The ferry and cruise port at Harwich isn’t the most accessible place to get to from London, at least compared to the other main cruise and ferry ports at Dover and Southampton. The only realistic public transport option is the hourly rail link from London’s Liverpool Street. Liverpool Street Station itself is tedious to get to from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports and for most people with a hotel In London Liverpool Street is the “wrong” side of London making it a time consuming business getting to Harwich.
So staying overnight, prior to to a cruise or ferry makes a lot of sense and Harwich is a very agreeable town to spend a day.
There is not exactly a gret choice of hotels in and around Harwich and the ferry/cruise port is a couple of miles from the Old Town of Harwich. But three hotels that are very suitable are covered below on a video presntation of each hotels vicinity and location. So choose between a great value chain hotel of a good standard close to the cruise and ferry terminal, a historic small hotel in the old port and another small independent hotel in the beach resort of Harwich, Dovercourt.
More details about each hotel is on the main web page for Harwich Hotels.
Harwich Cruise Terminal – Details about Harwich Cruise Terminal
Harwich Town & Hotels – The town of Harwich and hotel options
Harwich to London Transfers – Options for getting to London from Harwich
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Taking the Aug. 19 cruise out of Harwich. Ariving in London on 16th would like a couple of hotels or B&B near the British Museum and also on the Harwich Cruise Bus link to Harwich.
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St Giles Hotel, Royal National Hotel, President Hotel, Tavistick Hotel and Russell Hotel are all pick-up hotels around Russell Square.
About 10 minutes walk north behind Euston Station is the Ibis Euston which is a solid value hotel, it is not a pick-up hotel but the Thistle Hotel in the same quiet street is and is less than 100 yards away.
On May 14,2013 I will be departing from Harwich on a cruise with Royal Caribbean.I will be staying at Premier Inn London County Hall Hotel at Belvedere Road,Waterloo,London,SE1 7PB. I am interested in making a reservation for 2 person for the Harwich Cruise Bus service on that date.I don’t find my hotel on the pickup list.Is there any hotel nearby that I can be pickup?
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The Premier Inn County Hall is in the same building as the Marriott County Hall which is a pick-up hotel.