Orford Ness has now closed for the 2021 visitor season and will reopen at Easter 2022.

Can the public visit Orford Ness?

Orford Ness was a secret site. Now it is a National Trust property that anyone can visit. Summer 2021 sees Orford Ness playing host to Afterness, a series of art installations overseen by Artangel.

Can you walk to Orford Ness?

Walk the main route in spring and summer or wait until after the breeding season for more trails to open. The red route, mainly on tarmac roads, is open whenever the site is open to visitors. It passes through the site of the WWI airfield , now home to marshland birds.