Beacon Hill Battery, Harwich

Name: Beacon Hill Battery
Address: Barrack Ln, Harwich CO12 3NS, Harwich, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Harwich

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Beacon Hill Battery is a late-19th and 20th century coastal fortification that was built to defend the port of Harwich, Essex. It is a scheduled ancient monument. ()

Built: 1889 (135 years ago)Coordinates: 51°56'16"N, 1°17'22"E

Address

Barrack Ln, Harwich CO12 3NSHarwich United Kingdom

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Beacon Hill Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Lighthouse, Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich Redoubt, LV18 Lightvessel.

0.5 miN
Lighthouse
High Lighthouse, Harwich
12 min walk • Harwich High and Low Lighthouses are a pair of early 19th-century towers in Harwich, Essex, which were built as leading lights to help guide vessels into the harbour. They replaced an earlier pair of lights established in the seventeenth century when Harwich was a key operational base for the Royal Navy.
0.6 miN
Nightlife, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich
16 min walk • The Electric Palace cinema, Harwich, is one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas to survive complete with its silent screen, original projection room and ornamental frontage still intact. It was designed by the architect Harold Ridley Hooper of Ipswich, Suffolk and opened on 29 November 1911.
~1500 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum, Military museum
Harwich Redoubt, Harwich
8 min walk • Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from Napoleonic invasion. The Harwich Society opens it to the public.
0.7 miN
51°56'54"N • 1°17'11"E
LV18 Lightvessel, Harwich
19 min walk • Ship, History museum, Museum
0.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Bath Side Battery, Harwich
13 min walk • Bath Side Battery was built in 1811 to cover the anchorage of the port of Harwich, Essex, England as part of the same complex as the Redoubt, armed with 3 x 24 pdr cannon.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Beacon Hill Battery?

Nearby attractions include Harwich Redoubt, Harwich (8 min walk), High Lighthouse, Harwich (12 min walk), Bath Side Battery, Harwich (13 min walk), LV18 Lightvessel, Harwich (19 min walk).

How to get to Beacon Hill Battery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Beacon Hill Battery:

Bus

Barrack Lane • Lines: 102, 103, 104, 118, 18, 2, 3 (5 min walk)
Mayflower Avenue • Lines: 102, 103, 104, 118, 18, 2, 3 (8 min walk)

Train

Dovercourt (10 min walk)
Harwich Town (12 min walk)