Orford Ness National Nature Reserve




Internationally important coastal nature reserve, with a fascinating 20th-century military history
Internationally important coastal nature reserve, with a fascinating 20th-century military history
Take a short boat trip to this wild and remote shingle spit, the largest in Europe.
Follow trails through a stunning landscape and a history that will both delight and intrigue.
Discover an internationally important nature reserve littered with debris and unusual, often forbidding, buildings from a sometimes disturbing past.
Please note: Access is only via the National Trust ferry from Orford Ness. There is no access on foot or by vehicle via Slaughden. There is a charge for ferry over to the nature reserve (including members). Tickets are limited and sold on the day only so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. No bikes or dogs (assistance dogs welcome) allowed.
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
Gift Aid | Standard | |
---|---|---|
Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Our ticket office opens 9:45 to 14:00 on open days only. The first ferry is at 10am and runs every 15 minutes outbound until 13:30. Return ferries run regularly throughout the day with the last ferry leaving at 17:00 when the site closes.