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About Felixstowe

What immediately strikes visitors arriving at the favoured resort town of Felixstowe is the bright beautiful flower gardens dominating the town's sweeping sea-front.

This is a resort that developed at the end of the 19th-century, it is important for its historic military sites, and over the decades has maintained its place as a premier freight port. Historically, Felixstowe was the site of a Roman fort which long ago reached the bottom of the sea. It's church of St.Peter and St.Paul is one of its most historic features, and stands on what was once the site of a Benedictine priory of the 11th-century, dedicated to St. Felix. The town has two other churches, one dedicated to St.Nicholas is found on the Deben estuary, overlooking the golf course. This church was built in the 1900's for the workers of Felixstowe Ferry. St.Andrew's church is the largest of Felixstowe's places of worship, and was built during the 20th-century.

The town is famous for its access to the Landguard Fort and for the Martello Tower, built to repel Napoleons forces in the early part of the 19th-century.

Apart from the port, a boom in the tourist industry combined with a visit from the Empress of Germany transformed this small, sparsely populated coastal village into the fashionable resort we experience today. Despite the fact that much of the town does not have a great deal of age, what it does have is charm and this can be seen in some of the lovely sea-side houses left from the Edwardian period.

There is a bright sea-front with a Pier that has been an important part of the town since 1905. The front offers a wide range of traditional seaside attractions, including amusement arcades, a funfair, and there is a laser war-game arena, and a nightclub. The town hosts a variety of lively events, these are well attended by locals and holiday makers, and include an historical vehicle run, old-time Easter fair, a carnival, and each Sunday there is all the fun of a lively sea-front market. For days when inclement weather stops you from visiting the beach there is now a great entertainment centre for children - this is called Treasure Island Funtasia. It has three pools, one for mothers and toddlers, a full size pool, and a fun pool with a water-slide.

Add all of this to plenty of shops, museums, pubs, inns, good accommodation to suit all tastes, and you will find Felixstowe the perfect place for a lovely family holiday.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Felixstowe

Manning's Amusement Park, Felixstowe	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)	Pictures
Landguard Fort, Felixstowe	(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Bawdsey Manor	(2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NE)	Pictures
The Naze Tower	(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction S)	Pictures
New Walton Pier	(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction S)	Pictures
Sutton Hoo	(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
Jimmy's Farm	(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich	(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Orford Castle	(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Orford Ness Nature Reserve	(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Orfordness Lighthouse	(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Flatford Mill	(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)	Pictures
Bridge Cottage	(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction W)	Pictures
Easton Farm Park Country Park	(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction N)	Pictures
Snape Maltings	(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction N)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Felixstowe

Harwich, in the county of Essex (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction SW)
The great seafarers of centuries have left the shores of England, these include Raleigh, Drake, Frobisher and Admiral Lord Nelson, all of whom brought glory for England.
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Dovercourt, in the county of Essex (4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction SW)
These days Dovercourt is part of Harwich, it operates as a coastal resort town with a pleasant sandy beach backed by a sea wall. The beach has been awarded the E.U. Blue Flag indicating its cleanliness and safety for families with children.
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Sutton, in the county of Suffolk (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction N)
Sutton is an old village overlooking the waters of the River Debden as it makes its way towards the sea.
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Walton on the Naze, in the county of Essex (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction S)
This is a seaside resort that is a real treat for every member of the family. It is a traditional resort that simply caters for those whose wish is to have a jolly good time.
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Woodbridge, in the county of Suffolk (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)
Many of the houses that surround the old Market square round which this Port has grown are exceedingly attractive and of major historical interest.
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Frinton-on-Sea, in the county of Essex (10.2 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)
Frinton, is a sedate area which retains a refined atmosphere and many gracious Victorian properties from when the then small seaside village was developed as a resort in the 1860's by Sir Richard Cooker.
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Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)
This is a town that can trace its history back to the Stone-Age, it has been a successive settlement throughout the ages and has...
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Mistley, in the county of Essex (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)
Mistley lies on the south bank of the River Stour not far from Manningtree, to which it is joined via a tree-lined walk along the river which is oddly called The Walls.
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Manningtree, a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)
The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses.
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Wickham Market, a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)
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East Bergholt, in the county of Suffolk (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction W)
This enchanting village gained lasting fame as Constable's birth place. It also has a very unusual medieval bell cage.
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Flatford, in the county of Suffolk (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)
On arrival in Flatford there is little to prepare you for its overwhelming beauty, but you should not be surprised, for this after all is Constable Country, an area made famous by the great landscape painter and which features in so many of his pictures.
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Clacton-on-Sea, in the county of Essex (14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SW)
Clacton-on-Sea is a fine Victorian resort that offers visitors and enjoyable and jolly time.
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Dedham, in the county of Essex (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)
There are two things that immediately strike you about this enchanting village, the first is the opulence of the beautiful 15th-century church, and the second is the fascinating view of the River Stour, which, like the church, has featured in Constable paintings.
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Snape, in the county of Suffolk (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction N)
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Felixstowe Station	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
Trimley Station	(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NW)
London Stansted Airport	(47.8 miles, 76.9 km, direction W)
M2 Junction 7	(49.2 miles, 79.2 km, direction S)
Norwich Airport	(49.3 miles, 79.3 km, direction N)
M11 Junction 8	(49.7 miles, 79.9 km, direction W)
Felixstowe to London	(70.8 miles, 113.9 km, direction SW)

Hotels & Accommodation in Felixstowe

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Felixstowe center
The Waverley Hotel	(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)
The Brook Hotel	(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
The Hotel Elizabeth Orwell	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Marlborough Hotel	(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
The Hotel Continental	(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction SW)
Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell	(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)
The Bull Hotel & Restaurant	(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction N)
Salthouse Harbour Hotel	(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NW)
Novotel Ipswich Centre	(10.7 miles, 17.1 km, direction NW)
Best Western Ufford Park Hotel	(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction N)
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