Fort · Harwich · Essex

Harwich Redoubt

Harwich Redoubt is a fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex. It is a Grade II* listed building. 26 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Landguard Fort (2.2 km).

Photo: Harwich Redoubt, John Fielding from Norwich, UK (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Harwich

inside the built-up area

Run by

The Harwich Society

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Fort in Harwich

Inside Harwich

Harwich Redoubt is inside Harwich’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Harwich has 199 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in Harwich peak at 17–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°37 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°37 mm

Apr14° / 5°35 mm

May17° / 8°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug22° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 11°49 mm

Oct15° / 8°61 mm

Nov11° / 5°59 mm

Dec8° / 3°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Harwich, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Harwich. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Harwich’s full climate →

About

Harwich Redoubt

Management falls to The Harwich Society. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Harwich’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: The Harwich Society
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Harwich
Official site: harwich-society.co.uk/heritage-trail/redoubt.htm

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Harwich Redoubt

Orange marks Harwich Redoubt, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Home to 24,218 people, Felixstowe is the largest of these 6. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Harwich

20,219 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km west of it

Parkeston

975 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Felixstowe

24,218 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Shotley Gate

1,418 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Harwich Redoubt is	People	Places to visit
Harwich	It’s in town	20,219	15
Parkeston	1.6 km west of it	975	13
Felixstowe	1.8 km northeast of it	24,218	16
Shotley Gate	1.9 km northwest of it	1,418	14
Shotley	3.6 km northwest of it	550	11
Trimley St Mary	3.7 km northeast of it	3,736	15

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 3 museums, 2 forts and 2 piers, from 26 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort2.2 km away 2

FortBeacon Hill Fort400 m away 3

MuseumLightvessel 18700 m away 4PierPierShotley Pier2 km away 5FortFortHM Fort Roughs14 km away 6

PierFelixstowe Pier4.3 km away 7

MuseumLifeboat Museum500 m away 8

MuseumIpswich Transport Museum13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Harwich Redoubt: what to know

Where is Harwich Redoubt?

Harwich Redoubt is in Harwich, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Harwich Redoubt?

Fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK.

Who runs Harwich Redoubt?

The Harwich Society.

When is the best time to visit Harwich Redoubt?

May to September are the warmest months in Harwich, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Harwich Redoubt a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Harwich Redoubt?

Within 15 km: Landguard Fort (2.2 km), Beacon Hill Fort (400 m), Lightvessel 18 (700 m) and Shotley Pier (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 (7)

Harwich Redoubt: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beacon Hill Fort: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, 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
Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.