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Harwich, one
of England's ferry ports, busy with cars, people and freight
leaving for the Continent, yet a town with some history, facing
Felixstowe in Suffolk
across the estuary.
Blue Flag
beach at Dovercourt, just south, and small villages to explore.
Harwich
has some "claims to fame", the Mayflower that took
the Pilgrim Fathers to America was a Harwich ship, and Samuel
Pepys was it's MP.
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a lot to see here with the two lighthouses (called High and
Low), Georgian buildings and the restored Electric Palace
Cinema, built in 1911.
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Map of Harwich |
What
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Harwich Tourist Attractions
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 Electric
Palace Cinema, Kings Quay Street, Harwich, CO12 3ER,
restored 1911 cinema that still shows films, phone for guided
tour times, screenings on Fri,Sat,Sun evenings for members (small
annual fee). Tel: 01255 553333 
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Lifeboat Museum, Timberfields, Wellington Road, Harwich,
CO12 3DL, exhibits, with lifeboat, Open:10:00–16:00 daily May-Aug
Tel:01255 553610 |
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Maritime Museum, Harbour Crescent, Harwich, In the 1818
Low Lighthouse, displays on navy history and commercial shipping.
Open:10:00–16:00 daily May-Aug Tel:01255 503429 |
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Museum of Wireless and Television, In the High Lighthouse,
displays of radio and TV's through the ages, each floor a separate
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Fort, Main Road Harwich, One of the Napoleonic forts
that are scattered around this coast, built in the early 1800's.
This one is about 180 feet in diameter. Small Museum and guns.
Open: Jan-Apr: Sun 10:00-16:00, May-Aug Daily 10:00-17:00, Sep-Dec
Sun 10:00-16:00 .Tel: 01255 503429 |
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Where
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Parkstone Road Dovercourt Harwich CO12 4NX
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Providing comfortable, good value accommodation, Premier Inn Harwich is situated close to Harwich Ferry Port and beaches, only 1 mile away from Harwich town centre and its many shops.
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28!29 Marine Parade Harwich CO12 3RG
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Overlooking the sea at Dovercourt, busy with shipping activity and clean sandy beaches.
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Days Out in and around Harwich
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the coast to visit Walton on the Naze, Frinton-on-Sea and Clacton-on-Sea |
Towns near Harwich To Visit - straight line distance:
Shotley Gate Tourist Information (1.59 miles) Felixstowe Tourist Information (3.22 miles) Walton-on-the-Naze Tourist Information (6.10 miles) Frinton-on-Sea Tourist Information (6.96 miles) |
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Area
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Tourist
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Iconfield Park
(at Safeway)
Harwich
Tel: 01255 506139 |
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