Dovercourt is one of the Essex parks in the Park Holidays UK collection, at Dovercourt, Harwich.
Dovercourt sits beside the beach at Dovercourt, next to Harwich on the north Essex coast where the Stour and Orwell meet the North Sea.
Harwich has been a working port for centuries, and there is a lot more history here than the average seaside town.
A local day out: Harwich's historic maritime quarter
A compact old town with a treadwheel crane worked by men walking inside it, the Redoubt Fort built against Napoleon, a Victorian lighthouse and the Electric Palace, one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas in Britain still showing films. You can walk the lot in an afternoon, and the ferries and container ships going past give the children something moving to look at.
Also within reach
- Dovercourt beach and the leading lights — Two iron lighthouses standing in the sea, floodlit at night.
- Beth Chatto's Plantsman's Garden — The famous dry garden, near Elmstead Market.
- Clacton-on-Sea — Pier, arcades and a long sandy beach, a short drive south.
Book a break at Dovercourt
Park Holidays run caravan and lodge breaks at Dovercourt through the season, and short midweek breaks are usually the cheapest way in. Availability and prices vary by date, so it is worth checking what is left before you plan around a particular week.
Click here to check prices and availability at Dovercourt
Attraction opening times, admission prices and park facilities change. Check before you travel. This page was written in August 2026.
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