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Naze Visitor Centre
Visitor Centre, free entry
Address
Old Hall Lane,
Walton-on-the-Naze,
Essex,
CO14 8LE
Details
The centre is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm, with a café, gift shop, toilets and education room. There are informative displays, including a fossil and geology display as well as information on bird migration and the wildlife that uses the Naze. There is a timeline of the Naze from formation to the present day . The centre hosts a wide range of events from fossil collecting on the beach to mini beast hunts and everything in between.
From The observation lounge visitors will get wonderful panoramic views of the grassland at the Naze, The tower and on clear days all the way to the docks at Felixstowe.
Opening details
Prices
Free entry
Location
Directions
Map reference: TM 263232 Lat: 51.86199 Long: 1.28597
Walton-on-the-Naze is located on the Tendring Peninsular, a 30 minute drive from Colchester. Follow the A120 to Harwich, A133 to Clacton, then the B1033 and B1034 to Walton. Go through Walton town centre and follow the brown tourist signs to The Naze, P&D Car Park. There is disabled parking available at the front of the centre.
Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 1 mile from Walton On The Naze station
Facilities
Baby changing facilities
Coach parties accepted
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
Education/study area
Facilities for educational visits
Gift shop
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Public toilets
Accepts groups
Facilities for conferencing
Facilities for corporate hospitality
Children welcome
Disabled access
Dogs not accepted (except guidedogs)
Guided tours for groups
Facilities for hearing impaired