Alton Water, Ipswich

Name: Alton Water
Address: Ipswich, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Ipswich

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Alton Water is a manmade reservoir. It is the largest in Suffolk, with a perimeter of over 8 miles. ()

Maximum depth: 66 ftCoordinates: 51°58'49"N, 1°7'57"E

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Ipswich United Kingdom

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Alton Water – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orwell Bridge, Mistley Towers, Pipers Vale, Fox's Marina & Boatyard.

3.5 miN
Bridge
Orwell Bridge, Ipswich
89 min walk • The Orwell Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge just south of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. Opened to road traffic in 1982, the bridge carries the A14 road over the River Orwell.
3.3 miSW
Classes and workshops, Church, Georgian architecture
Mistley Towers, Mistley
85 min walk • Mistley Towers are the twin towers of the now demolished Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Mistley in Essex. The original Georgian parish church on the site had been built in classical style early in the 18th century following the death of Richard Rigby Esquire.
3.8 miNE
Park
Pipers Vale, Ipswich
98 min walk • Pipers Vale is a 19.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council. This site on the bank of the River Orwell is part of Orwell Country Park. Its diverse habitats include heath, reedbeds, scrub and alder carr.
3.8 miN
52°2'0"N • 1°9'9"E
Fox's Marina & Boatyard, Ipswich
96 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.8 miS
Cemetery
Oakfield Wood
71 min walk • Oakfield Wood is a 2.8 hectare nature reserve west of Wrabness in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This is former farmland which is being converted into a "green burial ground", overlooking the Stour Estuary.
2.8 miNE
Tower
Freston Tower
72 min walk • Freston Tower is a six-storey red brick folly south of Ipswich, Suffolk in the village of Freston. It stands on the banks of the River Orwell.
0.9 miSE
Museum
Royal Hospital School, Ipswich
24 min walk • The Royal Hospital School is a British co-educational independent day and boarding school with naval traditions. The school admits pupils from age 11 to 18 through Common Entrance or the school's own exam. The school is regulated by Acts of Parliament.
3.4 miN
Park
Spring Wood, Ipswich
87 min walk • Spring Wood is a 5.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve east of Belstead, on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council. This ancient oak and hornbeam wood has an understorey of hazel.
3.7 miN
Park
Stoke Park Wood, Ipswich
96 min walk • Stoke Park Wood is a 2.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council. This ancient wood was formerly part of the Stoke Park estate, and it still has the remains of a Victorian drainage system. It was formerly called Fishpond Covert as it had a large fishpond.
2.8 miS
Park
Wrabness Nature Reserve
72 min walk • Wrabness Nature Reserve is a 27 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the south bank of the River Stour, west of Wrabness in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. This site has grassland, marsh, scrub and woodland.
4 miNE
Church
Leighton Road Evangelical Church, Ipswich
102 min walk • Leighton Road Evangelical Church is a nonconformist independent evangelical church located on the Gainsborough estate, Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk.