Visiting by Sea - the approaches to the River Orwell

Another important point to note for anyone planning to arrive by night is that Felixstowe and Harwich are both very busy ports, operating 24 hours per day. Picking out buoys at night is very difficult and the East Coast is an area of many shifting sandbanks. Please take great care over your navigation.

The Royal Harwich Y.C. is located on the south bank of the River Orwell upriver from Pin Mill and about 500 metres past the No 6 Navigation buoy.

The Club has pontoon berths for visitors directly in front of the clubhouse.

Visiting by Road

For general area map by Multimap click here

From the West (The Midlands, Cambridge, etc), follow the A14 East towards Felixstowe.
From London, take the A12 North towards Ipswich.  At the intersection with the A14, proceed East towards Felixstowe.

Exit to North at the junction with the A137 (next following the intersection A12/A14) towards Ipswich Docks. (If you cross the Orwell Bridge, you have gone too far!)
At the roundabout at the bottom of the hill, turn right towards Shotley along the B1456.  This road passes under the Orwell Bridge and briefly follows the river bank before turning inland.

Proceed towards Woolverstone, and once inside 30mph zone look out for signs to "Marina" on the left.
The Club is on the right at the end of the long drive which passes through the Marina upper yard.
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Nearby Marinas
 

RHYC Marina	Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AT. Contact Berthmaster Mobile 07742 145994
Woolverstone Marina VHF Channel 80 and 37 (M)	Woolverstone Marina, Marina Developments Ltd., Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AS. Tel: 01473 780206 & 780354. Fax: 01473 780273
Shotley Point Marina	The Control Tower, Shotley Marina Ltd., Shotley Gate, Ipswich IP91QJ. Tel: 01473 788982 Fax: 01473 788868
Fox's Marina	Fox's Marina Ipswich Ltd., The Strand, Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8SA. Tel: 01473 689111. Fax: 01473 601737
Suffolk Yacht Harbour	Suffolk Yacht Harbour, Levington, Ipswich, Suffolk IP10 0LN. Tel: 01473 659465/659240 Fax 01473 659632

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