and the only detached example in the county.
5.5 miW
52°12'58"N • 1°29'30"E
Saxmundham Museum, Saxmundham
140 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum