| Location and
Infrastructure |
Excellent Road, Rail and Sea Communications
- Tendring sits on the A120 trunk road that is part of the Trans
European Network.
- The rail network serves 14 stations in the District and there
are full freight railhead facilities within Harwich International
Port.
- Regular ferry services to Holland, Germany, Denmark plus
freight only services to Sweden, Germany, Holland and the Baltic
States.
- Stansted Airport, Europe's fastest growing airport is less that
an hours drive along the A120.
|
Distance/travel time to some
key locations
|
Market |
Distance |
Road |
Rail |
|
London |
60
miles |
1hr 30min |
1hr |
|
Birmingham |
170 miles |
3hr 30min |
3hr 49min |
|
Cambridge |
71
miles |
1hr 30min |
1hr 45min |
|
Heathrow |
114 miles |
2hrs 20min |
2hr 31min |
|
Gatwick |
100 miles |
2hrs 05min |
2hr 23min |
|
Stansted |
50
miles |
1
hour |
Rail/Bus
service | |
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Harwich International Port is one of the
UK's leading multi-purpose freight and passenger ports with
excellent road and rail links to the Midlands, London and the South
East. It is ideally located for North Sea freight and passenger
traffic to and from Scandinavia and the Benelux countries, offering
first class ro-ro, ferry, container and bulk operations.
For the latest information on shipping services from
Harwich International Port visit -
http://www.harwich.co.uk/
and for Harwich Navyard visit
http://www.mannlines.com./
In
addition there are Cruise Ships and both general and specific
cargoes | |