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Escape to the Coast: Discover Mersea Island
Welcome to the UK's most easterly inhabited island—a seven-square-mile coastal escape where time moves with the tides. Located just south of Colchester, Mersea Island offers a perfect blend of tranquil beauty and vibrant maritime charm.
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Whether you are here to stroll past our iconic pastel beach huts, explore the wild beauty of Cudmore Grove Country Park, or feast in our restaurants on Mersea Island and sample our world-famous Colchester Native oysters, you will find a slower pace of life waiting across the causeway.
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Just remember to check the tide times before you travel—when the water rises, the Strood floods, and we happily become an island completely cut off from the rest of the world.
Take a look at the local guides below, including the best restaurants on Mersea Island
and all your essential need-to-know information.
Proud of Mersea
When you are out enjoying the island please, please take all of your litter home. If the bins are full, don't leave rubbish next to them for the Foxes. Take it all home and help keep the island beautiful for everybody. Thank you.
Proud Of Mersea Community Group - if you are able to volunteer to help with the regular litter picks, please join Proud of Mersea.