National park
Orford Ness National Nature Reserve
12 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Tatyana
August 13, 2018
NATURE/COASTAL - Internationally important coastal nature reserve, with a fascinating 20th-century military history
Caroline
July 9, 2020
Orford Ness, a ten-mile long shingle spit on the Suffolk coast, is one of the most extraordinary places in Britain. Its environment, part natural, part man-made, provides a perfect, and in places rare, habitat for an enormous variety of flora and fauna. But, more than that, for the greater part of the 20th century it was one of the most secret experimental military sites in the country. Here, armed guards – not commonplace in Britain – discouraged outside interest as boffins worked to challenge and change the course of events, or we know not what.
Orford Ness, a ten-mile long shingle spit on the Suffolk coast, is one of the most extraordinary places in Britain. Its environment, part natural, part man-made, provides a perfect, and in places rare, habitat for an enormous variety of flora and fauna. But, more than that, for the greater part of t…
Gary
December 31, 2020
Coastal nature views at its best. When the sun is shining, you could be anywhere in the world.
Caroline
April 19, 2022
The Ness is an internationally important site for nature conservation. Breeding and migrating birds, specialised plants and other wildlife flourish here. Booking in advance is required when last checked.
Marialuisa
September 6, 2019
Wild, remote and exposed, Orford Ness contains the ruined remnants of a disturbing past. Ranked among the most important shingle features in the world, rare and fragile wildlife thrives where weapons, including atomic bombs, were once tested and perfected.
Location
Orford Quay
Orford, England