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
The safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff is our top priority. Following Government advice, National Trust houses, shops and cafes will be closed by Friday 20 March.
As part of this move, Orford Ness will no longer be opening for the start of the visitor season this April. All visitor facilities, including the Quay office, our visitor ferry and access to the site will remain closed until further notice. We will provide further updates as the situation develops.
