Rose's Mersea Island guidebook

Rose
Rose's Mersea Island guidebook

Sightseeing

Right by the home 🌊
13 locals recommend
West Mersea Beach
401 Victoria Esplanade
13 locals recommend
Right by the home 🌊
Lovely shop and place for treatments - nails and massages and facials etc
Karma Beauty Ltd
6 Barfield Rd
Lovely shop and place for treatments - nails and massages and facials etc
Lady grace Essex boat tours - lovely place to do boat tours ranging from 20 minutes to a whole day
Coast Road
Lady grace Essex boat tours - lovely place to do boat tours ranging from 20 minutes to a whole day
Great and reasonably priced place to rent paddle boards, kayaks etc
11 locals recommend
Mersea Island Watersports
110 Coast Rd
11 locals recommend
Great and reasonably priced place to rent paddle boards, kayaks etc
At the eastern end of Mersea Island, at Cudmore Grove you’ll find a sandy beach, impressive views, grassland, meadows for relaxation and walks that will take you past interesting historical sites and an abundance of wildlife.
33 locals recommend
Cudmore Grove Country Park
Broman's Lane
33 locals recommend
At the eastern end of Mersea Island, at Cudmore Grove you’ll find a sandy beach, impressive views, grassland, meadows for relaxation and walks that will take you past interesting historical sites and an abundance of wildlife.
Old Hall Marshes comprises extensive grazing marshes with brackish water fleets, reedbeds, saltmarsh and two off-shore islands. Breeding species here include avocet, lapwing, redshank, pochard, shoveler and bearded tit.
RSPB Old Hall Marshes
Old Hall Lane
Old Hall Marshes comprises extensive grazing marshes with brackish water fleets, reedbeds, saltmarsh and two off-shore islands. Breeding species here include avocet, lapwing, redshank, pochard, shoveler and bearded tit.
Lovely place to go for paddle boarding and they have a really fun water floating assault course.
Mersea Boating Lake
Lovely place to go for paddle boarding and they have a really fun water floating assault course.
Colchester is a Roman market town about 20 minutes drive away. The castle and castle grounds are lovely and worth a wander around.
80 locals recommend
The Castle Museum
Castle Park
80 locals recommend
Colchester is a Roman market town about 20 minutes drive away. The castle and castle grounds are lovely and worth a wander around.
A well regarded and big zoo that is about 30 minutes away from mersea island.
132 locals recommend
Colchester Zoo
Maldon Road
132 locals recommend
A well regarded and big zoo that is about 30 minutes away from mersea island.
11 locals recommend
Mersea Island Museum
12 High St
11 locals recommend
Huge leisure centre with a pool that doesn’t shut until 10pm. About a 20 min drive from the caravan
10 locals recommend
Leisure World Colchester
Cowdray Avenue
10 locals recommend
Huge leisure centre with a pool that doesn’t shut until 10pm. About a 20 min drive from the caravan
Huge charity shop with a sweet cafe inside
St Helena Furniture Shop - Peartree Road
Huge charity shop with a sweet cafe inside

Supermarket

Handy supermarket in the village
11 locals recommend
Tesco Express
1 Barfield Rd
11 locals recommend
Handy supermarket in the village
East of England Co-op Foodstore, Mersea Road, Colchester
61 Mersea Rd

Food scene

Famous jam producer that have a lovely cafe and shop. It’s about a 15 minute drive from mersea. It’s a nice spot to go for afternoon tea and the shop is very nice.
Wilkin & Sons Ltd
Brook Road
Famous jam producer that have a lovely cafe and shop. It’s about a 15 minute drive from mersea. It’s a nice spot to go for afternoon tea and the shop is very nice.
I love the cakes here - and the crab rarebit is a MUST try.
The Art Cafe
I love the cakes here - and the crab rarebit is a MUST try.
Such a lovely relaxed pub - and it’s dog friendly in the bar area.
19 locals recommend
The Coast Inn
108 Coast Rd
19 locals recommend
Such a lovely relaxed pub - and it’s dog friendly in the bar area.
Another favourite of mine which is also dog friendly (let them know you’re coming with a dog so they can give you the dog friendly table or you can sit outside). The wine list here is exceptional and really thought out. The food is also fantastic! They also make a very good espresso martini.
The White Hart Inn
Another favourite of mine which is also dog friendly (let them know you’re coming with a dog so they can give you the dog friendly table or you can sit outside). The wine list here is exceptional and really thought out. The food is also fantastic! They also make a very good espresso martini.
Very good Indian food for both sitting in and take out.
Titash Indian Cuisine
40B High St
Very good Indian food for both sitting in and take out.
I think this is the best fish and chips on the island. The home made crab cakes are also delicious .
Mersea Island Fish Bar
I think this is the best fish and chips on the island. The home made crab cakes are also delicious .
A stones throw from the caravan - a nice place to go for a drink or to see one of the shows that is sometimes on.
The Sandbank Pub & Restaurant
A stones throw from the caravan - a nice place to go for a drink or to see one of the shows that is sometimes on.
The Glasshouse Cafe Peldon
The Fox Inn
106 East Rd
Dog and Pheasant East Mersea
East Road
This local vineyard makes delicious wine - highly recommend popping down and buying a bottle or two :)
11 locals recommend
Mersea Island Vineyard
11 locals recommend
This local vineyard makes delicious wine - highly recommend popping down and buying a bottle or two :)
A fantastic place to go for lunch. This is a very popular place and people come from London for the day to eat here. Highly recommend booking in advance or go for some take out. This is a truly unique place - not to be missed. They fish all their fish fresh each day and the restaurant is run by a local fisherman’s family. They also serve local mersea wine from the vineyard!
34 locals recommend
The Company Shed
129 Coast Rd
34 locals recommend
A fantastic place to go for lunch. This is a very popular place and people come from London for the day to eat here. Highly recommend booking in advance or go for some take out. This is a truly unique place - not to be missed. They fish all their fish fresh each day and the restaurant is run by a local fisherman’s family. They also serve local mersea wine from the vineyard!
A favourite of locals for Sunday roast - just over the causeway from mersea so make sure about high tide
Peldon Rose Inn
A favourite of locals for Sunday roast - just over the causeway from mersea so make sure about high tide

Traveler advice

Getting around

Search high tide before arriving

Search high tide mersea island to save waiting an hour or so. Thankfully there is a lovely pub you can wait in
Getting around

Colchester and London

Colchester is a short drive (20 odd minutes) where you can get the train regularly to London (around 45 minutes). You can also get a public bus to Colchester