Coach Parking alongside the ship is readily available to ensure swift disembarkation.  

Independent passengers can take advantage of a special shopping bus into one of the region's commerical centres.  For more ideas on where to visit for independent passengers, click on the Individuals link on this website.

Alternatively free rail travel into the heart of Harwich Old Town is offered.  Only a small stop away passengers can spend a few hours discovering its maritime historical connections, which the townspeople have proudly retained. 

Harwich's Town's importance as a port is a result of its location; protruding out into the estuary of the rivers Orwell and Stour, it commands the only safe anchorage between the Thames and the Humber. Harwich is famous for its sea-faring history and heritage; once used as the base for English fleets in 14th and 15th centuries, then later as the Headquarters of the King's Navy. Harwich has strong connections with the Pilgrim Fathers who travelled to America in 1620. It was here that the Mayflower ship was built and was home to Master Christopher Jones, who's original Elizabethan House, rebuilt in 17th Century, can still be seen. Visitors can follow the Maritime Trail taking in the Ha'penny Visitor Centre and its Mayflower exhibition, Grade One listed Guildhall, lifeboat museum and the restored Napoleonic Redoubt Fort.

For the benefit of independent passengers and crew alike, The Haven Gateway Partnership is offering sponsored complimentary short guided walking tours of the sights, accompanied by members of The Harwich Society.