West Mersea Holiday Park

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Restaurant and play area
Restaurant outdoor seating
Restaurant
Restaurant outdoor seating

  • 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.

Campground type

RV sites 20
Camper sites 20
Open now
Opens March 7
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 5 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling 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 bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • 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, Mar 7 to

This campground is a member of Park Holidays group.

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Reviews

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Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
9
Facilities / Activities
7
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
5

84% would recommend this campground to a friend

82% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a clean, friendly, well-maintained site with a superb beachside location, great for families and dog owners. Pitches are good, and staff are consistently praised for their helpfulness. The bar/restaurant is popular, though some found food/hours disappointing. Some noted dated toilet/shower facilities a walk from touring pitches.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely site! Showers and toilets were clean enough, food was lovely!

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9 out of 10
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9
Value for money
7
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Very friendly staff, lots going on. They had a fun day on Saturday which was great for kids and everything was free including bbq food which I think is amazing! Nice to be close to the beach, lovely food!

Disliked Confusing as to when the bar stopped servicing food

Recommend to friends Visit again

The place was nice but I wouldn’t go back.

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6 out of 10
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3
Value for money
5
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
5
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
1
Liam P.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Food was good, the site was very clean and tidy

Disliked Wasn’t much to do for young kids. Showers and toilets were very dated and not very well maintained. The beach wasn’t as sandy as it’s made out to be. I wasn’t made to feel very welcome as a tourer and felt like it was only a place for owners and seasonal pitches. They also wanted £18 for WiFi for a week.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The bar/ restaurant very peaceful beach with brilliant…

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7 out of 10
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10
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
3
neil p.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked The bar/ restaurant very peaceful beach with brilliant

Disliked Toilets to far away from pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

It’s a no-frills kind of site, but that’s what we liked about it‘

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10 out of 10
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10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
7
Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
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Wifi
5
Amy F.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked • The location was perfect – right on the beach and only a 5-minute drive to plenty of seafood restaurants.
• Ideal for kids – the site is flat, so they could safely scoot and bike around.
• Nice little on-site shop and café, which was handy.
• A chilled, basic site – nothing flashy, but very relaxed and peaceful.
• The restaurant was quiet, and the food was tasty (we ate there once).
• Good atmosphere – friendly people, no noise or rowdiness, and we made lovely friends during our stay.
• My in-laws stayed in a static caravan booked via Airbnb, which was just a 30-second walk from our tourer pitch – really convenient!
• We also booked a beach hut (which we didn’t strictly need, but it made the weekend feel extra special).

Disliked • Toilets and showers were about a 5-minute walk from the touring pitches – not a major issue, but worth noting.
• The facilities were a little shabby and could do with an update, though pretty typical of most campsite showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet site right next to the sea. Perfect…

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9 out of 10
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Simone N.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Nice quiet site right next to the sea. Perfect

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly popular place. Lovely club house, Miles of cost for walking and activities,enjoyed…

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stephen A.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Friendly popular place. Lovely club house,
Miles of cost for walking and activities,enjoyed our short break 👍

Disliked Toilets bit of a distant away. But allowed to use club house toilets when open so can’t really complain.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site to stay in a static caravan but not equipped for tourers.

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8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
No rating
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
9
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
6
Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely setting. Literally on the beach which is great

Disliked The tourers are far too close together. Not much space at all. More of a site for static caravans
We went in the clubhouse on the Friday night at 7.30 for food but the kitchen was closed. No explanation as to why. They had been serving food.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would highly recommend for anyone

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10 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Ioannis K.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean space , clean restrooms and shower rooms.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a great time with the family thank you we will be back

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7 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
10
Cleanliness
6
Wifi
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Angela Diane S.

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Loved being so close to the sea
Great park for children
Onsite restaurant serving food and pub
Small arcade for children
Great shop onsite
Very friendly helpful check in staff

Disliked Showers grubby and a little dated but hot and did the job. Showers are a 5 minute walk away from the campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Had a fabulous stay, would definitely return

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer campsite

Liked Location
Pitch size
Bar area
Lovely friendly staff

Disliked Toilets / showers
Needs updating, odd changing area

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site 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 +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.7745°N
0.9339°E

Nearest transport

Bus
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.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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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? No 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at West Mersea Holiday Park? From $13.35 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.