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Orford Ness

Near Orford, Suffolk

A shingle spit of secret weapons tests, from radar to atomic bomb parts.

For most of the 1900s, Orford Ness was a top-secret military testing site. Early radar experiments took place here in the 1930s.

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When
1913–1993
Where
52.0800, 1.5700
Group
Secret bunkers & war sites

Visiting

National Trust. Reached by a short ferry from Orford Quay, on set days in season.

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