A House for Essex – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

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A House for Essex – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

Hard

5.0

(2)

hikers

A House for Essex – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

07:01

27.3km

130m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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488 m

A House for Essex

Highlight • Structure

A House for Essex is a stunning piece of art by FAT Architecture and Grayson Perry. Part of the 'Living Architecture' programme, it is rented out as holiday accommodation and the inside is a gallery of further artwork.

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490 m

A House for Essex

Highlight • Other

A House for Essex also known as Julie’s House is a conceptual holiday home located at the end of a secluded cul-de-sec in Wradness Essex overlooking the river Stour. Commissioned …

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2.42 km

Chicken of the Woods Fungus

Highlight • Natural

3.11 km

Woodland Trails

Highlight • Trail

Definitely wear boots in the winter

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11.5 km

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Highlight • Historical Site

These unusual lighthouses were built around the 17th century and are a unique example of the first types of lighthouses dating to Roman and medieval times. The lighthouses would have …

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12.6 km

Beach

13.0 km

Banksy Mural of a Young Boy

Highlight • Monument

Far out of the way, but worth it. It's a Banksy original.

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14.4 km

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Highlight • Historical Site

These unusual lighthouses were built around the 17th century and are a unique example of the first types of lighthouses dating to Roman and medieval times. The lighthouses would have …

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20.5 km

Whinny Grove

Forest

23.5 km