
Orford Ness
NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
Internationally important nature reserve, with a fascinating 20th-century military history
Take a short boat trip to this wild and remote shingle spit, the largest in Europe.
Follow trails through a stunning landscape and a history that will both delight and intrigue.
Discover an internationally important nature reserve littered with debris and unusual, often forbidding, buildings from a sometimes disturbing past.
Please note: charge for ferry over to the nature reserve (including members)
Don't miss
- Explore this 'top-secret site' with our self-guiding booklet
- Experience the wild, wide open spaces and the big skies
- Children's trail - become a spy for the day!
- Come face to face with a nuclear bomb
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OPENING TIMES:
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CONTACT:
email: orfordness@nationaltrust.org.uk
OS Grid Ref: 169:TM425495
Orford Ness News
Coronavirus Update
Please book ahead before visiting Orford Ness
We're looking forward to welcoming you back to Orford Ness.
Visitor numbers will be severely reduced because of government coronavirus restrictions so it is essential that you book your place on the ferry in advance.
The What's on page will have the booking information the week before we open.
The Opening times will tell you what days we are open.