Shingle Street

📍 Stansted, Ipswich, United Kingdom · Kiteboarding spot

Shingle Street is a kiteboarding spot near Stansted, Ipswich in United Kingdom, with open ocean conditions.

Country	United Kingdom
Nearest town	Stansted, Ipswich
Water type	Open ocean
Launch	Ocean
Coordinates	52.0365, 1.4560

About Shingle Street

Large bay, approx 2 miles across. Varying chop from 0.5m to 3m chop. Peeling waves at low tide.

How do I get to Shingle Street?

Take the A14 to Ipswich and turn off the A12 signposted Woodbridge. Take the last roundabout signposted Orford and go through Melton, cross the railway line and take a right at the next mini-roundabout. Follow this road up the hill and take a left at the top, straight on until you get to Shingle Street (signposted).

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Where can I take kite lessons near Shingle Street?

9 kite schools operate in United Kingdom. See kite schools in United Kingdom →

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Holland-on-Sea · 32 km · London
Clacton-on-Sea · 36 km · London
Brightlingsea · 40 km · London

Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.