Harwich Maritime Museum
Harwich Maritime Museum is a lighthouse in Harwich, Tendring District, England. Harwich Maritime Museum is situated nearby to the recreation area Harwich Green, as well as near Tread Wheel Crane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: maritime museum in Harwich
- Also known as: “Maritime Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harwich High Lighthouse and Harwich Redoubt.
Harwich High Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mariatnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich High and Low Lighthouses are a pair of early 19th-century towers in Harwich, Essex, which were built as leading lights to help guide vessels into the harbour. Harwich High Lighthouse is situated 650 feet northwest of Harwich Maritime Museum.
Harwich Redoubt
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from Napoleonic invasion. The Harwich Society opens it to the public. Harwich Redoubt is situated 690 feet southwest of Harwich Maritime Museum.
Harwich Town railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich Town railway station is the eastern terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the port town of Harwich, Essex. Harwich Town railway station is situated 1,000 feet west of Harwich Maritime Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dovercourt and Parkeston.
Dovercourt
Town
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovercourt is a seaside town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Harwich, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England. It is older than its smaller but better-known neighbour, the port of Harwich.
Parkeston
Village
Photo: MJ Reilly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkeston is a North Sea port village in Essex, England, situated on the south bank of the River Stour about one mile up-river from Harwich. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 932. Parkeston is situated 1½ miles west of Harwich Maritime Museum.
Trimley Marshes
Locality
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trimley Marshes is a 77 hectare nature reserve west of Trimley St Mary, on the outskirts of Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Trimley Marshes is situated 2 miles north of Harwich Maritime Museum.
Harwich Maritime Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, independent museum, lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.94342° or 51° 56′ 36″ northLongitude
1.29097° or 1° 17′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F33W7VR+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 68726077OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q85914503
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Highlights include Harwich Green and Tread Wheel Crane.
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