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Martello Tower, Shingle Street – Shingle Street Shell Line loop from Shingle Street

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Martello Tower, Shingle Street – Shingle Street Shell Line loop from Shingle Street

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Martello Tower, Shingle Street – Shingle Street Shell Line loop from Shingle Street

01:56

7.62km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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Parking

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48 m

Shingle Street and Martello Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautifully bleak - bleakly beautiful!

And don't miss the shell trail to the beach from the German Manor, which some thoughtful conchologist has made.

No cafes or places to eat …

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915 m

Martello Tower, Shingle Street

Highlight • Monument

Martello Tower today hosts luxury accommodation but was once a defensive fort, built during the French Revolutionary Wars era. The British government built around 140 such towers across the British …

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2.07 km

Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths Beach

Highlight • Natural

7.43 km

Shingle Street Shell Line

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Shingle Street Shell line is located on a remote and beautiful section of the Suffolk Coast, not far from Bawdsey. When illness brought two friends together here, they created …

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7.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.75 km

1.24 km

702 m

654 m

259 m

Surfaces

5.16 km

1.61 km

702 m

138 m

Elevation

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Thursday 7 May

17°C

7°C

4 %

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Martello Tower, Shingle Street – Shingle Street Shell Line loop from Shingle Street

Shingle Street and Martello Tower

Martello Tower, Shingle Street

Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths Beach

Shingle Street Shell Line

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