Felixstowe Ferry
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.
| Felixstowe Ferry | |
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 Felixstowe Ferry village sign | |
  Felixstowe Ferry Location within Suffolk | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
A Martello Tower and the River Deben at Felixstowe Ferry in June 2019
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.
The Felixstowe Ferry Millennium Green Trust was set up in 2001 to save an area of land from building development and put it to use as a community open space for recreational use.[1][2] The land became known as the Millennium Green.
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See also
- Bawdsey Ferry
- Felixstowe
- RAF Bawdsey
- Regional Cycle Route 41
- Suffolk Coast Path
References
- Charity Commission details for Felixstowe Ferry Millennium Green Trust
- Residents wait for Millennium green cash, Ipswich Star, 13 October 2001
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