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The Docks

This area of the town has taken on the name of docklands, but as far as Ipswich people are concerned all parts of the wet dock area are known simply as "The docks." Built in 1841, it was the largest enclosed water space in England and the largest single dock in the world. Once a thriving commercial port with grain and agricultural products moving in and out through the lock gates, these days the wet dock is more recreational, with restaurants and a growing marina, there is also an increasing number of pubs nearby. This wet dock area also provides berthing for naval or historic interest vessels visiting Ipswich.The commercial traffic has moved out beyond the lock gates and on to the banks of the River Orwell, to what now is a container port known as the West Bank and opposite another facility, Cliff quay. The commercial development is reaching down river from Ipswich Town centre to the Orwell bridge.

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