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A visitors guide to the seaside/coastal resort of Bawdsey in
Suffolk. The village of Bawdsey is sited at the end of a long road at
the mouth of the River Deben. Although slightly remote, the village
attracts the holiday visitor because of its location to the waters edge
and its wonderful views out across the estuary. Bawdsey is very
much a place to go to get away from it all.
There are an extensive network of cycle paths and walkways amongst the
pine forests and heathland of the Bawdsey Peninsula and a small
passenger and cycle ferry (seasonal) links the village to Old Felixstowe.
A ferry has run from here since 1200AD interrupted
only during plague, piracy or war. The ferry was for passengers only, in
days past, their horses had to swim the river! Bawdsey has a local shop
and a local pub/inn. Across the waters at Old Felixstowe are a further
two pubs and you can also enjoy fresh fish caught locally and sold on
the beach.
For Holiday Accommodation in Bawdsey Suffolk - Self Catering - Holiday
Cottages and Bed and Breakfast check out our Bawdsey Holiday
Accommodation Pages.
Bawdsey Manor, which can be seen as you walk from Old Felixstow is
located high above the Deben estuary it was built around 1886 by Sir
Cuthbert Quilter. Built in what is described as Gothic,
Flemish, Tudor and oriental style it sits in a setting of woodland,
artificial cliffs and formal gardens. In 1936 it was purchased by the
Air Ministry and played a central role in the work done by Sir. Robert
Watson-Watts on Radar, that was developed just before World War II.
Visit the burial site of the Anglo-Saxon kings of
East Anglia, owned by the National Trust - Sutton Hoo, close to the
riverside town of Woodbridge.
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