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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

Unusual Attractions 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.

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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Blythburgh, England

The Devil's Fingerprints

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

3 miles from Dunwich

Southwold, England

Southwold Jack

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

4 miles from Dunwich

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

Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

6 miles from Dunwich

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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