Visit Sizewell Places

Welcome to Visit Sizewell Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Sizewell

  

Sizewell Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sizewell

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Sizewell history

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The hall

Sizewell Hall, now used as a Christian conference centre, is still owned by the Ogilvie family. From the end of the war up to the summer of 1955 it housed a mixed, semi-progressive prep school attended by Sheridan Morley.

Wartime

The beach at Sizewell was the landing site of Henri Peteri and his brother Willem in September 1941. The brothers left the Dutch town of Katwijk in a collapsible canoe on a journey that took 56 hours. Those who escaped occupied Holland were known as Engelandvaarders. 32 men tried to make a canoe trip like the Peteri brothers, but only eight succeeded.

Historical writings

Sizewell is a hamlet in Leiston parish, Suffolk, 6 miles E. of Saxmundham. In 1870–1872, John Marius Wilson’s Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described the hamlet as SIZEWELL. It contains some recent marine villa residences.

You can visit Sizewell places with Walkfo Sizewell to hear history at Sizewell’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sizewell has 18 places to visit in our interactive Sizewell map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Sizewell, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Sizewell places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sizewell & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Sizewell places in an interactive Sizewell map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sizewell Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Sizewell tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Sizewell

  

Best Sizewell places to visit

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Sizewell has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Sizewell’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Sizewell’s information audio spots:

Sizewell Hall Sizewell Hall is owned by the Ogilvie family. Back in the 1950s it housed a progressive school for 7–13s. It has historical connections with a classic taxidermy collection.

Thorpeness Windmill Thorpeness Windmill was built in 1803 at Aldringham and moved in 1923. Originally built as a corn mill, it was converted to a water pumping mill. It pumped water to the House in the Clouds.

Thorpeness Thorpeness is a seaside village in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It developed in the early 20th century into a holiday village. It lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.

Sizewell C nuclear power station Sizewell C nuclear power station proposed by consortium of EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Power Group. The power station is expected to meet 7% of the UK’s demand when it comes into service.

Visit Sizewell plaques