Public art & sculpture · East of England
Sea Snail
In or near Little Oakley.
Sea Snail — a public art in england-east, United Kingdom.
Ben Eagle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Walton-on-the-Naze · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Sea Snail is a public art located in england-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The Naze SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hamford Water SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HAMFORD WATER
- Ramsar wetland: Hamford Water
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sea snails are slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the absence of a visible shell.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.8684, 1.2868
- County
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Parish
- Frinton and Walton
- Postcode
- CO14 8LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- Nearest railway station
- Walton-on-the-Naze — 2.8 km
Sources
- osm: node/13707898101 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Sea snail (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
The Naze Nature Reserve
Wildlife reserves · 0.1 km
Navigation Tower At Walton Hall
Memorials & monuments · 0.3 km
Naze Tower
Lighthouses · 0.5 km
John Weston Nature Reserve
Wildlife reserves · 0.6 km
John Weston Nature Reserve
Forests & woodlands · 0.6 km
Willows Caravan Park
Caravan parks · 1.1 km
Naze Marine Holiday Park
Caravan parks · 1.5 km
Walton Maritime Museum
Museums · 1.5 km
Tricky Escape Walton
Escape rooms · 2.4 km
Walton-on-the-Naze
Museums · 2.6 km
Walton on the Naze Village Sign
Public art & sculpture · 2.6 km
Horsey Island
Islands · 3.0 km
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The Naze Nature Reserve
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John Weston Nature Reserve
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Willows Caravan Park
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sea Snail?
- Sea Snail is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO14 8LQ), in the parish of Frinton and Walton.
- What is Sea Snail?
- Sea Snail — a public art in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sea Snail?
- The nearest railway station is Walton-on-the-Naze, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode CO14 8LQ.
- Is Sea Snail a protected site?
- Yes — Sea Snail is part of the The Naze SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Hamford Water SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Sea Snail free to visit?
- Yes, Sea Snail is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sea Snail?
- The nearest railway station is Walton-on-the-Naze, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO14 8LQ.