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Dovercourt Bay Beach

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Dovercourt Bay Beach is a sand and shingle beach that gently shelves into the sea and has two cast-iron lighthouses known as Dovercourt Range Lights one on the beach and one off-shore linked by a causeway.

Dovercourt Beach has areas of the beach allowing dogs all year and other areas with a seasonal dog ban between 1st May and 30th September. The areas you are not allowed to access are in the north from Mill Lane subway to the end of the promenade at Spa Cabins, and in the south from the slipway southwest of Swimming Pool to Upper Lighthouse, southwest of Beach Road.

Dovercourt is well known for the location of the BBC sitcom set in the 1950’s, Hi-De-Hi Maplins Holiday Park. The series ran from 1980 to 1988.

Facilities at the beach include a cafe, restaurant, shops, beach huts, car parking, toilets, disabled facilities including access to the beach, slipway, promenade.

If you want more information on the area visit our local Harwich Destination page or our regional Essex Destination page.

Planning your visit to Dovercourt Bay Beach

Lower Marine Parade, Harwich, Essex CO12 3SR, United Kingdom

Place Category: Days Out
Place Tags: Beaches Seasonal Restrictions

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7 Day Weather Forecast for Harwich, Essex

Today
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Expect a temp in the range 7.5℃ to 9.3℃ with wind speed 6.7 m/sec (SSW)
Monday, Apr 29
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Expect a temp in the range 7.2℃ to 8.5℃ with wind speed 7.4 m/sec (SSW)
Tuesday, Apr 30
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Expect a temp in the range 9.5℃ to 10.7℃ with wind speed 5.8 m/sec (SSE)
Wednesday, May 01
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Expect a temp in the range 9.1℃ to 10.6℃ with wind speed 3.5 m/sec (SSE)
Thursday, May 02
rain
Expect a temp in the range 10.2℃ to 11.3℃ with wind speed 4.8 m/sec (NNW)
Friday, May 03
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Expect a temp in the range 11.2℃ to 12℃ with wind speed 3.5 m/sec (NW)
Saturday, May 04
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Expect a temp in the range 10.7℃ to 12.3℃ with wind speed 4.4 m/sec (NNE)

Our Harwich weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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