Felixstowe Ferry

Felixstowe Ferry

Felixstowe Ferry village sign
Felixstowe Ferry
 Felixstowe Ferry shown within Suffolk
Shire countySuffolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk

Coordinates: 51°59′20″N 1°23′24″E / 51.989°N 1.39°E / 51.989; 1.39

Felixstowe Ferry is a hamlet in Suffolk, England, approximately two miles northeast of Felixstowe at the mouth of the River Deben with a ferry to the Bawdsey peninsula.

Local businesses include the Ferry Cafe and the Ferry Boat Inn, freshly caught fish is usually available at the quay side. St. Nicholas's Church was built in 1954 on the site of the prior church, which was built in 1870 and destroyed by German bombing in 1943.

Two Martello towers dominate the sea front.

See also

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