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Pretoria Caravan Park

Caravan site minutes from Point Clear Beach on foot
A 15-minute drive to St Osyth village and 40 to Colchester
Across the creek from Brightlingsea Beach’s open-air swimming pool

Endless explores are to be had in Essex, as anyone who’s had the privilege of staying at Pretoria Caravan Park is sure to tell you: this site 15 minutes’ drive from the village of St Osyth is prime for pootling around the English county’s coast… Just outside the chalets and caravans is Point Clear Beach, a sandy sweep of coastline for swimming and boating; if you’ve got a vessel, cross the creek to Brightlingsea Beach from here, where an open-air public swimming pool can be splashed in if the sea’s looking a touch too chilly for swims…) St Osyth down the road is a historic village with plenty to see and do: start off with the Priory, a 12th-century landmark, then set off along the seawall towards Clacton-on-Sea for a bag of fish and chips as a precursor to a stick of rock at the Victorian pier chockfull of amusements and fairground rides. For times spent in Britain’s oldest town on record, Colchester – that of the famed zoo adored by small sorts – is 40 minutes away by car, while the kid-friendly seaside rides of Adventure Island are an hour and a half down the coast. On your way, nosey about Martello Tower – an hour and 20 mins from the park – to swot up on Britain's place in the Napoleonic Wars.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Location

Pretoria Caravan Park

Point Clear

St Osyth

Essex

England

CO16 8NG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.80065°N
1.01997°E

Nearest transport

Coach

2.5 mi Colchester Road

2.5 mi Oaklands

Rail

3.8 mi Alresford (Essex) Rail Station

4 mi Great Bentley Rail Station

4.7 mi Wivenhoe Rail Station

Ferry

0.2 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing

0.4 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing

14.3 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal

Airport

21 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

Local attractions and activities include: Horseriding centre: 15 minutes’ drive St Osyth Beach Sunday Market: 15 minutes Beth Chatto Gardens: 20 minutes Hastys Adventure Farm: 20 minutes Martello Bay: 25 minutes Colchester Zoo: 40 minutes Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve: 45 minutes Cudmore Grove Country Park (for walks): 50 minutes.

(within 6.2 mi)

Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

Ferry Boat Inn Pub 0.05 mi
The Waterside Fish & Chips Restaurant 0.4 mi
Yachtsman's Arms Pub 0.4 mi
Mash and Barrel Pub 0.5 mi
The Railway Tavern Pub 0.6 mi
Raj Pavilion Restaurant 0.7 mi
Freemasons Arms Pub 0.7 mi
Winkies Fish & Chips Restaurant 0.7 mi
Brewers Arms Pub 0.7 mi
Bistro 36 Restaurant 0.7 mi

Groceries

CO-OP Daily Supermarket 0.6 mi
Spar Supermarket 0.7 mi
Sainsbury's Supermarket 1.5 mi
East of England Co-op Supermarket 4.6 mi
10 Beer Bottles Off-licence 4.7 mi
The Cellar Door Wivenhoe Off-licence 4.7 mi
East of England CO-OP Supermarket 4.8 mi
Tesco Express Supermarket 4.8 mi
East of England CO-OP Supermarket 5 mi
Lidl Supermarket 5.4 mi

Parks and play

Lower Park Playing Field 0.8 mi
Cudmore Grove Country Park 1.2 mi
Hazel Close Play Area Playground 3 mi
The Captain's Galleon Playground 3 mi
The Enchanted Castle Playground 3 mi
Little Kingdom Playground 3 mi
The Goblin's Tunnels Playground 3 mi
Hidden Treasure Sand Play Playground 3 mi
Bouncing Pillow Playground 3.1 mi
Seymour Road Play Area Playground 4.3 mi

Family days out

Thorrington Tide Mill Visitor attraction 2.4 mi
The Dragon Karts Visitor attraction 3 mi
Wyvernwood Theme park 3.2 mi
Land of the Fairies Visitor attraction 3.3 mi
The Captain's Campsite Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
The Wizard's Domain Visitor attraction 3.4 mi
Sailor Boy Amusements Amusement arcade 3.5 mi
The Sensory Garden Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Hasty's Adventure Farm Park Visitor attraction 4.7 mi
Model Boat Lake Visitor attraction 5.6 mi
Chapel of Saint Peter-on-the-Wall Visitor attraction 5.7 mi
Magic City Amusement arcade 5.8 mi
Colchester Castle 8 mi
Colchester Zoo 9.1 mi
Layer Marney Tower Castle 9.7 mi

Public transport

Ferry Terminal 0.4 mi
Station Road 0.6 mi
Point Clear 0.6 mi
Victoria Place 0.7 mi
High Street 0.8 mi
Oakmead 0.8 mi
Lower Park Road 0.8 mi
Hurst Green 0.9 mi
Spring Chase 1 mi
Community Hall 1 mi

Beaches

St Osyth Naturist Beach 2.9 mi
Brooklands Beach 4.1 mi
Jaywick Sands Beach 4.7 mi
Martello Bay 5.3 mi
Weymarks Beach 5.5 mi
Greensward Beach 5.6 mi
Blue Chalet Beach 5.6 mi
Palace Beach 5.7 mi
West Beach 5.8 mi
Queens Bay 5.9 mi

Other nearby

Waterside Marina 0.3 mi
The Orchards Holiday Village Golf Course 1.1 mi
Pitch & Putt Golf course 3.4 mi
Orchard Complex Fishing 4.1 mi
Millers Barn Golf Park Golf course 4.5 mi
Clacton-on-Sea Golf Club Golf course 4.9 mi
The Loft Nightclub 5.8 mi
Ocean House Nightclub 5.9 mi

Local services

Tesco Bank Cashpoint 0.8 mi
Co-Op Daily Cashpoint 5.5 mi
Nationwide Cashpoint 5.7 mi
Colne Medical Centre Doctors 0.6 mi
Boots Pharmacy 0.8 mi
Texaco Fuel station 1.5 mi
St Osyth Surgery Doctors 2.5 mi
Boots Local Pharmacy 2.5 mi
Clacton Road Surgery Doctors 2.7 mi
BP Fuel station 3.4 mi
Alresford Branch Surgery Doctors 3.7 mi
The Green Pharmacy 4.2 mi
Green Elms Health Centre Clinic 4.4 mi

Must see

firstsite 7.9 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 8 mi

Colchester Zoo 9 mi

East Anglian Railway Museum 14.1 mi

Christchurch Mansion 18.9 mi

National Trust

Bourne Mill 7 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 10.9 mi

Thorington Hall 13 mi

Coggeshall Grange Barn 15 mi

Paycocke's 15.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Brightlingsea 0.4 mi

Cudmore Country Park - East and West Mersea - Cudmore 1 mi

Brightlingsea - Colne Estuary - Crab and Winkle Path 1.9 mi

ST OSYTH'S PRIORY 2.3 mi

St Osyth - Beach - Lee-over-Sands - Creek - St Osyth 2.5 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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Does Pretoria Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
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What attractions are near Pretoria Caravan Park? Local attractions and activities include: Horseriding centre: 15 minutes’ drive St Osyth Beach Sunday Market: 15 minutes Beth Chatto Gardens: 20 minutes Hastys Adventure Farm: 20 minutes Martello Bay: 25 minutes Colchester … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Pretoria Caravan Park?

On-site accommodation

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