Colemans Cottage Fishery

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Visitor image of the peaceful pod (added by manager 21 Sep 2022)
The campsite
Rental accommodation
Relaxing outside the pod

  • Peaceful rural site a mile and a half from the village of Witham
  • Five fishing lakes with 100+ pegs and carp up to 22lb
  • Tackle shop; licensed bar-restaurant on site open on select days/times
To Essex! And to angling followed by peaceful eves by the lake… take your tackle to Colemans Cottage Fishery to get hooked on these green and serene surrounds. There are five fishing lakes on this lush Essex site, home of over 100 pegs and stuffed with specimens of roach, bream, barbel, rudd and carp of up to 22lb. Fishing is via day tickets bought from the Colemans Cottage tackle shop, where you can also top up your kit, buy bait, or swap tales of whoppers and fishing tips with the expert staff. And if you're not a fishing sort? Also sorted: Colemans is a mile and a half from the village of Witham, from which you can reach Colchester in 15 minutes' drive in one direction and Chelmsford in 25 minutes in the other for days of shopping and sightseeing. Maldon and Mersea Island are within easy reach too, as is Southend for days at the Essex coast. Whatever your plans for the day, there's a warm welcome at the site's Waterside licensed bar and restaurant (open Thursday through until Sunday for breakfast and brunch). The menu offers up full breakfasts, homemade brunches, desserts and seasonal dishes, along with drinks to raise a glass to the catch of the day.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Touring caravan pitches 5
Open now
Opens 1 November
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Facilities/activities including Fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Guests under the age of 16 are not allowed on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 24 or over.
  • The restaurant is open Thursday to Sunday between 9am -1pm for breakfast and brunch.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 1 Nov 2024 to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

84%

would recommend this site to a friend

86%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Fine location with helpful staff.

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Excellent rural location close to facilities and fishing. Very friendly and helpful owners.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked the location and a thoroughly great breakfast. Also the staff were…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Liked the location and a thoroughly great breakfast. Also the staff were very friendly. 😊😊

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Small and quiet site, only 1 other caravan there so great for…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Small and quiet site, only 1 other caravan there so great for a break to recharge

Disliked: Nobody there to check us in so we just guessed and went ahead to make ourselves at home. Facilities not the cleanest. Building works going on and the builders left the radio on. L had music playing all night driving us insane but nobody answered the phone to help

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Loved the place will stay again

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome. Easy to use pitch facilities basic but functional

Recommend to friends Visit again

The place to go to.

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: We've stayed here a few times now, and the stay with the fishing has never let us down. It's a beautiful place and the food in the licensed café is banging. Gerry and Jane and their daughter are lovely people which makes the stay all the better.

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Nice scenery

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Nice quiet site, this was our first stay with the motorhome we’d just bought & was in the area on business for a few days. All good, didn’t get chance to look round the site as it was dark on night when we got back each night. Breakfast smelt good but unfortunately we didn’t have time to try them. We would stay again

Disliked: Non, if being mega critical a lot of road noise but didn’t stop us sleeping

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I will use this venue a lot in the future

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

Owl camping pod

Liked: The pod was great. The owners and staff were lovely. The fishing exerlent condition of site superb. I intend to become a member in January

Disliked: Nothing

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Disappointing stay

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Nice size pitch

Disliked: A lot of noise from the A12. Dirty toilet/shower block.

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Quiet Site…

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
kayleigh j. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Quiet Site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly owner and lovely laid out fishery.Pitches level and reliable electricity…

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

Electric grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly owner and lovely laid out fishery.Pitches level and reliable electricity supply

Recommend to friends Visit again


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 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

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Colemans Cottage Fishery

Little Braxted Lane

Witham

Essex

England

CM8 3EX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.80418°N
0.65631°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.7 mi The George
0.7 mi The George
6.2 mi Tesco Store
Rail
0.7 mi Witham (Essex) Rail Station
3.2 mi Kelvedon Rail Station
3.2 mi Hatfield Peverel Rail Station
Ferry
13.9 mi Wallasea Island Ferry Landing
14.3 mi Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing
15.6 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing
Airport
16.4 mi London Southend Airport
18 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

Local village Witham is a short stroll from the River Blackwater: take the river walk for three and half miles through town for nature spotting and birdwatching. The town's also home to a golf and country club as well as a leisure centre with pool and is on National Cycle Route 1. Going further afield, book coach trips for shows, day trips and theatre evenings at Witham Public Hall, or head into London for the day on the 45-minute journey from Witham station to Liverpool Street. Boat trips are also bookable at Maldon, 15 minutes' drive away, a market and estuary town popular for its riverside walks. Constable country at Dedham is 25 minutes' drive away. You could also have days out at Braintree (20 minutes), Mersea Island (30 minutes) and Southend (40 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
West Mersea 11.9 mi Sea N/A Good N/A N/A
Brightlingsea 15.1 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Leigh Bell Wharf 18.3 mi Estuary Good N/A Poor N/A
Southend Chalkwell 18.4 mi Estuary N/A Good N/A Good
Southend Westcliff Bay 18.6 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Colchester Zoo 8.7 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 9.3 mi

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 10.1 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 12 mi

firstsite 12.1 mi

National Trust

Coggeshall Grange Barn 4.4 mi

Paycocke's 4.7 mi

Bourne Mill 12 mi

Thorington Hall 16.9 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 18.8 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Witham - Faulkbourne - Peg Millar's Lane - Fairstead - Essex Way - Terling - Dancing Dick's Lane - Witham 1.2 mi

BRAXTED PARK 1.6 mi

FAULKBOURNE HALL 1.9 mi

Tiptree - Great Braxted - Great Totham - Tiptree 3.2 mi

Kelvedon - Coggeshall - River Blackwater - Kelvedon 3.3 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Colemans Cottage Fishery have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Colemans Cottage Fishery dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Colemans Cottage Fishery? Local village Witham is a short stroll from the River Blackwater: take the river walk for three and half miles through town for nature spotting and birdwatching. The town's also home to … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Colemans Cottage Fishery?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Colemans Cottage Fishery? From £27 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.