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Felixstowe lays at the coastal tip of a flat peninsula bordered
by the Rivers Deben and Orwell and the North Sea. The peninsula
includes wide expanses of farmland, beautiful countryside which
is dotted with pretty villages on the banks of the rivers these
include, Nacton, Levington and Waldringfield.
 A
thriving town, Felixstowe welcomes visitors from home and abroad,
it is well-served by road, rail and sea. The town is also home
to Britain's biggest and busiest container terminal, Felixstowe
also has five-miles of coastline which features one of the country's
most important coastal nature reserves. Heading north along
the cliff tops, the road meanders through the town's golf course
and leads to the mouth of the River Deben and Old Felixstowe
a reminder of the town's early beginnings.
The seafront gardens have won many awards including the Britain
in Bloom contest. Although the town still retains it's Edwardian
charm it is also home to a modern leisure centre, watersports
facilities, small funfair, arcades and a traditional seaside
pier - in fact everything that you would expect from a busy
seaside holiday resort. There is a thriving theatre (the Spa
Pavilion) and a wide range of places to stay to suit all tastes,
from holiday parks and traditional guest houses through to the
luxurious hotels. The town centre plays host to a wide range
of restaurants and shops situated along its pedestrianised high
street.
Many noteworthy events take place in the town not least the
annual Ipswich to Felixstowe Car Rally (usually May Bank Holiday
Weekend). Cars and other vehicles assemble in Christchurch Park,
in nearby Ipswich, early on a Sunday morning before making their
way in convoy to Felixstowe and a fantastic line-up on the seafront.
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