Naze Tower, The Naze
Naze Tower, The Naze, Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex CO14 8LE View on map
86ft high brick built navigation tower built for Trinity House in 1720. It was designed to serve with Walton Hall Tower as a guide to vessels approaching the Goldmer Gap and also with a light in Suffolk to lead vessels safely in and out of the Suffolk-Essex border rivers. It is now the only tower of its type to survive and is a prominent landmark. The tower is now a art gallery, tea room and museum and access can be gained to roof veiwing platform with panoranmic veiws of Essex coast.
Contact
- Grant Recipient: Michelle Nye-Browne
- Contact for access: Mrs Michelle Nye-Browne
- 01255 852519
- mail@nazetower.co.uk
- https://www.nazetower.co.uk
Opening Arrangements
Daily: 30 March - 31 October, 10am - 5pm. Free admission to tearooms in the tower.
- Open on Heritage Open Day
Admission Charges
- Adult: £3.00
- Child: £2.00
- Other Charges: £8 family (2 adults and up to 4 children); £2.50 seniors and students. Under 4 years free.
Directions
2 miles north of Walton-on-the-Naze town centre. Follow brown tourist signs to the Naze. Rail: Walton-on-the-Naze 2 miles. Bus: Clacton to Colchester service.
Parking Spaces
500
Pay and Display parking. Disabled parking bays close to tower.
Disabled Access
- Wheelchair access: Partial
- Disabled Toilets: Yes
- Assistance dogs: Yes