Bawdsey Beach – Martello Tower, Shingle Street loop from Bawdsey

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Bawdsey Beach – Martello Tower, Shingle Street loop from Bawdsey

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Bawdsey Beach – Martello Tower, Shingle Street loop from Bawdsey

01:49

7.20km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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9 m

Bawdsey Battery and Martello Tower

Highlight • Monument

Not much visible unless you climb the sea wall, which isn't easy in road cleats. Otherwise it's just a car park with a couple of old concrete gun emplacements behind it.

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71 m

East Lane Coastal Path, Bawdsey

Highlight • Trail

116 m

Sea Wall View North Toward Shingle Street

Highlight • Viewpoint

673 m

Pathway Beside the Sea

Highlight • Beach

778 m

Martello Tower Path, Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Historical Site

1.14 km

Bawdsey Beach

Highlight • Natural

Bawdsey Beach is a long expanse of shingle to the north east of Felixstowe. You can see for miles along the coast as well as have fun inspecting the percolation …

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2.83 km

Martello Tower, Shingle Street

Highlight • Monument

Martello Tower today hosts luxury accommodation but was once a defensive fort, built during the French Revolutionary Wars era. The British government built around 140 such towers across the British …

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3.45 km

Shingle Street Shell Line

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Shingle Street Shell line is located on a remote and beautiful section of the Suffolk Coast, not far from Bawdsey. When illness brought two friends together here, they created …

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