Felixstowe, the largest container port in the UK

4 February 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Felixstowe Old Train Station, today housing several stores and the local community radio station © Deben Dave/cc-by-sa-3.0

Felixstowe Old Train Station, today housing several stores and the local community radio station © Deben Dave/cc-by-sa-3.0

Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom. The town is situated across the estuary of the River Orwell and the River Stour from Harwich in Essex.   read more…

The medieval town of Sandwich

23 May 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

The Admiral Owen © geograph.org.uk - Chris Downer

The Admiral Owen © geograph.org.uk – Chris Downer

Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800. It was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings, including several listed public houses and gates in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill. While once a major port, it is now two miles from the sea, its historic centre preserved.   read more…

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