Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site

9.8 45 reviews
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  • Quiet family-friendly Mersea Island site, family-run since 1923
  • Wildlife haven, woodland walks, games field and two play areas
  • Close to the beach and with a pub a few minutes' walk away
There are many special things about award-wining Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site, points out its friendly family team… and you'll see just how many when you arrive to pitch up. This peaceful and family-friendly site on Essex's Mersea Island is five minutes' walk from the beach and surrounded by scenic fields making up a wildlife haven for local critters and plants. Pitches are properly spacious and there's loads of room to spread out with your kit, whether you're pitching up with friends or just want your own privacy. Fen Farm is a place for those who shudder at the thought of noisy and flashy clubhouses and who are looking for a quiet retreat in the countryside. It has two play areas, a field for rounders and cricket, and a woodland area for hide and seek to keep you entertained… or you could go wildlife watching with the kids around the site, at the country park next door, or at the nature reserve within a mile and a half. A pub is a few minutes' walk away and a shop is next to the site. Bigger shops as well as takeaways and famed seafood restaurants are 10 minutes' drive away in West Mersea.

Site type

Tent pitches 110
Touring caravan pitches 110
Motorhome pitches 110

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA Holiday Centre

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Features

Dogs allowed

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site

Moore Lane

East Mersea

Colchester

Essex

England

CO5 8FE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.7903°N
0.9842°W

Route directions

Take the B1025 to Mersea Island. Take the left fork to East Mersea and follow the road to the Dog & Pheasant public house. Take the first turning on the right after the pub on to Moore Lane and this will lead you to Fen Farm.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.1 mi Brightlingsea Road
4.1 mi Colchester Road
4.1 mi Colchester Road
Rail
4.4 mi Alresford (Essex) Rail Station
4.7 mi Wivenhoe Rail Station
5.5 mi Great Bentley Rail Station
Ferry
1.8 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing
2 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
13.5 mi Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing
Airport
19.5 mi London Southend 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

Mersea Island's a spectacular little place to roam around and to use as a base for venturing around the Essex and East Anglia coast: spend your whole hol here or alternative beach and nature days with sightseeing in Colchester 25 minutes' drive north. The country park next door is Cudmore Grove, on Mersea's eastern side. This a top spot for family days, with a beach, grassland, meadows and a coastal-themed play area all on a 102-acre site that's crammed with history too: look out for World War II pillboxes and gun emplacements as well as the remains of the 16th-century fort. And did you know, vino fans, that Mersea has a vineyard? Have a tour of the family-owned vineyard and brewery in Rewshall's Lane on the east of the island, before a taster of its wines and ales then a cream tea, lunch or another wine/ale at the tearoom. Round off your stay with a look at the history of this handsome and ancient isle at the Mersea Island Museum (15 minutes' drive), telling the tale of local fishing, oystercatching and boat building.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Brightlingsea 1.5 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Mersea 2.7 mi Sea N/A Good N/A N/A
Jaywick 5.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Clacton Beach Martello Tower 6.7 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Clacton 8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

firstsite 7.7 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 7.8 mi

Colchester Zoo 8.1 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 13.4 mi

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 19.5 mi

National Trust

Bourne Mill 6.7 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 11.7 mi

Thorington Hall 13.3 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 13.8 mi

Paycocke's 14.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cudmore Country Park - East and West Mersea - Cudmore 0.8 mi

Brightlingsea 2 mi

West Mersea 2.5 mi

Brightlingsea - Colne Estuary - Crab and Winkle Path 2.9 mi

Mersea Island Circular 3.7 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.

Reviews

9.8

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A lovely well maintained site with all the facilities you could need

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Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The peace and tranquility, the location(5min walk to the beach), the helpful and friendly wardens.

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Excellent would thoroughly recommend.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Kym W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: We loved everything about the site. It had a great play area for our 5 year old daughter, the facilities were immaculate, the dog walks were great and the beach was literally a 5 minute walk.

Disliked: Nothing

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A lovely site with well spaced pitches and great staff.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Daniel F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely camp site with well spaced pitches. Plenty of land to walk the dogs and let them of the lead, the coastline and a pub are a five minute walk away. Walk a bit further down the coast and you get to Cudmore Grove Country Park which is also well worth a visit. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly, the warden in particular was superb, helping us to fix our jockey wheel that came off upon arrival. The facilities are well maintained and provide everything you could need.

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Very welcoming. Our 2nd time visiting and would stay again.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Karen W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely friendly welcome. Washroom facilities were always clean.

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Well kept, tidy site. Friendly and very helpful Warden Easy walk to the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Jo H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Well kept, tidy site. Friendly and very helpful Warden Easy walk to the beach

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Great dog friendly site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jodie S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Great welcome, spacious pitches, and lots of facilities. Amazing cafe/farm shop 10 minute walk away The dog wash is an amazing feature, especailly after being at the beach as the salt water can make their skin very dry.

Disliked: Showers stay on for such a short time before you have to press the button again, would be good if this was longer so its easier to shower.

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Clean tidy peaceful…

Overall 10/10
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Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
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Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
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joy s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Clean tidy peaceful

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good clean site, level pitches and very friendly helpful staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: warm welcome with explanation on the best direction to pitch for all day sun, good local knowledge, pub which serves food and the beach both within 5 minutes walk,

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Nice clean toilets and showers, the staff are really helpful.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Derek S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite nice size pitches with electric hook up and a 10min walk to the beach.

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Friendly and helpful warden, facilities very clean and nice environmen

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Jane H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Well layed out. Plenty of space between pitches. Nice and clean.

Disliked: Inability to be able to purchase alcohol from neighbouring shop

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  • Does Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site? Mersea Island's a spectacular little place to roam around and to use as a base for venturing around the Essex and East Anglia coast: spend your whole hol here or alternative beach … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Fen Farm Caravan and Camping Site?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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