Places to see in ( Harwich - UK )
Places to see in ( Harwich - UK )
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south. It is the northernmost coastal town within Essex.
Its position on the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers and its usefulness to mariners as the only safe anchorage between the Thames and the Humber led to a long period of maritime significance, both civil and military. The town became a naval base in 1657 and was heavily fortified, with Harwich Redoubt, Beacon Hill Battery, and Bath Side Battery. Harwich today is contiguous with Dovercourt and the two, along with Parkeston, are often referred to collectively as Harwich.
Because of its strategic position, Harwich was the target for the invasion of Britain by William of Orange on 11 November 1688. However, unfavourable winds forced his fleet to sail into the English Channel instead and eventually land at Torbay. Due to the involvement of the Schomberg family in the invasion, Charles Louis Schomberg was made Marquess of Harwich.
The Royal Navy is no longer present in Harwich but Harwich International Port at nearby Parkeston continues to offer regular ferry services to the Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) in the Netherlands. Many operations of the large container port at Felixstowe and of Trinity House, the lighthouse authority, are managed from Harwich. The port is famous for the phrase Harwich for the Continent, seen on road signs and in London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) advertisements.
Despite, or perhaps because of, its small size Harwich is highly regarded in terms of architectural heritage, and the whole of the older part of the town, excluding Navyard Wharf, is a conservation area. The Pier Hotel of 1860 and the building that was the Great Eastern Hotel of 1864 can both been seen on the quayside, both reflecting the town's new importance to travellers following the arrival of the railway line from Colchester in 1854. In 1923, The Great Eastern Hotel was closed.
Harwich is home to Harwich & Parkeston F.C.; Harwich and Dovercourt RFC; Harwich & Dovercourt Sailing Club; Harwich, Dovercourt & Parkeston Swimming Club; Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Union Football Club; Harwich & Dovercourt Cricket Club; and Harwich Runners who with support from Harwich Swimming Club host the annual Harwich Triathlons.
( Harwich - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Harwich . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Harwich - UK
Join us for more :
Harwich and Dovercourt, Essex, England
Harwich and Dovercourt are two adjoining seafront towns in Essex; with Felixstowe in Suffolk being clearly visible on the other side of the bay. Harwich, with its port and on the quay the original halfpenny pier, has fond memories for my wife; especially in seeing the Patricia in dock undergoing a refit on this revisit to Essex. The Patricia she knows well from the times when her uncle Jim regularly served on it before his retirement from the service.
Dovercourt is a tranquil seaside resort with its beaches and rows of beach huts on the sea front, and boating ponds and a seaside cafe just back from the promenade. On the beach of Dovercourt, and just off shore are the two distinctive lighthouses. The Dovercourt boating ponds are home to a colony of swans which has grown significantly since our last visit many years ago.
When we used to visit Dovercourt regularly (many years ago) to stay with in-laws for the week Mistral the swan was the star attraction on the boating ponds, her interests being cared for by the local Harwich Environment Action Team. Mistral, during her ten year life in Dovercourt, unusually for a swan (who usually mates for life) had a string of partners and for periods had two suitors simultaneously. Over the years she reared many young so I'm sure many of the present swan population in Dovercourt are descendants of Mistral.
For more information, visit:
The background music is licence free music, The Mead Song, The Sailor Saloon automatically generated by Avid Studio ScoreFitter.
Places to see in ( Harwich - UK )
Places to see in ( Harwich - UK )
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south. It is the northernmost coastal town within Essex.
Its position on the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers and its usefulness to mariners as the only safe anchorage between the Thames and the Humber led to a long period of maritime significance, both civil and military. The town became a naval base in 1657 and was heavily fortified, with Harwich Redoubt, Beacon Hill Battery, and Bath Side Battery. Harwich today is contiguous with Dovercourt and the two, along with Parkeston, are often referred to collectively as Harwich.
Because of its strategic position, Harwich was the target for the invasion of Britain by William of Orange on 11 November 1688. However, unfavourable winds forced his fleet to sail into the English Channel instead and eventually land at Torbay. Due to the involvement of the Schomberg family in the invasion, Charles Louis Schomberg was made Marquess of Harwich.
The Royal Navy is no longer present in Harwich but Harwich International Port at nearby Parkeston continues to offer regular ferry services to the Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) in the Netherlands. Many operations of the large container port at Felixstowe and of Trinity House, the lighthouse authority, are managed from Harwich. The port is famous for the phrase Harwich for the Continent, seen on road signs and in London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) advertisements.
Despite, or perhaps because of, its small size Harwich is highly regarded in terms of architectural heritage, and the whole of the older part of the town, excluding Navyard Wharf, is a conservation area. The Pier Hotel of 1860 and the building that was the Great Eastern Hotel of 1864 can both been seen on the quayside, both reflecting the town's new importance to travellers following the arrival of the railway line from Colchester in 1854. In 1923, The Great Eastern Hotel was closed.
Harwich is home to Harwich & Parkeston F.C.; Harwich and Dovercourt RFC; Harwich & Dovercourt Sailing Club; Harwich, Dovercourt & Parkeston Swimming Club; Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Union Football Club; Harwich & Dovercourt Cricket Club; and Harwich Runners who with support from Harwich Swimming Club host the annual Harwich Triathlons.
( Harwich - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Harwich . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Harwich - UK
Join us for more :
Visit Historic Harwich, England
Historic Harwich, possibly the most hospitable town in England. On our recent trip, several members of The Harwich Society greeted us at the train station. Peter Chandler, Harwich Society tour guide, gave us a walking tour of many of the town's historical sites. Next, Ray Plummer, archivist, showed us the old jail and provided much history of it. Finally, Dave McLeod, Mayor of Harwich, and many town officials greeted us in the Guildhall with tea and much hospitality. Indeed, our visit to Harwich was the highlight of our cruise vacation. Ron and Jan Phillips, North Carolina
Holiday Tour of Essex and Suffolk, England
On a pilgrimage to trace her family roots my wife returns to Dovercourt and Harwich in Essex for the week; staying in a holiday cottage (converted stables) near Ipswich in the neighbouring county of Suffolk. We spend most of the week traipsing around graveyards gathering invaluable information from gravestones for her genealogy research, but while in the area we also take the opportunity to visit old friends, walk down memory lane, and do a bit of sightseeing.
During our visit we spend much time in Harwich where the Patricia (which her uncle Jim use to work on) was in dock for a refit and the adjoining town of Dovercourt (with its distinctive lighthouses, tranquil beaches and beach huts) where once her ancestors lived. It also bought back fond memories for me and our son from years back when we use to spend gorgeous summer holidays in Dovercourt while visiting the in-laws; especially the swans on the Dovercourt ponds, many of whom are no doubt descendants of Mistral, the famous local swan who resided there at the time.
During the week we also visited the famous Mistley Swans, made a trip to Minsmere Nature Reserve in Suffolk run by the RSPB where we had the rare privilege of seeing and filming a resident Bittern, and the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary where the highlight of the visit were the Slender tailed Meerkats, although seeing the birds feeding on the bird feeders was quite enlightening.
The background music is licence free music, 'The Mead Song, Moravian Folk Dance' automatically generated by Avid Studio ScoreFitter.
UK Caravan Park Holiday 2018 - Look Inside, at Hoseasons Cayton Bay Sea Side
Hi guys, come along with us for our Summer holiday at the Hoseasons Caravan Park at Cayton Bay, North East England, not 10 miles from Scarborough. In our second video in a series of what it's like to go on holiday at a cost effective seaside caravan park such as Hoseasons at Cayton Bay, we take a look at what it's like to step foot in one of parks caravans. This is a 3 bedroom, and as you will see it's literally like a tardis, how do they cram so much into such a small space? Find out what to expect.
And ensure to subscribe to our youtube channel and check out our other videos in this holidaying at a caravan park / in the UK series, so you can know what it's like before you book your Summer 2018 and beyond holidays.
Specs of the holiday: Site: Hoseasons Cayton Bay
Accommodation: Holmfirth, 3 bedrooms.
Duration: 4 nights.
Time of year: Mid August
And visit for even more.
Also please leave a comment if you have also been to Cayton Bay for your holidays or are thinking of going there and like the video. And if you enjoyed this video then please support our YouTube channel
UK Caravan Park Holiday 2018 - Look Inside, at Hoseasons Cayton Bay Sea Side
#CaytonBay
Titchmarsh Nature Reserve in 4K
I took advantage of the early morning sunshine and took my drone out for a flight at the Titchmarsh Nature Reserve in Northamptonshire, which is close to the River Nene.
Music: Wishing Well by Bird Creek
This is Harwich
To me you’re not on Cape Cod until you enter Harwich.
I’ve traveled a lot in my years; it’s always special to come back to Harwich.
If you take your arm and make a fist with your arm out, Harwich is down here on the tricep.
I think it’s a welcoming arm more then just the shape of an arm; it’s a welcoming arm saying, “come, come, come, relax, enjoy”.
The Cape is a beautiful place in its entirety but Harwich has all of the characteristics that someone would be looking for in a quaint, charming, scenic, wonderful place to live, environment.
What’s your pleasure? We have boating, kayaking down Herring River, three harbors that are so close to Main Street.
Most of the towns on Cape Cod have a harbor. Most of them do. But Harwich is unique in that it has three very special harbors. In my opinion the gem of the harbors is Wychmere Harbor.
One time years and years ago it was a racetrack that they converted to a harbor.
You have the commercial fisherman, you have the recreational boaters, you have the sailors, the motor boaters, Nantucket is straight out from them. Then you have Saquatucket Harbor, and Allen Harbor also very beautiful. But wonderful to have three opportunities for any of us living in the Harwich area.
Many, many large fresh water ponds. Long Pond being one of the largest.
Long Pond is the largest fresh water pond, has great fresh water fishing in there, also boating activity out on Long Pond is extremely good. What’s nice about Harwich is we have a lot of public beaches. Red River beach, Ocean Street beach, Bank Street beach
And that wonderful bike trail that goes through the Harwiches and right by the Cranberry bogs
For a golfer you have everything you would want, you have Harwich Port 9 hole - very rustic and easy to play, as far as getting tee times and so forth. Then you have a championship Cranberry Valley, a public course, one of the best courses on Cape Cod. There are so many beautiful places on Cape Cod but as you travel down the Cape and you’re looking for that spot that is truly a Cape Cod experience, The Harwich area, and Harwiches is that perfect compliment.
There’s a lot to be said about the past, present and future of Harwich.
Bilsemester till England med DFDS Seaways
Starta bilsemestern till England på färjan mellan Esbjerg - Harwich, med DFDS Seaways. WWW.DFDS.SE
Places to see in ( Thorpeness - UK )
Places to see in ( Thorpeness - UK )
Thorpeness is a village in the county of Suffolk, England. It is part of the parish of Aldringham cum Thorpe and is within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. The village was originally a small fishing hamlet in the late 19th century, with folklore stories of it being a route for smugglers into East Anglia. However in 1910, Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie, a Scottish barrister who had made his money designing railways around the world, bought the entire area from north of Aldeburgh to past Sizewell, up the coast and inland to Aldringham and Leiston.
Most of this land was used for farming but Ogilvie developed Thorpeness into a private fantasy holiday village, to which he invited his friends' and colleagues' families during the summer months. A country club with tennis courts, a swimming pool, a golf course and clubhouse, and many holiday homes, were built in Jacobean and Tudor Revival styles. Thorpeness railway station, provided by the Great Eastern Railway to serve what was expected to be an expanding resort, was opened a few days before the outbreak of World War I. It was little used, except by golfers, and closed in 1966.
A notable feature of the village is a set of almshouses built in the 1920s to the design of W.G. Wilson. To hide the eyesore of having a water tower in the village, the tank was clad in wood to make it look like a small house on top of a 5-storey tower, with a separate water-pumping windmill next to it. It is known as the House in the Clouds, and after mains water was installed in the village the old tank was transformed into a huge games room with views over the land from Aldeburgh to Sizewell.
For three generations Thorpeness remained mostly in the private ownership of the Ogilvie family, with houses only being sold from the estate to friends as holiday homes. In 1972, Alexander Stuart Ogilvie, Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie's grandson, died on the Thorpeness Golf Course and many of the houses and the golf course and country club were sold to pay death duties.
Thorpeness is a quiet village of about 400 people in the winter, swelling to over 1,600 people in the summer holidays, with the highlight being a regatta on the Meare at the end of August and a huge fireworks display. It is also a popular day trippers destination with its beach and Meare, amenities and sights such as the House in the Clouds.
The Ogilvies still have a strong presence in the village and many of the families coming there for their holidays have been doing so for generations. Also many of the families of the craftsmen who helped build the village are still there. Thorpeness was listed as the 'Weirdest Village in England' by 'Bizarre' magazine in 2003.
( Thorpeness - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Thorpeness . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Thorpeness - UK
Join us for more :