Harwich, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Leaving England
Jul 7, 2007

boarding the ferry

Harwick, the Thames & Entertainment Aboard
Jul 28, 2009

... guests and I even went to bed early. The next morning, I went exploring with Stee and some of the other guests. Harwich is a charming little town with a long maritime history. We spent the afternoon exploring the area and the charming views from the city. ...

London & Boat to Holland!
Sep 28, 2008

... we would catch the ferry to Holland! so we packed up and headed off! took the tube to liverpool street then on the overground to harwich where we have be wastin time went to the pub and had few beers and now jsut waiting for the ferry which we;re catchin ...

Farewell Blighty
Jun 3, 2007

Here we go! Have to board a ferry so I just hope that Nona can cope with being on another boat. Two months off work, two months without pay. Whats the worst that can happen!

Harwich for the ferry to Holland
Jul 8, 2005 (2 photos)

Kombi tent up...kombi tent down...kombi tent up...kombi tent down...

Early Start
Jul 20, 2009 (1 photos)

4am starts are never fun. Last time we caught the North Sea ferry, we had a night boat with a compulsory purchase order on cabins. The maximum berth was four, so we had to get two cabins, which turned out to be several miles apart. That's fine if you have ...

Harwich, England
Jun 10, 2008

England and the end of our cruise.

Get me to the pier on time!
Jun 10, 2009 (6 photos)

... 12:05 train for the pier. Just for your information, the port we are leaving from is pronounced “Har-ich”. Not “Harwich”. You need to drop the “w”. Thanks to Tony F. for his help in keeping us from looking stupid, but ...

Aug 15, 2009
Aug 15, 2009 (4 photos)

Last leg ends in a bang...and a crash!
Jul 14, 2009 (10 photos)

... the address system telling us we'd be in port in 30 minutes.  The seas were pretty calm overnight on the way to Harwich so there was no thrashing and banging around and we got a pretty good rest.  We grabbed a quick shower and then carried ...

Back to England
Jul 10, 2006

... me a record of when my trains and underground was leaving. I made all my connections other than the last one. Got to Harwich and the train in good time. Made it to Liverpool and Victoria Underground Stations; however, there things fell down. One of ...

Two days before departure
Aug 4, 2009

Spent the day organising and packing with the help of sister Ruth. Mike at recording studios, Chrissie at work! Mike and Lucie arrive with Flopsie the rabbit, and the dogs needed to be fed urgently, just in case they thought Flopsie had been brought ...

All at sea
Apr 6, 2009

... and had luckily left enough time to catch the next one 20 min later) the departures board at ipswich showed our train to harwich had been cancelled! After a brief panic it emerged that we could get on a London train and change at manningtree - phew! Once ...

May 02, 2009
May 2, 2009 (1 photos)

england
Jun 14, 2008

embarkation

Ankomst England
Jul 22, 2008 (9 photos)

Vi ankom til Harwich med flag og i en super Commandore Luxus Lounge. Flag pga. at jg fyldt ćr, og luxus fordi vi lod os opgradere......

Back to the boat
Apr 13, 2006

We take a train to another port town called Harwich. We also ride the same Super Ferry service over to Holland. Smooth seas and great food. Love these boats!

Train to Harwich
Jun 7, 2006

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Finally on our way
Aug 2, 2009 (1 photos)

... . So please if you haven't donated via our Justgiving webpage, have a look and a heart. 2 August, Sunday 217 Miles to Harwich, Moby breaks a new record at 66mph. Eight miles from home, just as we get onto the motorway we smell really strong fumes. The ...

Day 3
Sep 18, 2006 (2 photos)

... deserved seafood dinner by the pier. This morning our hosts cooked us a superb breakfast which we had in the conservatory overlooking the garden. We then headed to Harwich International Port, where we took a huge ferry to the Hook of Holland. Bye-bye U.K.!

Random Harwich trip
Jul 20, 2005

Went out here [date unsure] while visiting Alex in Cambridge a time. It's just one HUUUGEEEE beach, bigger coastline than I'd ever seen in Barbados! It went on for miles!

England, Dec. 2005
Dec 18, 2005 (3 photos)

... london for a job interview on the way back to the states for christmas. there i met up with my good friends sadie (from harwich, england), susan (from scotland) and lisa (from new zealand). although the job interview was a waste of time, i had a great ...

Harwich
Jun 4, 2007

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Harwich and boarding the Westerdam
Jun 11, 2004 (8 photos)

... of our voyage to Norway where my wife's father emigrated from in the 1930s and my paternal grandparents emigrated from in 1850. Here's Harwich as were getting underway for Bergen. Our stateroom was the standard type, small but functional.