Castle · Felixstowe · Suffolk

Landguard Fort

Landguard Fort is a fort in England, Britain. It is within Felixstowe’s built-up area. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Landguard Fort, Colin Park (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Felixstowe

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 20–22°C

In brief

Castle in Felixstowe

Inside Felixstowe

Landguard Fort is inside Felixstowe’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Felixstowe has 35 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

In Felixstowe the warm season is June to September, with highs of 20–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 4°33 mm

Apr14° / 5°31 mm

May17° / 8°39 mm

Jun20° / 11°44 mm

Jul22° / 13°46 mm

Aug22° / 13°54 mm

Sep20° / 11°46 mm

Oct15° / 9°56 mm

Nov11° / 6°56 mm

Dec8° / 3°54 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Felixstowe, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Felixstowe. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Felixstowe’s full climate →

About

Landguard Fort

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. A short trip away is Beacon Hill Fort, 2.2 km off, the first of 22 within 15 km.

Felixstowe’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Felixstowe
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/landguard-fort

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The numbers show what else is near Landguard Fort, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Landguard Fort

The biggest base of the 8 is Felixstowe (24,218 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Felixstowe

24,218 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Harwich

20,219 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km north of it

Trimley St Mary

3,736 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km west of it

Parkeston

975 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Landguard Fort is	People	Places to visit
Felixstowe	It’s in town	24,218	16
Harwich	2.1 km west of it	20,219	15
Trimley St Mary	3.7 km north of it	3,736	15
Parkeston	3.8 km west of it	975	13
Shotley Gate	3.9 km northwest of it	1,418	14
Trimley St Martin	6 km north of it	1,725	11
Shotley	6 km northwest of it	550	11
Kirton	7.7 km north of it	1,245	0

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Also close at hand are 3 forts, 3 piers and 2 museums, among 22 within 15 km.

FortBeacon Hill Fort2.2 km away 2

FortHarwich Redoubt2.2 km away 3

MuseumLightvessel 182.6 km away 4FortFortHM Fort Roughs12 km away 5

PierFelixstowe Pier2.8 km away 6PierPierShotley Pier4.1 km away 7

MuseumLifeboat Museum2.3 km away 8

PierWalton Pier11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Landguard Fort: what to know

Where is Landguard Fort?

Landguard Fort is in Felixstowe, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Landguard Fort?

Fort in England, Britain.

Who runs Landguard Fort?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Landguard Fort?

June to September are the warmest months in Felixstowe, with afternoon highs of 20–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Landguard Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Landguard Fort?

Within 15 km: Beacon Hill Fort (2.2 km), Harwich Redoubt (2.2 km), Lightvessel 18 (2.6 km) and HM Fort Roughs (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill Fort: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harwich Redoubt: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Felixstowe Pier: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lifeboat Museum: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walton Pier: Scribwik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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