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Shotley Gate is the small settlement in United Kingdom, located some 10 km to the north-west from Harwich. The capital city London is in 150 km to the south-west. The population of the the community was estimated at 1,600 people according to the 2010 census People mostly visit Shotley Gate to see its forts.

Honington (IATA: BEQ) is the nearest airport to it, situated just 80 km to the north-west.

Best things to see in Shotley Gate

1. Shotley Battery
Shotley Battery was built in 1865 on the Shotley Peninsula to guard the port of Felixstowe, within HMS Ganges Naval Training school, on the same site as an existing Martello Tower. Originally with 14 64 pound guns, it has suffered much damage since HMS Ganges closed, and became a police training centre which has in turn closed.

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Landguard Fort

Built just outside Felixstowe, Suffolk at the mouth of the River

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Felixstowe Pier

Felixstowe Pier is a pleasure pier in the Edwardian seaside town of

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Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two

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Portman Road

Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk,

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Harwich Redoubt

Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of

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Principality of Sealand

The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on HM Fort

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Willy Lott's Cottage

Willy Lott's Cottage is a house in Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk,

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Freston Tower

Freston Tower is a six-story red brick folly south of Ipswich, Suffolk

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Bridge Cottage

Bridge Cottage is a 16th-century thatched cottage in Flatford, East

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HM Fort Roughs

HM Fort Roughs was one of several World War II installations that were

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Beacon Hill Battery

Beacon Hill Battery (also known as Beacon Hill Fort) was built to

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Tattingstone Wonder

The Tattingstone Wonder is a folly at Tattingstone in Suffolk,

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The Old Times Guest House

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Premier Inn Harwich

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Best Western Brook Hotel

starting $88

Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell

starting $134

Premier Inn Ipswich South East

starting $75

Premier Inn Ipswich South

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Marlborough Hotel

starting $59

Captain Fryatt Guesthouse

starting $52

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