page_title: Harwich
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Harwich / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Harwich Docks, taken from the river, April 2004, I took this photo and release it into GFDL Sjc 08:22, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)
context_page_description: 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 is the likely launch point of the Mayflower which carried English Puritans to North America, and is the presumed birthplace of Mayflower captain Christopher Jones.
  Harwich today is contiguous with Dovercourt and the two, along with Parkeston, are often referred to collectively as Harwich.
context_section_description: The Royal Navy no longer has a presence 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. Mann Lines operates a roll-on roll-off ferry service from Harwich Navyard to Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Paldiski and Turku.
  Many operations of the Port of Felixstowe and of Trinity House, the lighthouse authority, are managed from Harwich.
  The Mayflower railway line serves Harwich and there are three operational passenger stations: Harwich International, Dovercourt and Harwich Town. The line also allows freight trains to access the Port.
  The port is famous for the phrase "Harwich for the Continent", seen on road signs and in London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) advertisements.
caption: Harwich 'Navyard' and Harwich seen from the river
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