Orfordness Lighthouse, Orford

Name: Orfordness Lighthouse
Address: Orford, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Orford

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Orfordness Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, England. The 30 metres tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition in July 2020, and was completed in August. The light had a range of 25 nautical miles. It was equipped with an AIS transmitter with MMSI 992351016. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°5'2"N, 1°34'27"E

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Orford United Kingdom

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Orfordness Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orford Castle, Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh Cinema.

2 miW
Unusually complete English keep
Orford Castle, Orford
51 min walk • Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R.
4.8 miN
Museum, Art gallery
Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Aldeburgh
122 min walk • The Aldeburgh Beach Lookout is a historic landmark on the Aldeburgh sea front, in Suffolk, England. Grade II listed, it was built around 1830 as a lookout tower to assist or plunder shipping along the hazardous North Sea coast. It now houses an artistic space, hosting exhibitions by British artists including Sir Antony Gormley RA.
6.4 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Shopping
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh
164 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.
5 miN
Nightlife, Cinema
Aldeburgh Cinema, Aldeburgh
128 min walk • Aldeburgh Cinema is one of the oldest, continuously running cinema houses in the United Kingdom. It is located in the town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
1.8 miNW
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Orford
47 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.
5 miN
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh
129 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
4.5 miN
Windmill
Fort Green Mill, Aldeburgh
114 min walk • Fort Green Mill is a tower mill at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
4.9 miN
Church
Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Aldeburgh
124 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It is part of the Diocese of East Anglia. The church is still not complete. A wood-paneled north wall indicates uncompleted plans for further extension. The building is aligned north–south rather than east–west, and the porch faces east.
5.8 miW
52°3'23"N • 1°26'47"E
The Suffolk Punch Trust, Woodbridge
147 min walk • Museum, Farm
0.7 miW
Beach
Orford Ness, Orford
18 min walk • Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Weir Point, opposite Shingle Street.
5.6 miN
Specialty museum, Historical place, Museum
The Red House, Aldeburgh
143 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.