After our morning walk and
Butt and Oyster lunch, we headed back to the B1456 and along to the end of the peninsula at
Shotley Point. We parked at the
marina.
The beach there is covered in seashells, so the others did some foraging on the sea-shore while I enjoyed the views.
From here you can see Felixstowe docks on one side and Harwich on the other. In the distance we could see the tower at
Landguard Point, where we were 5 weeks earlier. This is also the far end of the route for the Foot Ferry that we saw there, but it wasn't running today - too windy, I expect.
At the end of the marina you get an amazing contrast in scenery - turn a few degrees from facing across the Orwell to the docks and you get a timeless marshy river estuary landscape.
And it's not just huge container ships, ferries and pleasure boats you can see on the water. There are still several old London barges on the river.
A fascinating spot to visit and we had a good family day out too. Furthermore, Big Miss got the material she needed for her school art project - she was going to make a picture out of the seashells we collected.
The beach there is covered in seashells, so the others did some foraging on the sea-shore while I enjoyed the views.
From here you can see Felixstowe docks on one side and Harwich on the other. In the distance we could see the tower at Landguard Point, where we were 5 weeks earlier. This is also the far end of the route for the Foot Ferry that we saw there, but it wasn't running today - too windy, I expect.
At the end of the marina you get an amazing contrast in scenery - turn a few degrees from facing across the Orwell to the docks and you get a timeless marshy river estuary landscape.
And it's not just huge container ships, ferries and pleasure boats you can see on the water. There are still several old London barges on the river.
A fascinating spot to visit and we had a good family day out too. Furthermore, Big Miss got the material she needed for her school art project - she was going to make a picture out of the seashells we collected.
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