The site of the last opposed invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines. The current fort was built in the 18th century, and modified in the 19th century with substantial additional 19th/20th-century outside batteries. Guided tours and audio tours of the fort are supplemented by a DVD presentation […]
Walton Castle
The site of the Roman Saxon Shore fort known as Walton Castle. It was probably built between AD 276-285 and stood circa 30 metres above sea level before being destroyed by sea erosion in the 18th century. Visitors to the beach, a haunt of kite-surfers, will see only the sea and the sand banks of […]
Sutton Hoo
Amazingly missed by grave robbers and left undisturbed for 1,300 years, Sutton Hoo provides clues to what has been called ‘page one of English history’. Excavations in 1939 uncovered the incredible ship-burial of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king, including the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet, weapons and priceless royal treasure – all discovered when Edith Pretty hired […]
Orford Castle
The unique polygonal towerkeep of Orford Castle stands beside the pretty town and former port which Henry II also developed here in the 1160s. His aim was to counterbalance the power of turbulent East Anglian barons like Hugh Bigod of Framlingham, and to guard the coast against foreign mercenaries called to their aid. Recent archaeological […]