Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich

Name: Electric Palace Cinema
Address: Kings Quay Street, Harwich, CO12 3ER, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1255 553333

#2 among attractions in Harwich

Nightlife, Concerts and shows, Cinema

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 51°56'47"N, 1°17'20"E

Address

Kings Quay StreetHarwich CO12 3ER United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1255 553333

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Harwich

Day trips

Electric Palace Cinema – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Lighthouse, Beacon Hill Battery, Harwich Redoubt, Ganges Wood.

~740 ftS
Lighthouse
High Lighthouse, Harwich
4 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 miS
Forts and castles
Beacon Hill Battery, Harwich
16 min walk • 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.
~1640 ftS
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.
1.4 miNW
Forest
Ganges Wood, Harwich
36 min walk • Ganges Wood is a woodland in Suffolk, England, near the village of Shotley Gate. It covers a total area of 2.21 hectares. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.
1 miNE
Harbor
Port of Felixstowe
25 min walk • The Port of Felixstowe, in Felixstowe, Suffolk, is the United Kingdom's busiest container port, dealing with 48% of Britain's containerised trade.
~850 ftNW
51°56'54"N • 1°17'11"E
LV18 Lightvessel, Harwich
5 min walk • Ship, History museum, Museum
~1100 ftSW
Forts and castles
Bath Side Battery, Harwich
6 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 Electric Palace Cinema?

Nearby attractions include High Lighthouse, Harwich (4 min walk), LV18 Lightvessel, Harwich (5 min walk), Bath Side Battery, Harwich (6 min walk), Harwich Redoubt, Harwich (8 min walk).

How to get to Electric Palace Cinema by public transport?

The nearest stations to Electric Palace Cinema:

Bus

Quay • Lines: 118 (3 min walk)
Lighthouse • Lines: 102, 103, 104, 118, 18, 2, 3 (5 min walk)

Train

Harwich Town (5 min walk)
Dovercourt (17 min walk)

Electric Palace Cinema, Harwich

Facts and practical information

Harwich plan & book

Electric Palace Cinema – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

High Lighthouse, Harwich

Beacon Hill Battery, Harwich

Harwich Redoubt, Harwich

Ganges Wood, Harwich

Port of Felixstowe

LV18 Lightvessel, Harwich

Bath Side Battery, Harwich

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Electric Palace Cinema?

How to get to Electric Palace Cinema by public transport?