Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre
Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre is a history museum. The built-up area of Harwich includes it. Close by, Lightvessel 18 is 100 m away, one of 28 within 15 km.
Museum in Harwich
Inside Harwich
Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre is inside Harwich’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Harwich).
Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre
Museum: history.
In Harwich, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Harwich
Locating Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre
The orange dot is Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Harwich’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
With 24,218 people, Felixstowe is the largest of the 7. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Harwich
Shotley Gate
Parkeston
Felixstowe
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwich | It’s in town | 20,219 | 15 |
| Shotley Gate | 1.3 km northwest of it | 1,418 | 14 |
| Parkeston | 1.4 km west of it | 975 | 13 |
| Felixstowe | 1.4 km northeast of it | 24,218 | 16 |
| Shotley | 2.9 km northwest of it | 550 | 11 |
| Trimley St Mary | 3.2 km northeast of it | 3,736 | 15 |
| Trimley St Martin | 4.4 km north of it | 1,725 | 11 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Nearby, too
Of the 28 within 15 km, look for 3 forts, 2 museums and 2 piers.
MuseumLightvessel 18100 m away2
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort2.6 km away3
FortHarwich Redoubt700 m away4
FortBeacon Hill Fort1.2 km away5PierPierShotley Pier1.5 km away6FortFortHM Fort Roughs15 km away7
PierFelixstowe Pier4.3 km away8
MuseumLifeboat Museum300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre in questions
Where is Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre?
Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre is in Harwich, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre?
Museum: history.
When is the best time to visit Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre?
May to September are the warmest months in Harwich, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre?
Within 15 km: Lightvessel 18 (100 m), Landguard Fort (2.6 km), Harwich Redoubt (700 m) and Beacon Hill Fort (1.2 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harwich Redoubt: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beacon Hill Fort: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felixstowe Pier: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lifeboat Museum: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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