West Mersea Holiday Park

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  • 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

Motorhome pitches 20
Touring caravan pitches 20
Open now
Opens 7 March
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. XL Bully, 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.
  • 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, 7 Mar to

Open from Fri, 6 Mar to

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Reviews

8.4

Overall rating from 142 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Peaceful

87% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-located, clean and friendly site, praised for its spacious pitches, proximity to the beach and helpful staff. The on-site bar and restaurant are popular, as is the playground. However, some guests found the toilet and shower facilities dated, a considerable walk from touring pitches and in need of an upgrade. Some also noted noise from glass collections and limited on-site entertainment for younger children.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Fantastic quiet well kept site Sandbank…

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Emma T.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Fantastic quiet well kept site
Sandbank lovely place to relax with a coffee
Staff so friendly and helpful

Disliked Showers and toilets not a very convenient location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Top value, top location,

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Stuart P.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked We absolutely loved west mersea holiday park.
From the moment we arrived we got a good vibe, the site was super clean.
Walked into reception and Maria on the desk was really welcoming and helpful, as were all the other staff we met.
We arrived on Tuesday and the site was really quiet & peaceful, although by Friday afternoon it started filling up for the weekend.
Toilet/ shower Facilities were dated, but nonetheless very clean and we had no qualms using them.
We were parked on the outer perimeter just a few metres from the beach, with the clubhouse also just a short stroll away.
Elsan point was across the other side of the site, but we didn't find this to be too much of an issue.
It's very dog friendly with a dog washing station, plenty of dog poop bins and even poo bag dispensers so no excuse for owners not to clean up after their dogs.
Overall this site is awesome value and in a perfect location for beach walks and exploring or just to chill and pop to the bar.
Most of the people we spoke to onsite were repeat visitors, and we can see why, We'll definitely be back.

Disliked Coming home

Recommend to friends Visit again

The price, had to keep checking…

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Richard K.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked The price, had to keep checking it £10, right on beach, Bar and snack bar close by.
Lovely place, think my cousin had a static there a while ago

Disliked Quirky facilities, yes clean and dated, but quite a hike from tourers, once you find secret passage!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely . Very quiet .…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Lovely . Very quiet . Nice walks.. good bar etc. Would recomend..

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice place to relax with no kids

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kevin b.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Nice place relaxing

Disliked Not really much to do on site for younger kids.

Not the sites fault but one motor home was really playing loud music till gone 12pm should be someone going around keeping things in order

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, price and accessibility of water…

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Andrew S.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Location, price and accessibility of water and electricity

Disliked Sewage works noise nearby

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location, nice size pitches and…

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Jochem v.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Good location, nice size pitches and great value!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean site , good price…

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Kelly F.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Clean site , good price

Disliked Showers too hot

Recommend to friends Visit again

For £10 a night midweek we will definitely return soon.

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Joanne E.

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Lots of space per pitch - grass and hard standing. Each pitch also has a water tap.

Great location right by the coast. We were able to walk to the seafood restaurants right along the beach which only took about 25 mins.

Disliked Showers were scalding hot. Too hot! And dressing areas needed a good cleaning. There were cobwebs everywhere although shower cubicles and toilets were very clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked Love
And friendly, bar and restaurant amazing. Pitches are good.

Disliked Showers and toilet block desperately need an upgrade, only 3 showers and one of them overflows as the drainage is too slow.

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We like the area here and…

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring caravan pitch

Liked We like the area here and have been before.
Nice quiet site

Disliked Shame our holiday was cancelled due a ‘mix up’ with the booking?! Our balance was taken automatically but we still received numerous e-mails threatening us with cancellation, and even though we responded it was cancelled meaning I had to phone to get it reinstated.

Club house not serving meals in the evening

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 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)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

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°E

Nearest transport

Coach
6.2 mi Brightlingsea Road
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 2020201920182017
West Mersea 0.3 mi Sea N/AGoodN/AN/A
Brightlingsea 3.9 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Jaywick 7.6 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Clacton Beach Martello Tower 8.8 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Clacton 10.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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.
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  • 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.