Peninsula features all the best aspects of town living whilst being a short journey away from Harwich. The location of Peninsula allows you to enjoy the local faclities that Harwich has to offer but also enables you to be a short journey away from other areas of Essex and East Anglia such as Colchester, Manningtree, and Ipswich. Dovercourt is close to the A120 which leads directly to Colchester where Chelmsford, Ipswich and London are within commutable distance on the A12.  
Dovercourt is a small seaside town neighbouring Harwich in Essex. This historical town is full of civil war history and was featured in the Domesday book of 1086. As a seaside town Dovercourt has a wide selection of  shops and cafes for residents and visitors. The seafront at Dovercourt provides great views and walkways for you to enjoy with leisure facilities such as an indoor swimming pool, a boating lake, yachting pond, skating rink, crazy golf, tennis courts, skate park, car parks, cafes and shops. Colchester and Ipswich are both under 25 miles away and offer a wealth of leisure and shopping opportunities.

SHOPS
Dovercourt is a stone’s throw away from Parkeston and Harwich. Harwich has a great selection of shops and supermarkets, offering occupants of Peninsula a great choice of shopping. Chains such as Asda, Morrisons, and Somerfield are all close by within a short distance of the Peninsula development so you won’t have to travel far to get your everyday essentials and weekly shopping.  Shops Distance (in miles)
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc 1.43
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc

SCHOOLS
Peninsula has Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School both located within a short distance for 3-11 year olds. In terms of secondary schools for ages between 11-18 Peninsula has Orwell High School and Deben High School both with sixth forms and within a short distance of the development.Schools Distance (in miles)
St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary .74

TRANSPORT
Whether your transport preference is by road, train or bus Peninsula is ideally located for either. Trains to London run every hour from Harwich station and take an hour and a half to get to London Liverpool Street. As well as great rail links Peninsula offers convenient ease of access to the A12. The town of Colchester is just 20 miles and Stansted Airport 50 miles away.There are regular bus services into Colchester.

HEALTH
With many doctors surgeries, medical centres, hospitals and dentists on your doorstep, at Peninsula you are just a moment away from any of these facilities.  

LEISURE
Dovercourt has its own Leisure Centre with swimming pool and fitness suite. There is also a tennis club, a cricket club, boating lake and crazy golf. The nearby Harwich and Dovercourt Golf Club offers the real thing! There are many opportunities for yacht and dinghy sailing, fishing and other water sports. There are walking trails along the Stour Estuary. The Harwich Maritime Heritage Trail starting at the Maritime Museum offers the opportunity to visit many of the historic landmarks in the area.The Harwich Electric Palace Cinema is a popular venue for cinemagoers and also hosts other events - its Patron is the actor Clive Owen who sometimes holds fundraising evenings there.

Leave the A12 at junction 29 for the A120 to Colchester North and Harwich.
Continue on the A120 to Harwich and at The Ramsey Junction roundabout
take the third exit onto the B1352 to Dovercourt. Follow the B1352 for 2.5 miles and Peninsula is on the left shortly after Mayflower Primary School  behind the supermarket.