Harwich Museum
Harwich Museum is a museum in Harwich, Essex. 26 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Landguard Fort (2.3 km).
Museum in Harwich
Inside Harwich
Harwich Museum is inside Harwich’s built-up area, with 12 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.
Which month to go
Afternoons in Harwich peak at 17–23°C, May to September.
Harwich Museum
Museum in Harwich, Essex, England, UK.
In Harwich, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Harwich
- Official site
- harwichmuseum.com
Visit details
- EntryA fee is charged
Where to find Harwich Museum
Find Harwich Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Harwich’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Among the 7, Felixstowe is the biggest, home to 24,218 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Harwich
Parkeston
Shotley Gate
Felixstowe
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Harwich Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwich | It’s in town | 20,219 | 15 |
| Parkeston | 1.5 km west of it | 975 | 13 |
| Shotley Gate | 1.7 km northwest of it | 1,418 | 14 |
| Felixstowe | 1.7 km northeast of it | 24,218 | 16 |
| Shotley | 3.4 km northwest of it | 550 | 11 |
| Trimley St Mary | 3.5 km northeast of it | 3,736 | 15 |
| Trimley St Martin | 4.9 km north of it | 1,725 | 11 |
After Harwich Museum
Within 15 km are 26 places, among them 3 forts, 2 museums and 2 piers.
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort2.3 km away2
FortHarwich Redoubt200 m away3
MuseumLightvessel 18500 m away4
FortBeacon Hill Fort700 m away5PierPierShotley Pier1.8 km away6FortFortHM Fort Roughs14 km away7
PierFelixstowe Pier4.3 km away8
MuseumLifeboat Museum300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Harwich Museum?
Harwich Museum is in Harwich, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Harwich Museum?
Museum in Harwich, Essex, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Harwich Museum?
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 Harwich Museum?
Within 15 km: Landguard Fort (2.3 km), Harwich Redoubt (200 m), Lightvessel 18 (500 m) and Beacon Hill Fort (700 m).
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)
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harwich Redoubt: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, CC BY-SA 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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