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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Dunwich

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dunwich, England

Updated November 25, 2019

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Ruins in Dunwich

Dunwich, England

The Lost Town of Dunwich

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
The grave stone.

Dunwich, England

The Last Grave

This melancholy headstone is the only remaining evidence of a medieval church lost to the sea.
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The 15th C. north door with scorch marks, some say left by the Devil's hand, Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh.

Blythburgh, England

The Devil's Fingerprints

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
3 miles from Dunwich
The original Southwold Jack in St Edmunds Church.

Southwold, England

Southwold Jack

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.
4 miles from Dunwich
Welcome to the Under the Pier Show.

Southwold, England

Under the Pier Show

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
4 miles from Dunwich
House in the clouds.

Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
6 miles from Dunwich
A church within a church.

Covehithe, England

Ruins of St Andrew's Covehithe

A 17th-century church is nestled within the walls of a 15th-century ruin.
7 miles from Dunwich
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