

Enjoy sweeping seafront views, children's play areas, outdoor fitness equipment, and formal gardens across this historic 4.5-hectare coastal park.
Venue Type
Outdoor
Typical visit duration
All day
Booking
Walk-in
Recommended ages
0 months (newborn)+
Privately run café offering refreshments with seasonal opening hours, daily service during summer months and limited weekend/school holiday service in winter
Hours: Daily during summer months; weekends and school holidays during winter
A very relaxing and peaceful place,you can enjoy your day walking in the park and also enjoy the beach at the same time. If you want to enjoy both sides this is a great place to be, it's near the high street were you can go shopping and also lots of placesto eat, the park has a small playground for kids,and the beach is easy to access. There is a nice and long promenade were you can walk, run, or if you want to take your dog out, highly recommend visiting this if you like small and peaceful towns.
Nice wide open space with great views of the sea. Nice bandstand and also a trim park. Little worse for wear but pleasant for dog walking
Cliff Park is to be found at the end of Marine Parade atop the transitional area between upper Dovercourt & Harwich Town. It's a sloping area of grass & formal flowerbeds with some unique quaint features, such as the beacon beside Beacon Hill Fort, octagonal bandstand & a thatched hut, reminiscent of a toadstool. Due to its location, Cliff Park is better avoided during gale force winds as it's a very exposed site & provides no shelter whatsoever & can become dangerous when heavy things are blowing around. Cliff Park lacks any water feature since the closure of Dovercourt Spa during WWI, but Cox's Pond is only a short walk away. The octagonal Public Toilet block is a good design, but needs to be used with care. Although providing the privacy of individual cubicles, the builder fitted cheap inadequate locks which totally fail to secure the doors properly. From the inside it appears that you're shut in, but in actual fact it's still possible for someone else to open the door!
Nice Park, lovely little cafe. Beautiful scenery. Went for Air Ambulance motorcycle run, very well organised event & great fun.
Lovely, open area with all the amenities you would need for a visit. There is a cafe serving hold and cold food & drinks, toilets, plenty of seating and a play area for children. Beach is 100 metres away with a shallow sea. Plenty of free parking close by too. Oh, and there’s a genuine Banksy close by too!
Reviews last updated: 7 October 2026
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This venue was last updated on 7 October 2026
