Felixstowe is long past its heyday as a tourist resort, and is best visited now as a place to enjoy some seaside calm.
Felixstowe Ferry is perhaps the most charming part of the town. It's in the far north, beyond the golf club, at the mouth of the River Deben. It's a popular place for sailing and walks. It has two good pubs see below.
The promenade stretches two miles North and South of the pier. North is generally quite pleasant, with landscaped gardens and quiet shingle beaches.
In the centre of tourist area, by the sea, there are some excellent arcades, including the famous Mannings Amusement Park including crazy golf.
Further South the beach gives way to a very industrialised dock area. In the middle of this is a little wildlife haven, around Landguard Fort. It's popular with bird watchers.
The fort is the site of the last opposed invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines. The current fort was built in the 18th century, modified in 19th century with substantial additional 19th / 20th century outside batteries. The fort is open every day from April to October.
The nearby submarine mining building houses Felixstowe museumâs collections of local interest and is open Sundays & Wednesdays in summer.
Between the promenade and Felixstowe Ferry there's about a mile of beaches known as "The Dip". It's dominated by beach huts but not a bad place to enjoy the beach in the summer.
There are a vairety of pleasant country walks around Felixstowe, particularly in the Orwell and Deben estuaries. However, you need a car to get to these areas from the town.
