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Situated in a delightful location close to Dovercourt on the picturesque North Essex coast, High Oaks is a small and exclusive development of retirement apartments and bungalows. Set in beautifully landscaped grounds and overlooking rolling countryside, High Oaks has been designed to provide you with a quality lifestyle. Each of these properties is finished to a very high specification. Dovercourt Many of the town's landmarks, including the 300-year-old Treadwheel Crane and the Redoubt Fort, built in 1808 to meet the threat from Napoleon, have strong nautical links. Old Harwich is an area of great historical interest boasting one of the highest concentrations of grade 2 listed buildings in Essex. It is also home to the oldest unaltered cinema in Britain, The Electric Palace. Local amenities include extensive leisure facilities and a wide selection of shops and restaurants. For the more energetic, Harwich is on Route One of the National Cycle Network. A foot ferry travels regularly to both Shotley and the seaside town of Felixstowe Located at the end of the A120, at the point where the Rivers Stour and Orwell meet, Dovercourt is well placed for travel and this part of Britain is often referred to as the 'gateway to the continent' with passenger ferry connections to Holland, Germany and Scandinavia. Stansted airport is only 50 miles away and the A12, with its links to the M25, is only a 20 minute journey. Harwich town itself is on the direct bus route to Colchester whilst the BR station provides an hourly service to London. |





