Colchester Country Park

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Views from the pitches
Hardstanding touring pitch
Hardstanding touring pitch
Good size pitches

  • 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
Opens

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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 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 (excluding couples) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • 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 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Wood burners of any kind are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Other pitch types

Reviews

83%

would recommend this site to a friend

78%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Very clean well kept site, the facilities we used were clean and…

Overall 9/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very clean well kept site, the facilities we used were clean and shower nice and warm, the staff we encountered were all friendly. Would stay again.

Disliked: The only issue is the noise from A12 which is constant but they can't do anything about! We read this before so took earplugs and still had a good night sleep.

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Akzeptable Anlage, aber unerträglich laut

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 7
Accommodation 3
Facilities / Activities 5
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 7
Cleanliness 7
Wifi 1
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Freundlicher Empfang, alles wie beschrieben, ausreichende Ausstattung.

Disliked: Katastrophale Lage: direkt an der A12 mit ihrem Lärm und an der Bahnstrecke. Dazu die ständigen Flugzeuüberflüge von und nach Stansted. Urlaub, Erholung und Entspannung geht anders...

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Clean family friendly park well maintained facilities.…

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

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Clean family friendly park well maintained facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back again.

This site is beside the slip way of the A12 so easy…

Overall 9/10
Location 9
Value for money 8
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: This site is beside the slip way of the A12 so easy to access if travelling East. Everyone seems very helpful and friendly, and kept the site secure and clean.
2 toilet blocks to access when one is closed for cleaning. The blocks, well 1, look a little dated, but they are clean and the showers had plenty of hot water.
Pitches, we were on a hard standing, which were of a good size.
Short walk to the bus stop, plenty of buses into Colchester town and the railway station.

Disliked: The site is next to the South bound access to the A12, which means you hear every road sound, this seems to be 24/7

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Friendly staff, good location and clean facilities would definitely recommend.…

Overall 10/10
Location 9
Value for money 10
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Paul J. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, good location and clean facilities would definitely recommend.

Disliked: Some road noise and although there is a motorhome service station there doesn’t seem to be anywhere to empty a grey waste tank.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay. We do have facilities for emptying your grey waste near the Toilet Block 2. next time you come visit us we will show you.

Great stay.

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: The well kept shrubs, nicely cut grass, clean toilets, great facilities for washing up. Little Sam was a welcoming friendly guy. The walk to the nearest shop is about 15 minutes and there was a couple of takeaways near to that shop.

Disliked: Some road noise but not enough to disturb our sleep and in future we might request a different area further away from the road. Would be good if the office had a small book exchange.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back again.

Nice clean site. Staff friendly and helpful.…

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 6
Paul M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Nice clean site. Staff friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Paul for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back again.

Nice clean site staff very helpful…

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

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Nice clean site staff very helpful

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From the manager: Thank you David for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back.

Brilliant site

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
Alan A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: What a beautiful site clean showers and toilets block very friendly owners. Pitches big and clean lovely places . Kids loved the playground. Will definitely be going again .

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Thank you Alan for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back.

Great site with lovely staff Site is well positioned for getting into…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great site with lovely staff
Site is well positioned for getting into Colchester easily
Friendly and relaxed atmosphere
With all the amenities needed
The Easter bunny was a great for the children

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From the manager: Thank you Lisa for your lovely review :) we are happy you enjoyed your stay and the Easter Bunny and look forward to welcoming you back 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

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 2020201920182017
Brightlingsea 14 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Mersea 14.3 km Sea N/AGoodN/AN/A
Jaywick 21.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Clacton Beach Martello Tower 22.8 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Clacton 24 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

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
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off Managers Special 20%

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Colchester Country Park? From R672,74 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.