When can I check in and check out of West Mersea Holiday Park?

Camping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – Anytime Depart by: 10 a.m. Read more

How much does it cost to stay at West Mersea Holiday Park?

From £10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

West Mersea Holiday Park

From £10 For 1 night, 2 adults Last booked 2 days ago 8 101 reviews

Restaurant and play area (added by manager 24 Apr 2021)

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Restaurant (added by manager 24 apr 2021)

Beach huts (added by manager 24 apr 2021)

Family-friendly park right next to the beach in West Mersea
A 25-minute drive to Colchester; 45 minutes to Clacton-on-Sea
Café, shop, play area and clubhouse with entertainment on site

Right next to a splendid beach on Mersea Island, and within easy strolling distance of cafés, pubs, restaurants and shops in the town of West Mersea, West Mersea Holiday Park is in a real cracker of an Essex location. Is this an island or not quite? Well, it all rather depends on when you visit – for the vast majority of the time it’s actually connected to the mainland, but when the tide rolls in it briefly transforms into an island that’s completely cut off. It’s a fine place to visit whether it’s in full-on island mode or not: there are some tiptop coastal views to be admired from the park and it’s close to the Blackwater Estuary, a nature reserve that’s particularly popular with migrating seabirds (and the birdwatchers who set out to spy them). With that coastline also comes easy access to watersports (sailors, windsurfers and kitesurfers will all find plenty to amuse nearby) and oodles of tasty seafood. Sole, mullet, herring, bass, skate and cod are all frequently hooked out of the ocean here, and it really wouldn’t do to miss the excellent native oysters as well. A shop is on site for picking up grub to go with your fish and there’s a café for days when you don’t fancy cooking for yourself. Other facilities include a play area and a launderette, plus a clubhouse where folk gather for food, drinks and entertainment in the form of cabaret acts.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Group bookings of 5 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Mar to Sun, 3 Nov 2024

Pitch types & availability

Spacious pitches (added by manager 12 Aug 2022)

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

10 people maximum

Ground type: Hardstanding

Pitch size: Max 6.0m width x 6.0m depth (19.7ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)

10 people maximum

One Touring caravan allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 6.0m width x 6.0m depth (19.7ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)

Ground type

Hardstanding

Twin-axle vehicles not accepted

Suitable for

Touring caravan

Features

Electric: 10 amp included

Car 1 included, 2 max.

Car parking by pitch/unit

Chemical disposal point

Other restrictions

Gazebos not allowed

Extras

Bring a pup tent (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night
Bring an awning (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night
Extra car (1 max)		£4 (£4) per night
Pet (2 max)		£1 (£1) per night

You will be able to choose extras on the booking page.

Arrival days

From £10 (£10) 1 night, 2 adults

View prices & book

Reviews

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Excellent, would go back

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Gary L. Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Clean, tidy present site, ideal for a quiet break

Disliked: Long walk to bins

Recommend to friends Visit again

We love it here, it’s clean, quiet and all the staff are…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Tony D. Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: We love it here, it’s clean, quiet and all the staff are lovely

Recommend to friends Visit again

will definately saty again this was our second visit

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: the location is good for the Beach, very clean and tidy, reception very organised and friendly made us feel very welcome.

Disliked: the parking of individuals either using or working at the resturant as they block the road for entry and exiting the first 2 rows nearest the beach huts. having to pay for Wifi.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location very helpful staff would stay here again…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Great location very helpful staff would stay here again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean and friendly staff…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Very clean and friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Camp was clean & well situated on the seafront…

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Lorraine F. Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Camp was clean & well situated on the seafront

Disliked: Public toilets were situated about 5 minutes away. Showers were scalding hot. Couldn’t stand underneath them. Waste points/rubbish points could have also been closer to the touring area

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, great location

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Jade D. Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: The site itself was clean and well kept. The clubhouse I understand has just been renovated and looks lovely inside. Great spot right near the beach.

Disliked: Pitches were on the smaller side and waterlogged (though no fault of the site, just bad weather). Not sure a full awning would fit up, though porch was fine (just)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent location for site seeing

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

glen r. Apr 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Excellent site realy enjoyed our visit staff freindly and helpful. Good location to local attractions. Close to the beach for the warmer months or a nice walk on a winters day. Nice cafe on site by reception also club house on site with restricted opening times in the quiter months. But overall nice site.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location, close to the sea and plenty of walking…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Mar 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: The location, close to the sea and plenty of walking

Disliked: As this was a dog friendly site there were very few dog bins maybe two on the whole site. Additionally bin would be beneficial.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a great stay

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Sarah S. Mar 2024

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked: Close to the beach

Disliked: Touring pitches small. Not enough dog poo bins around the park, need more closer to the touring feild. Toilet block too far away from the touring feild, my partner is disabled. Toilet block could do with makeover. Overall, we had a great stay and would definitely come back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

West Mersea Holiday Park

Seaview Avenue

West Mersea

Essex

England

CO5 8DA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.7745°N
0.9339°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.2 mi Brightlingsea Road

6.4 mi Station Road

Rail

5.8 mi Wivenhoe Rail Station

6.1 mi Alresford (Essex) Rail Station

7.7 mi Hythe (Essex) Rail Station

Ferry

4.2 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing

4.4 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing

11.5 mi Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing

Airport

17.3 mi London Southend Airport

29.9 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

When you’re not birding on the Blackwater Estuary, investigate another nature reserve, the Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick (20 minutes' drive), a 200-acre habitat of 200 species of winged creatures, 27 types of dragonflies and damselflies, 24 sorts of butterflies, plus a few adders and badgers. Admire the 350 species of flowers too while looking out for critters too, then seek out more botanicals in the Beth Chatto Gardens (half an hour). For more animals, Colchester Zoo (25 minutes) is the place to see everything from cheetahs to lemurs, while fish fans might want to amble around the aquarium in Clacton-on-Sea instead. This coastal town also has a beach, pier and amusement park to busy the kids with; for more tiddler-friendly things to do, chuck the Go Bananas indoor playground (25 minutes) and the Curve Watersports aqua park (40 minutes) on your itinerary.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
West Mersea	0.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	N/A	N/A
Brightlingsea	3.9 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Jaywick	7.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Clacton Beach Martello Tower	8.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good
Clacton	10.2 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Colchester Zoo 7.4 mi

firstsite 8.1 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 8.1 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 12.9 mi

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 17.1 mi

National Trust

Bourne Mill 7.1 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 12.4 mi

Paycocke's 12.7 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 13.2 mi

Thorington Hall 14.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

West Mersea 0.1 mi

Mersea Island Circular 1.5 mi

Bradwell St Peter - River Blackwater - Bradwell Waterside 2.9 mi

Bradwell-on-Sea - Roman Fort - St Peter's Way - Bradwell 2.9 mi

OLD HALL MARSHES (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/08/1998) 2.9 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 30 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £20.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

Entertainment passes are included in the rate.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.
Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.
Refunds within the indicated cancellation period are only possible if the site is able to relet your unit/pitch.
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

Group bookings of 5 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

Please note, pup tents are to be used for storage purposes only. Guests may not use them for sleeping.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.

Payment terms

Does West Mersea Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is West Mersea Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near West Mersea Holiday Park? When you’re not birding on the Blackwater Estuary, investigate another nature reserve, the Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick (20 minutes' drive), a 200-acre habitat of 200 species of winged creatures, 27 types … Read more
When can I check in and check out of West Mersea Holiday Park?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 12 p.m. – Anytime

Depart by: 10 a.m.

Read more
How much does it cost to stay at West Mersea Holiday Park? From £10 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.