Lighthouses · East of England
Naze Tower
Naze Tower — lighthouse in Frinton and Walton, Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Walton-on-the-Naze · 2.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Naze Tower is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Frinton and Walton, Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8644°, 1.2881°.
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Heritage listing
The Hanoverian tower, more commonly known as the Naze Tower, is situated at the start of the open area of the Naze. It was a navigational tower, constructed to assist ships on this otherwise fairly feature-less coast. Visitors can climb the 111-step spiral staircase to the top of the 86-foot (26 m) tower for a 360 degree view of the beach and countryside. The Naze Tower features a museum with exhibits about the tower, the ecology and geology of the Naze, and the coastal erosion problem. The tower also features a private art gallery on six floors with changing exhibits several times a year, and a tea room.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Naze SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hamford Water SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HAMFORD WATER
- Ramsar wetland: Hamford Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Hanoverian tower, more commonly known as the Naze Tower, is situated at the start of the open area of the Naze. It was a navigational tower, constructed to assist ships on this otherwise fairly feature-less coast. Visitors can climb the 111-step spiral staircase to the top of the 86-foot (26 m) tower for a 360 degree view of the beach and countryside. The Naze Tower features a museum with exhibits about the tower, the ecology and geology of the Naze, and the coastal erosion problem. The tower also features a private art gallery on six floors with changing exhibits several times a year, and a tea room. The tower is privately owned.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
]] ]] The present tower was built in 1720–21 by Trinity House, and was intended to work in conjunction with Walton Hall Tower to guide vessels through the Goldmer Gap. The present Naze Tower therefore replaced an earlier construction at a similar location. It was of particular benefit to ships using the nearby port of Harwich. Both the current Naze Tower and its predecessor had beacons or lamps lit at the top, providing an early form of lighthouse. Over the years, the tower has had a variety of uses. In the eighteenth century it was a tea house, operated by the actress and aristocrats' mistress, Martha Reay. It was a lookout during the Napoleonic Wars and again during the Great War of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8644, 1.2881
- County
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Parish
- Frinton and Walton
- Postcode
- CO14 8LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- Nearest railway station
- Walton-on-the-Naze — 2.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17532846 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Naze Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Naze Tower.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Naze Tower?
- Naze Tower is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO14 8LF), in the parish of Frinton and Walton.
- Is Naze Tower a listed building?
- Naze Tower is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Naze Tower a protected site?
- Yes — Naze Tower is part of the The Naze SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Hamford Water SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Naze Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Naze Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Naze Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Walton-on-the-Naze, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO14 8LF.