The Harwich Maritime Museum in Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom | Lighthouse | Museum | Maritime Museum

The Harwich Maritime Museum in Harwich, Essex is located in the former Low Lighthouse built in 1818 as one of the lights highlighting the entrance to the harbour. Visitors to the maritime museum will be intrigued by the nautical memoribalia that includes interesting photographs, paintings, lighthouse bulbs and the ever popular ships in bottles. The Harwich Maritime Museum also has fascinating displays of uniforms and badges of the Royal Navy. Our maritime museum has disabled access to only the ground floor, and the top floor offers a fascinating view of the shipping activities taking place in the harbour.