Picture Gallery – Alde & Ore Association

We love to see photos of all aspects of our estuary and the surrounding area.

If you have any pictures which you would like us to display, please email them to info@aldeandore.org providing details of where the photo was taken and who by.

Photos of our estuary and surrounding area, shared by our members

Pre Ciaran Storm - Sudbourne Beach and the Haul Road (Oct. 2023) (credit. S. Reid)

View of the Alde from Aldeburgh Yacht Club Aug 2023 (credit: R. Farquharson)

Pinch point/Sudbourne Beach – South looking North (Jun. 2023) (credit. S. Reid)

Pinch point/Sudbourne Beach – North looking South (Jun. 2023) (credit. S. Reid)

Photo of Sudbourne Beach taken from the ILB. High profile on beach with the pinch point dip in the middle (Mar. 2023) (credit. L. Cousins)

Sea wall/Sudbourne Beach (Mar. 2023) (credit. S. Reid)

The 'pinch point' at Sudbourne Beach is lower because of the shingle over spill (Nov. 2022) (credit. R. Baxter)

The back slope at Sudbourne Beach following the strong SW winds on 1/11/2022 now has over spilled shingle at the pinch point (credit S. Reid)

Shingle flow has broken the 'pinch point' looking south to the Ness. A dramatic sight, but future winds and tides will change the profile Oct 2022 (credit: S. Reid)

Overtopping of Hazlewood Marsh, River Course of the Aldeburgh Golf Club Nov 2021 (credit: R. Baxter)

The Marsh Walk Aldeburgh (credit: C. Freer)

Snape Bridge with barge Cygnet on the quay (credit: R. Kihl)

River channel showing mud flats at low tide (credit: R. Kihl)

Marsh and saltings at Snape Warren (credit: R. Kihl)

Iken Church (credit: R. Kihl)

Beautiful Scenery looking towards the Maltings (credit: R. Kihl)

Looking west to Yarn Hill from the Aldeburgh river wall (credit: A. Andrews)

Estuary view looking North towards Martello and Aldeburgh. (credit: S. Reid)

Sudbourne Beach (credit: S. Reid)

Evening views at Shingle Street at the mouth of the River Alde looking out to the North Sea (credit: R. Farquharson)

Looking back to Aldeburgh (credit: R. Farquharson)

Views of the Alde around Snape Maltings (credit: R. Farquharson)

Views of the Alde around Iken (credit: R. Farquharson)

Waterway running parallel to the Alde close to Slaughden (credit: R. Farquharson)

Views of the Alde around Iken (credit: R. Farquharson)

Views across Church Reach (credit: T. Radlett)

Photos from our annual Barbecue (August 2022)

credit: F. Hayles

credit: L. Lees

2021 Photography Competition entries

Both categories – Nature and Activities – attracted a range of entries shot on a wide variety of equipment, from the sophisticated to the simplest mobile phone. We are very grateful to Shelley Nott and Hugh de Las Casas for judging the entries and to all the people who took the time to enter the competition.

1st place winner (activities): Kate Barrow (Adult)

1st place winner (activities): Thomas Wilkinson (12–17 years)

1st place winner (activities): Thomas Freer (Under 12 years)

2nd place winner (activities): Tom Pilgrim (Adult)

1st place winner (nature): Tom Pilgrim (Adult)

1st place winner (nature): Freddie Cary (12–17 years)

1st place winner (nature): Thomas Freer (Under 12)

2nd place winner (nature): Anna Wilkinson (Adult)

2nd place winner (nature): Thomas Wilkinson (12–17 years)

credit: Christina Freer

credit: Alan Bowles

credit: Andrew Parker-Jervis

credit: Anna Wilkinson

credit: Jeremy Caterham

credit: Ed Clarke

credit: Molly Cooper

credit: Dorothy Richards

credit: Emma Benton

credit: Jayne Emmerson

credit: Marjoke Henrichs

credit: Judy Cowan

credit: Hannah Lawrence

credit: Steve Carr

credit: Jonathan Ireland

credit: Alan Bowles

credit: Ella Thornton

Credit: David Guest

Slaughden beach south of the Martello Tower from June 2017 to September 2018 showing the work done by the Environment Agency to keep it in good shape.

Slaughden during restoration work Sept 2018

Environment Agency work at Slaughden Sept 2018

Slaughden after restoration Nov 2017

Slaughden October 2017

Slaughden damage seen on AOA walk June 2017

Chairman Alison, explaining damage on AOA walk June 2017

Barge loads of rocks being unloaded at Slaughden, April and May 2016. The rocks were used in the Environment Agency's project to protect the sea wall.