When can I check in and check out of West House Farm?

Camping and touring Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. Depart by: 12 p.m. Read more

West House Farm

Riverside walk (added by manager 26 Apr 2021)

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Pop-up riverside site on a farm, easily accessed from the A12
A half-hour walk to central Colchester; half-hour drive to beaches
Next to a family-friendly golf course; footpath from site to town

West House Farm is an off-grid pop-up site at an Essex farm surrounded by greenery and yet easily accessed from the A12 and a mere half-hour walk from the centre of Colchester. (And if you’re looking for a quick escape from London, you may like to note it’s less than an hour’s train journey to get out here, followed by a five-minute taxi ride or a 25-minute walk on a path through the fields.) You’d never know you were so close to a town centre when staying here: pitches are in riverside meadows surrounded by trees on the banks of the River Colne. A couple of footpaths connect up to the site – one running through fields and river meadows to the town centre and the other through the neighbouring golf course, which is open to the public for games, kids’ adventure golf, spa treatments and meals at the restaurant. When not out rambling locally, you might like to plan days out at the famed Colchester Zoo, see the scenery that inspired John Constable’s paintings at the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or head to the seaside and the beaches of Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. This is a family-friendly site, but as it’s a working farm it’s not able to accommodate dogs. Facilities are on the simple side, but you’ll have access to flushing toilets and hot showers, and there’s plenty of space to set up all your kit.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

No dogs allowed

Pop-up campsite

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

Local produce

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

No dogs allowed

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

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

West House Farm

Bakers Lane

Lexden

Colchester

Essex

England

CO3 4AU

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.89583°N
0.86672°W

Nearest transport

Coach

1.6 mi Stanwell Street

3.5 mi Valley Road

Rail

1.2 mi Colchester Rail Station

1.8 mi Colchester Town Rail Station

2.7 mi Hythe (Essex) Rail Station

Ferry

9.2 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing

9.2 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing

16.9 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal

Airport

23.7 mi London Southend Airport

25.9 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

Attractions and activities nearby: - Playgolf (18-hole course, miniature golf and spa): five minutes’ walk - Colchester Zoo: 10 minutes’ drive - Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: 15 minutes - Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens: 25 minutes - Mersea Island (country park, beach and vineyard): 25 minutes - Curve Water Sports (wake park, aqua park and kayaking): 25 minutes - Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park: 25 minutes - Clacton-on-Sea: half an hour - Walton-on-the-Naze: 35 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Brightlingsea	8.7 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
West Mersea	9.1 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	N/A	N/A
Jaywick	13.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Clacton Beach Martello Tower	14.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Clacton	14.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Colchester Castle Museum 1.5 mi

firstsite 1.6 mi

Colchester Zoo 2.6 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 5.1 mi

Christchurch Mansion 16.9 mi

National Trust

Bourne Mill 2.3 mi

Thorington Hall 6.4 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 7.8 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 8.1 mi

Paycocke's 8.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Colchester - West Bergholt - Essex Way - Braiswick - Colchester 1.2 mi

A Walk Around Colchester, Essex 1.2 mi

Colchester - Hythe - Wivenhoe - Alresford 1.3 mi

COLCHESTER CASTLE PARK 1.6 mi

Colchester - Berechurch - Fingringhoe - Rowhedge - River Colne - Rowhedge - Colchester 1.7 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.

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What attractions are near West House Farm? Attractions and activities nearby: - Playgolf (18-hole course, miniature golf and spa): five minutes’ walk - Colchester Zoo: 10 minutes’ drive - Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: 15 minutes - … Read more
When can I check in and check out of West House Farm?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Depart by: 12 p.m.

Read more