Historic Harwich Post Office w/Old Town Character

From Victorian pub to working Post Office to Trinity House base - The Old Post Office has been at the heart of Harwich Old Town since 1855. Step through the original entry doors into a beautifully restored open-plan home that still carries the bones of its past. Three double bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, private garden, off-street parking, and fast WiFi. A rare find on the Essex coast.


We’re available via the Airbnb app and phone in case of emergencies. Happy to recommend places to eat, drink or visit, just ask!

The whole house and garden will be yours to enjoy during your stay!

Step through the original entry doors - the same ones Harwich residents pushed open to send letters and parcels for nearly 80 years - and the history of the building hits you immediately.

The Old Post Office served this corner of Harwich Old Town from 1855 to 1934, before that a Victorian pub called the Dolphin House, and later a base for Trinity House, the authority responsible for England's lighthouses. Three lives in one building, and you can still feel all of them.

The main living space occupies what was the original Post Office floor - high ceilings, generous proportions, and an open plan layout that today holds a large dining table, a log burner, and a sitting area that invites you to stay longer than you planned. Two original doors lead through to the kitchen, which sits where the sorting office once was: a bright, well-equipped space looking out onto the private garden, ideal for cooking together on a summer morning or a rainy Essex afternoon.
Downstairs also has a WC that retains much of its original character - original Post Office signage still in place, modernised just enough to be useful.

Upstairs, three spacious double bedrooms carry the proportions of a building that was never designed to be modest. Large windows look out over the rooftops and streets of Harwich Old Town, and two well-appointed family bathrooms serve the floor - one with a walk-in shower, the other with a shower-bath combination.

This converted period property sleeps 6 and sits in the heart of one of England's most overlooked historic ports. Walk to Harwich's working waterfront and historic docks, take a boat trip from the quay, swim at Dovercourt leisure centre pool, or hop on the Felixstowe ferry for a classic coastal day out. The train station is a short walk away, and there's off-street parking directly outside.
What this place offers:

🛏️ Sleeps 6 in 3 double bedrooms

🚿 2.5 bathrooms (shower room + shower-bath + WC)

🪵 Log burner in the original Post Office floor living area

🌿 Private garden

📶 Fast WiFi throughout

🚗 On-street parking directly outside

🚂 Train station a short walk away

⚓ Harwich historic waterfront on your doorstep

🏊 Dovercourt pool nearby

⛴️ Felixstowe ferry a short trip away

🐾 Not suitable for pets

Being centrally located, there are several pubs nearby (and one opposite) that can be noisy especially near closing time around 1am. We recommend any light sleepers to use the back bedroom in case of this!

Please also note that this is the owners holiday home, so there may be more things in cupboards than a standard Airbnb. There is also 2 bikes in the living space that are not for guest use.