Quayside Apartment
🏖️ 1.43 miles from Dovercourt (Excellent water quality)
Colchester, East Anglia
Sleeps 4
£515 per break
Check availabilityMuseums & Galleries · Aldeburgh
Ha’penny Pier & Visitors Centre
📍 CO12 3HH
Photo: Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Harwich Visitor Information Centre inside the historic pier ticket office
- Free 'Harwich and the New World' exhibition on early voyages of exploration
- Exhibition featuring Christopher Newport, Jamestown 1607 and the Mayflower's Christopher Jones
- Free guided tours of historic Harwich starting from the Visitor Centre
- Café, seafood kiosk and view of vessels in the estuary
Ha'penny Pier & Visitors Centre in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, is a museum and gallery attraction based in the pier's historic Victorian ticket office, now home to the Harwich Visitor Information Centre. Inside, you can explore the free 'Harwich and the New World' exhibition, which tells the story of early voyages of exploration, including links to Jamestown and the Mayflower. In summer, free guided tours of historic Harwich set off from the centre every Saturday afternoon. Outside, there's a café, seafood kiosk and views over the estuary's boats and ships. It suits visitors interested in maritime history and local heritage. If you're staying nearby, Harwich Town station is 0.3 miles away, Dovercourt beach is 1.4 miles away, and there are 24 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Daily from Easter until the second week of October, 10am–4pm
- Booking
- Free guided tours start from the Visitor Centre every Saturday afternoon at 2pm in summer
From the attraction's own website on 24 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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