Waterside Holiday Park

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  • Landscaped family park on the edge of St Lawrence Bay
  • Mersea Island views and rural setting
  • Spa pool, sauna, kids' clubs, pool and tavern
Waterside Holiday Park is a landscaped family park on the edge of St Lawrence Bay near Southminster in Essex, with views across to tidal Mersea Island, easy estuary access (you can go crabbing right at the bottom of the park) and proximity to Bradwell beach and the Essex coast. The seaside at Southend is about an hour’s drive away and the city of Colchester with its zoo within 11 miles. Come here with the kids if you want a rurally Essex retreat but also plenty of things to do on tap: Waterside has kids’ clubs and an adventure playground to keep small folk entertained while their elders steam away in the spa pool and sauna. All are alongside the Water’s Edge Tavern for live family entertainment and a small indoor pool, amusements and a pool table and darts to prevent restlessness on a rainy day. Entertainment and pool access are included in your pitch price. A diner and takeaway are on site for meals and a fully-stocked convenience store is to hand for groceries. Other facilities include a launderette, covered dishwashing area, shower and loo block, hairdryer hire (essential) and a boat launching ramp – should you be so lucky...

Site type

Tent pitches 62
Touring caravan pitches 62
Motorhome pitches 62

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Parkdean Resorts Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre
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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Remote location

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Waterside Holiday Park

Main Road

St Lawrence Bay

Southminster

Essex

England

CM0 7LY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.71337°N
0.83769°W

Route directions

Follow the A12 towards Chelmsford and take the A414 signposted Maldon. Follow the B1010 and the signs for Latchingdon. Drive through Latchingdon and follow the signs for Mayland, Steeple and St Lawrence. Turn left off the main road towards St Lawrence village and the holiday park is on the right.

Nearest transport

Coach
10.4 mi The George
10.4 mi The George
11.9 mi Colchester Road
Rail
3.6 mi Southminster Rail Station
5.6 mi Burnham-on-Crouch Rail Station
5.8 mi Althorne Rail Station
Ferry
6.2 mi Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing
6.5 mi Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
10 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing
Airport
11.5 mi London Southend Airport
27.6 mi London Stansted Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

St Lawrence Bay, Mersea Island, the Blackwater Estuary and surroundings are an excellent part of Essex for all things nautical and seafoody. Fishing, sailing, sightseeing, nature spotting and sampling Essex oysters in Maldon are in the area, and these here parts have been farmed for the pearly critters since our savvy ancestors first put traps down in the Tollesbury Flats during Anglo-Saxon times. Pick up your own oyster haul at Maldon’s Promenade Park’s seafood bar, then take a hike to Hythe Bay to see the old Thames barges, a pull for visitors the country over. If you’re island hopping, take a sail on one of the barges out to Osea Island, or wander around the estuary at low tide to walk out to Mersea and Northey. Boat trips are available from the town around the Blackwater Estuary, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve teeming with water birds and varied habitats including reed beds and mudflats; an RSPB reserve is at the estuary’s Old Hall Marshes. Natch there are all sorts of hooks around here for anglers too: five sea fishing boats operate out of Mersea for sea angling, four coarse lakes are at Heybridge in Maldon, and the areas inland and around Essex have several dozen fisheries from Colchester to Chelmsford to Romford. If you’re going further afield, stop off at Maldon’s tourist information centre for discount tickets to Colchester Zoo and Southend’s Adventure Island and Sea Life Centre, a mere few of the options around Essex for family days out. Southend, where the kids can run along the world’s longest pier, also has the Southend Cliff Railway to quiver at and a seafront that’s seven miles long. Other seaside days out are nearby in Leigh, further along the coast to Clacton-on-Sea and at Waterside’s nearest beach, Bradwell. If it should drizzle somewhat, take the herd to the award-winning Old MacDonald's Farm in Brentwood, which has a huge indoor play area along with its petting farm and rollercoaster; the giant play frame at Maldon’s Monkey Puzzle at Madison Heights, or to splash about on the Jungle River ride at the Blackwater Leisure Centre. Suffolk, Norfolk and the Broads are all accessible for day trips from Waterside too.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
West Mersea 5.6 mi Sea N/A Good N/A N/A
Brightlingsea 9.8 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Jaywick 12.5 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Shoebury East 12.6 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Southend Thorpe Bay 13.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Colchester Zoo 10.4 mi

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 11.7 mi

firstsite 12.5 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 12.5 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 15 mi

National Trust

Bourne Mill 11.7 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 12.4 mi

Paycocke's 12.8 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 18.6 mi

Thorington Hall 18.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Tollesbury - Thistly Road - Marshes - Shinglehead Point 3.2 mi

Bradwell-on-Sea - Roman Fort - St Peter's Way - Bradwell 4.2 mi

Bradwell St Peter - River Blackwater - Bradwell Waterside 4.2 mi

OLD HALL MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/08/1998) 4.4 mi

Mersea Island Circular 5.4 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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  • Does Waterside Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Waterside Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Waterside Holiday Park? St Lawrence Bay, Mersea Island, the Blackwater Estuary and surroundings are an excellent part of Essex for all things nautical and seafoody. Fishing, sailing, sightseeing, nature spotting and sampling Essex oysters in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Waterside Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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