Colchester Country Park

From £31.50 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.7 238 reviews
Views from the pitches (added by manager 04 Aug 2022)
Hardstanding touring pitch (added by manager 09 aug 2016)
Hardstanding touring pitch (added by manager 09 aug 2016)
Grass pitch with electric (added by manager 09 aug 2016)

  • Well-maintained park within walking distance of ancient Colchester
  • Easy access to London, East Anglia, Suffolk and Essex
  • Three facility blocks: never queue for the toilet or shower
Excellent excellent Essex... an easy hour from London, a comely coastline, and close to East Anglia, Constable Country and the Sussex coast for day trips – it's all very excellent indeed. And then there's Colchester, the ancient town settled by the Romans way back when and full of superb sights, museums and leisure offerings – all very excellent too. If you're visiting Essex for any of the above, a march along to high-quality Colchester Country Park should be an excellent option, as it's within walking distance of Colchester city centre and close to the coasts of Essex and Sussex. Arrange a day trip to London from here or use the park as a base to or from ferry ports: but a day or two in Colchester should surely be had too... The park is set in pretty parkland with roomy pitches and spacious fields. Facilities are plentiful – no queuing here – and include three spotlessly kept amenities blocks with private cubicles and free hot water. There's also a dedicated disabled unit, dishwashing and laundry areas, a large play area and a shop.

Site type

Tent pitches 26
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 59
Open all year

Tourist board rating

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 6 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • 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.
  • 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.

Languages spoken

English

Gold David Bellamy Conservation Award AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Pretty site with good location

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
NERYS CAROLINE F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good sized level pitch, very friendly team. Shower and toilet facilities were clean, although quite small Great location with nice woodland walks, pubs and frequent buses to Colchester centre a 5 min walk away

Disliked: Road noise but we knew that when we chose the site.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

A great place to stay in Essex

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Marc G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Pitches are excellent, very well maintained and the grass areas are kept really tidy. Staff are super friendly and lovely to talk to.

Disliked: The toilets were clean but could probably do with some modernising.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

Excellent site, with great staff, level pitches.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: The welcome by the warden was excellent. She explained the site and facilities. The pitch was level and easy to hook up. The site was very clean and tidy. The staff were all helpful and polite. My wife and myself had a good relaxing time.

Disliked: The toilets were clean and tidy. They could do with modernisation.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

Site was clean, good facilities, nice little play area for the kids,…

Overall 8/10
Location 4
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Muireann G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Site was clean, good facilities, nice little play area for the kids, lovely staff

Disliked: Road noise was really loud and is the only reason I wouldn't go here again

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Site was very nice with good facilities…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Mel P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Site was very nice with good facilities

Disliked: Noise from the nearby A12 access road was constant overnight on both nights meaning poor sleep as pitch was too near the road. Would suggest earplugs for those staying. No WiFi

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :)

Very friendly welcome. Friendliness of the staff. Park and facilities very clean.…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly welcome. Friendliness of the staff. Park and facilities very clean.

Disliked: Shower and toilet blocks very outdated. Road noise. Never did find a country park.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

Staff friendly and helpful, good site atmosphere

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good sized level pitch, small stones on hardstanding meant easy to pitch awning

Disliked: Toilet/shower blocks a bit basic and could do with good clean

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

A nice site, though traffic noise from near by road can be quite loud

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lots of walks near by. Facilities were clean and water was hot. God spacing of water refill and bin locations. Lovely staff.

Disliked: Ground drainage in the are we were was not great, it stayed boggy for a while. Traffic noise from the road. Not too bad for us as we were an the far side but if you was pitched up on the other side it would have been worse.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us, even though the days of rain had soaked everywhere. We look forward to seeing you again hopefully with a bit more sunshine.

was lovely big park very helpful clean tidy anything we needed they…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: was lovely big park very helpful clean tidy anything we needed they was there to help

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

Fantastic in every way everything was great

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 The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Great friendly service and excellent service very helpful 👍 thanks guys and girls we will be booking very soon

Disliked: There's no dislike I'm afraid

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From the manager: Thank you for your kind review :) We are glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to your next visit.


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

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

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

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

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Colchester Country Park

Cymbeline Way

Colchester

Essex

England

CO3 4AG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.89218°N
0.86149°W

Nearest transport

Coach
2.8 km Stanwell Street
5.8 km Valley Road
5.9 km Valley Road
Rail
2.3 km Colchester Rail Station
3 km Colchester Town Rail Station
4.6 km Hythe (Essex) Rail Station
Ferry
14.8 km Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
14.8 km Point Clear Ferry Landing
27.7 km Harwich International Ferry Terminal
Airport
37.6 km London Southend Airport
41.4 km 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

Classic Colchester is a popular pick for holidaymakers in the area, who come to see Colchester Castle and Castle Museum with its extensive exhibit on Roman Colchester; the social history Hollytrees Museum and the Natural History Museum in the city's former All Saints' Church. Plenty of restaurants, pubs and shops are here too, as well as decent leisure options like a leisure centre, ten-pin bowling, roller skating, the Mercury Theatre, the Arts Centre and the Minories Gallery. If you're on holiday with kids, Colchester Zoo is always a hit, as is the East Anglian Railway Museum at Chappel which has heaps of activities for young explorers. The Colne Valley Railway's mile of track is at the old village of Castle Hedingham, also well worth a look for its Norman Hedingham Castle and timber-framed medieval buildings. The area surrounding Colchester Country Park is excellent walking, cycling and nature spotting land with miles of nature reserves, footpaths and bike trails: head from Colchester to Alresford a mile and a half away or join up with the 81-mile long Essex Way from Epping to Harwich.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Brightlingsea 14 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
West Mersea 14.3 km Sea N/A Good N/A N/A
Jaywick 21.8 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Clacton Beach Martello Tower 22.8 km Sea N/A Good Good Good
Clacton 24 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Colchester Castle Museum 2.7 km

firstsite 2.9 km

Colchester Zoo 3.7 km

East Anglian Railway Museum 8.1 km

Christchurch Mansion 27.7 km

National Trust

Bourne Mill 3.8 km

Thorington Hall 10.9 km

Coggeshall Grange Barn 12.5 km

Paycocke's 12.7 km

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 13.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

A Walk Around Colchester, Essex 2.4 km

Colchester - Hythe - Wivenhoe - Alresford 2.4 km

Colchester - West Bergholt - Essex Way - Braiswick - Colchester 2.5 km

Fordham Heath - Ford Street - River Colne - Essex Way - Fordham Heath 2.9 km

COLCHESTER CASTLE PARK 3 km

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.

Offers

Tent pitch
Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch
  • 10% off Spring Special
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric grass touring pitch
  • 10% off Spring Special
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • 10% off Spring Special

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Want to know more about camping in Essex?

  • Does Colchester Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Colchester Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Colchester Country Park? Classic Colchester is a popular pick for holidaymakers in the area, who come to see Colchester Castle and Castle Museum with its extensive exhibit on Roman Colchester; the social history Hollytrees Museum … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Colchester Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Colchester Country Park? From €36.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.