Orford Ness, described by a BBC documentary as 'half wilderness, half military junkyard', is a peninsula on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford. The peninsula was formerly administered by the Ministry of Defence, which conducted secretive military tests during both world wars. The Atomic Weapons Research Establishment had a base on the site, and is believed to have developed the firing mechanisms for nuclear devices there. Many of the buildings from this time remain clearly visible from the Quay at Orford, including the distinctive-looking 'pagodas' which were designed to collapse in the event of an accidental explosion. There is also a BBC World Service transmitter on the peninsula. A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides. ... This article is about the English county. ... Aldeburgh is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. ... Orford can refer to: Orford, Warrington, United Kingdom Orford, Suffolk, United Kingdom Orford, Tasmania, Australia Orford castle This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Ministry of Defence building, Whitehall, Westminster, London The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the UK military. ... A world war is a military conflict affecting the majority of the worlds countries. ... A quay, pronounced key, is a wharf or bank where ships and other vessels are loaded. ... radio programming, transmitting in 43 languages to around 150 million people throughout the world. ...

Orford Ness is now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public, though some buildings are closed off owing to their advanced state of disrepair. In his travel book Rings of Saturn, the writer W.G. Sebald discussed his experience of visiting Orford Ness, likening it in appearance and atmosphere to a post-nuclear wasteland. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... W. G. (Winifried Georg Maximilian) Sebald (18 May 1944, Wertach im Allgäu–14 December 2001, Norfolk, United Kingdom) was a German writer and academic. ...

Owing to its military history, its stark appearance and the fact it was closed to the public for many decades, several apocryphal stories have circulated about Orford Ness. The best-known is the suggestion that Nazi troops attempted to invade England and actually disembarked at the tip of the peninsula, before being repelled with a wall of fire. However, Shingle Street residents of the time have subsequently denied any such attempted invasion took place, and the story is now largely accepted as myth. The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... For the computer game, see Myth (computer game). ...