page_title: Shotley Peninsula
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Shotley Peninsula / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Shotley - rolling fields Footpath to Shotley Gate. The telephoto lens foreshortens the view of the cranes at Felixstowe on the other side of the river Orwell.
context_page_description: The Shotley Peninsula is a rural area east of the A137 Ipswich-Colchester road located between the rivers Stour and Orwell in Suffolk, England. The peninsula is named after the settlements of Shotley and Shotley Gate which are situated near its south-eastern tip. Other villages on the peninsula include Chelmondiston, Erwarton, Freston, Harkstead, Holbrook, Stutton, Tattingstone, Wherstead and Woolverstone.
  The population was 10,310 according to the 2001 Census, approximately 12.4% of the total population of Babergh District.
context_section_description: The local transport network is limited, with the B1456, B1080 and a number of minor roads linking the settlements, no rail station and restricted bus services. The B1456 road is periodically at risk of temporary flooding along the Strand near the Orwell bridge.
  In the summer months a foot and cycle ferry service licensed to carry up to 12 passengers operates between Shotley Marina, Harwich and Felixstowe.
  The South Suffolk Cycle Route crosses the peninsula, and there is a campaign to create a dedicated traffic-free cycling route between Shotley Gate and Bourne Bridge, Ipswich.
caption: Shotley – rolling fields – geograph.org.uk – 1120722
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