Lifeboat Museum
Lifeboat Museum is a lifeboat museum in Harwich. Within 15 km there are 27 more places to visit, starting with Landguard Fort (2.3 km).
Museum in Harwich
Inside Harwich
Lifeboat 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.
The weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in Harwich run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Lifeboat Museum
Lifeboat museum in Harwich.
In Harwich, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Harwich
Address and hours
- EntryA fee is charged
Lifeboat Museum and what surrounds it
Use the numbers to match each place near Lifeboat Museum with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Harwich’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Lifeboat Museum, by distance
Largest of the 7 is Felixstowe, home to 24,218. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Harwich
Felixstowe
Shotley Gate
Parkeston
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Lifeboat Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harwich | It’s in town | 20,219 | 15 |
| Felixstowe | 1.5 km northeast of it | 24,218 | 16 |
| Shotley Gate | 1.6 km northwest of it | 1,418 | 14 |
| Parkeston | 1.6 km west of it | 975 | 13 |
| Trimley St Mary | 3.2 km northeast of it | 3,736 | 15 |
| Shotley | 3.2 km northwest of it | 550 | 11 |
| Trimley St Martin | 4.6 km north of it | 1,725 | 11 |
Pair Lifeboat Museum with these
A visit can add 3 forts, 2 museums and 2 piers, from 27 places within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageLandguard Fort2.3 km away2
MuseumLightvessel 18300 m away3
FortHarwich Redoubt500 m away4
FortBeacon Hill Fort900 m away5PierPierShotley Pier1.7 km away6FortFortHM Fort Roughs14 km away7
PierFelixstowe Pier4.1 km away8
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Lifeboat Museum
Where is Lifeboat Museum?
Lifeboat Museum is in Harwich, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Lifeboat Museum?
Lifeboat museum in Harwich.
When is the best time to visit Lifeboat 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 Lifeboat Museum?
Within 15 km: Landguard Fort (2.3 km), Lightvessel 18 (300 m), Harwich Redoubt (500 m) and Beacon Hill Fort (900 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 (7)
- Lifeboat Museum: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Landguard Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, 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
- Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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