How much does it cost to stay at Colemans Cottage Fishery?

From $60.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Colemans Cottage Fishery

View prices & book Last booked 3 days ago 8.9 65 reviews

I would love to be able to take this pod home

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

Open now

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 campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.
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 Wed, 31 Dec 2025

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

60%
10
0%
9
23%
8
0%
7
16%
6
0%
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1

88% would stay here again

Reviews page 1 of 7

Arrival date (latest first)

Warm and friendly welcome by Gerry, pick your spot we are very…

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

Jun 2025 Keith R.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Warm and friendly welcome by Gerry, pick your spot we are very easy here he said. Site is small but very peaceful, nice walks around the lakes and restaurant very reasonable and good food. shower and toilet block very clean, Gerry's wife (sorry didn't catch your name) even offered to drive us into town if we needed. thank you for a lovely stay. We will definitely return

Disliked nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Just perfect

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		1
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		10

Jun 2025 P A.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked The facilities were excellent, the food was amazing in the on site restaurant and the peace and quiet in the beautiful surroundings was just perfect.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pleasant site with good facilities, close to Witham and the A12 for…

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

Jun 2025 Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Pleasant site with good facilities, close to Witham and the A12 for the wider region.
If you like fishing this is the perfect spot. We saw some big fish in those waters.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site

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

May 2025 Lesley P.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked This was our 4th stay. Jerry the owner is always happy to help. Fishing good. The restaurant is good value and food great.
See you again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, friendly owner. Would visit again…

Overall 8/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		7
Wifi	No rating

May 2025 Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Peaceful, friendly owner. Would visit again

Recommend to friends Visit again

If you like camping and fishing then this is your place.

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

May 2025 lee m.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Friendly owners, site with fantastic fishing with choice of 4 lakes, excellent cafe on site, outstanding fry up before fishing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Might go again if visiting the area.

Overall 6/10
Location		8
Value for money		8
Accommodation		6
Facilities / Activities		6
Customer service		2
Child friendliness		8
Cleanliness		4
Wifi	No rating

May 2025 Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Easy to find. Small number of camping pitches and I could park where I chose. Nice site for nature and the lakes, quiet, the A12 could be heard during the day but quietened down at night. Owls and plenty of dawn chorus. Decent size shower room with loo and washbasin. I was told later that there was a heater in there but didn't find it. Pitches were level and decent distance from each other.

Disliked Road leading to site is single track with passing places but only for a very short way. Barrier locked when I arrived at 4.30, it was supposed to be open until 5pm. No reply to first 2 mobile numbers listed on gate, luckily someone came out and I was told the security number for getting in.
Only shower and a toilet cubical were in a portacabin type building.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet setting with ponds to walk around, close to the A12…

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

May 2025 Simon f.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Lovely quiet setting with ponds to walk around, close to the A12 so easy travel around Essex

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely people and site.have stayed several times here.work is in progress and…

Overall 10/10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		8
Facilities / Activities		6
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		8
Wifi	No rating

Apr 2025 Valerie P.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Lovely people and site.have stayed several times here.work is in progress and all positive beautiful lakes and cafe.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location. Nice and quiet. Everything was to hand. Clean site great…

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

Apr 2025 john b.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Great location. Nice and quiet. Everything was to hand. Clean site great price. And very impressed

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

No dogs allowed

Adults only

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Golf nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal sites

Location

Colemans Cottage Fishery

Little Braxted Lane

Witham

Essex

England

CM8 3EX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

51.80418°N
0.65631°E

Nearest transport

Coach

1.1 km The George

10 km Tesco Store

Rail

1.2 km Witham (Essex) Rail Station

5.2 km Kelvedon Rail Station

5.2 km Hatfield Peverel Rail Station

Ferry

22.3 km Wallasea Island Ferry Landing

22.9 km Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing

25.2 km Point Clear Ferry Landing

Airport

26.4 km London Southend Airport

28.9 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

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	19.2 km	Sea	N/A	Good	N/A	N/A
Brightlingsea	24.4 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Leigh Bell Wharf	29.5 km	Estuary	Good	N/A	Poor	N/A
Southend Chalkwell	29.7 km	Estuary	N/A	Good	N/A	Good
Southend Westcliff Bay	30 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Colchester Zoo 13.9 km

East Anglian Railway Museum 15 km

RHS Garden Hyde Hall 16.3 km

Colchester Castle Museum 19.3 km

firstsite 19.5 km

National Trust

Coggeshall Grange Barn 7.1 km

Paycocke's 7.6 km

Bourne Mill 19.3 km

Thorington Hall 27.1 km

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 30.3 km

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 1.9 km

BRAXTED PARK 2.6 km

FAULKBOURNE HALL 3.1 km

Tiptree - Great Braxted - Great Totham - Tiptree 5.1 km

Kelvedon - Coggeshall - River Blackwater - Kelvedon 5.3 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 24 or over.

General

Bookings are nominative and non-transferable.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 5 day(s) of arrival.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Extras

Facilities/activities including Fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.

Admission

Guests under the age of 16 are not allowed on site.

Hired accommodation

Hired accommodation: £50.00 ($102.12) damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit is required on arrival and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.

General

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.

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.

Changes to your holiday

Modifications are subject to a £5.00 ($10.21) fee.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Arrivals and departures

No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.

Safety

Open fires are prohibited.

General

Radio, music and TV players must be kept at a low volume. Car doors and boots must be closed quietly.

Reception

Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. between 01/01 and 31/12.
Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the campground while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time so that the team can provide information about your unit/site.

General

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.

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Visitors

Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

General

You'll need an Environment Agency rod licence (you'll need to apply for this beforehand).

Additional terms

Day fishing tickets are priced at £12 per person.

Barbecues must not be used on the unit verandah.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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 caravan
Arrive:	12:30 p.m. –	7 p.m.
Depart by:	noon
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	2 p.m. –	7 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

How much does it cost to stay at Colemans Cottage Fishery? From $60.89 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Version: alfred@v3.31.12+67066

Pitch types & availability

Warm and friendly welcome by Gerry, pick your spot we are very…

Overall 10/10

Just perfect

Overall 10/10

Pleasant site with good facilities, close to Witham and the A12 for…

Overall 8/10

Great site

Overall 10/10

Peaceful, friendly owner. Would visit again…

Overall 8/10

If you like camping and fishing then this is your place.

Overall 10/10

Might go again if visiting the area.

Overall 6/10

Lovely quiet setting with ponds to walk around, close to the A12…

Overall 8/10

Lovely people and site.have stayed several times here.work is in progress and…

Overall 10/10

Great location. Nice and quiet. Everything was to hand. Clean site great…

Overall 10/10

Leisure on site

Amenities on site

Groups welcome

Rules

Themes

Utilities

Nearby amenities

Type

Nearby leisure

Touring and motorhomes

Timezone

GPS

Nearest transport

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Must see

National Trust

Cycle routes

Other

Local events

Nearest sites

Want to know more about camping in Essex?

Frequently asked questions