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Harwich tourist guide - hotels and services

At present, Harwich borders with Dovercourt, and these two towns along with Parkeston are often collectively referred to as Harwich. Towns in the surrounding area include Colchester to the southwest, Felixstowe to the northeast, and to the northwest, Ipswich. Harwich is believed to be founded in the mid-12th century.

The town of Harwich has a rich and moving history with many attractions of interest, the majority of which can be found in Old Harwich. The Redoubt dates from the year 1808 and is a fascinating historical Napoleonic fort.

At one of Harwich's disused lighthouses you can find the Maritime Museum. The National Wireless and Television Museum is housed in another inactive lighthouse. A prestigious Victorian lifeboat-house, which dates from 1876, houses the Lifeboat Museum.

In the Victorian pier ticket office, you can visit the Ha'penny Pier Visitor Centre, which also incorporates a Mayflower exhibition. The seafront in Dovercourt boasts a sandy beach that stretches for two miles (three kilometres), from Earlams Beach all the way to Beacon Hill. Amenities are positioned around the boating lake and there is a swimming pool on Low road. The estuary and bay provide outstanding dinghy sailing and windsurfing options.

Hotels in Harwich

A few popular and respected accommodation establishments in and nearby Harwich include the Rutland House bed-and-breakfast in Colchester. The establishment is located in an ideal position. Colchester Town can be reached within a 15-minute drive. The bed-and-breakfast has a guest lounge with a television. Every day, English breakfast is served in the main dining room. There is a fine choice of breakfast options, and when possible, all ingredients are organic.

The Continental Hotel in Harwich offers 13 rooms overlooking the sea at Dovercourt, just a short distance from Harwich International Port. Each room is en-suite and from most of them you can enjoy the sea views, busy with shipping activity. The rooms are equipped with direct dial phones with built in modem sockets, colour televisions, tea and coffee making amenities and hairdryers. This hotel has the reputation as being the best value in the region. The hotel has an informal ambience, with a well-stocked bar serving brewery-conditioned and real ales, premium lagers, a fine selection of wines, spirits and soft drinks.