Useful Links

• StroodCam.co.uk
• TideTimes.co.uk
• VisitMerseaIsland.co.uk
• Mersea Island on Wikipedia
• Mersea Island on YouTube

Things to do

• Go to the Beach – The beaches at East and West Mersea are great for walking. Dogs are welcome all year.
• Rent a Beachhut – Just a fabulous way to spend a day at the beach. They get booked up early but try
  • The Little Beach Hut Company
  • Mersea Island Beach Huts
  • Sugar Beach Huts
  • Little Lilac Beach Hut
  • The Hut Mersea Island
  • Beach Huts for Hire
  • The Little Green Huts
• Walking – There are lots of local walks Essex walks | Essex County Council (essexhighways.org)
• Crabbing – Great fun with kids and adults alike! Every day from the pontoon in West Mersea but check the tide times before you go – its best to go mid to high tide. There isn’t much water at low tide.
• Essex Outdoors Mersea Island – Activity days, climbing, high ropes & much more. Book online.

Watersports

• Mersea Island Watersports – sailing, paddleboarding, kayaking, windsurfing, wing foiling
• Mersea Water Park – Aquapark, kayaking, S.U.P., sailing, swimming, pedalo

Golf

• Five Lakes Golf Club
• Waldegraves Holiday Park – Golf Driving Range, Pitch & Put, Crazy Golf, Foot Golf

Sea Fishing

• Mersea Fishing Trips
• Charter Boat for Hire – Chris Mole Charters

Cycle Hire

• Mersea Cycles – Bikes can be delivered to Mersea Barns with 24hrs notice.
• Mersea EBikes | Electric Bike Hire Mersea Island | Essex

Boat Trips

• Boat Trips & Foot Ferry – Brightlingsea Harbour – foot ferry to Brightlingsea. 1st April – 22nd September 2024
• Seaskipr.com – sailing trips

Places to visit on Mersea

• Cudmore Grove Country Park
• Mersea Island Vineyard
• Mersea Island Museum

Places to visit nearby

• Layer Marney Tower
• Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park
• Colchester Castle Museum
• Colchester Zoo
• Mercury Theatre Colchester
• Firstsite – Exhibitions, Art, Films & Events
• Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens
• Hedingham Castle
• Clacton Pier
• Walton Pier
• Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park
• Wyvernwood adventure park

Places to Eat

• Mersea Barns Café Restaurant
• The Vineyard Café at Mersea Island Vineyard
• The Art Café
• Seaview Beach Diner
• The Coast Inn
• The Victory at Mersea
• The White Hart Inn
• The Fox Inn
• The Dog & Pheasant
• Titash Restaurant – Indian restaurant & take away
• Mersea Island Fish Bar
• Seafood at Dawn
• Waterfront Pizza
• Pera – Turkish restaurant

Pubs

• The Coast Inn
• The Victory at Mersea
• The White Hart Inn
• The Fox Inn
• The Dog & Pheasant
• The Peldon Rose

Take Aways

• Titash Restaurant – Indian restaurant & take away (delivery available)
• Mersea Island Fish Bar – Fish & Chips
• Waterfront Pizza
• Unique – Fish Bar & Kebab
• China Kitchen Takeaway – Chinese
• Nupur – Indian and Pizza
• Lotus Kitchen – Chinese

Supermarkets

• Tesco Express
• Co-op
• Premier Supermarket
• Spar

Petrol Station

• Old Forge Filling Station – 41 Kingsland Road, West Mersea

Taxis

• Mandy’s Taxis – 07703 293427 – Mersea-based company
• Uber
• There are plenty of Colchester taxi firms but they have to come out to Mersea so are pricier

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