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Our Essential Local Business Supporters
Dependent on which guide is relevant for your business there are limited spaces for Oyster listings.

​Welcome aboard! The Oyster tier represents our Shipmates, the essential, hardworking foundation of the Eat Shop Play Mersea community.

A simple, low-cost way for businesses to be listed in your relevant guide area while supporting this website. 

🌟 Choose Your Way to Pay:

  • Winter Runway: A single £15 payment covering November/December.

Oyster Plan 2027 (Commencing January)

  • Jan-Dec: A single £75 payment for the year

  • Monthly Subscription: £6.50 payable by standing order/direct debit

(No obligation, no contract, pay as you go, cancel at any time)

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​​Seashell Plan 2027​

  • One off payment of £5 to list your phone number or email address on your basic listing. There are no additional benefits for seashell listings.
     

⚓ Exclusive Oyster Benefits

  • Business Details: Your address and location so people can find you.

  • Photos & Logo: Space to show off your business logo and a great cover image.

  • Direct Contact: Up-to-date phone numbers and email links so clients can reach you instantly.

  • Social Links: A direct link straight to your business Facebook page. 

  • Quick Summary: A short, simple description explaining exactly what you do.

  • Facebook Promotion: We will give you an exclusive facebook shout out on Eat Shop Play Mersea and share your business news on the Eat Shop Play Mersea - Mersea Island Scuttlebutt group whenever it fits our guides.

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(Proud to Support Eat Shop Play Mersea — Keeping our independent island guide thriving for locals and visitors alike)

Proud to Support Eat Shop Play Mersea
Review by happy Mersea Island Business

Already on Deck Shout-out to the incredible local shipmates currently supporting the guides

WHAT OUR ISLAND TRADES SAY...

"Your advert brought me another two beautiful clients and 5 followers, thank you so much once again."

Sol, Sol's Decorating (Oyster Shipmate)

Native Anchor

Pearl First Mates

Oyster Shipmates

Eat Shop Play Mersea Freedom Boat
Eat Shop Play Mersea Fen Farm Caravan Site Logo
Eat Shop Play Mersea The Dog and Pheasant East Mersea Logo
Eat Shop Play Mersea - Mersea Farm Shop Logo
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OUR TRANSPARENCY & EDITORIAL CODE

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1. THE STRICTLY MERSEA FILTER

We believe that local search should serve the local community. Every single trade, shop, eatery, and service featured across Eat Shop Play Mersea is manually vetted and verified by us. We enforce a strict geographic rule: we only list independent businesses physically based right here on Mersea Island. We actively reject mainland filler, automated data scraping, and corporate agency listings to ensure our guides remain 100% authentic to island life.

2. COMMERCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Our platform operates on a clear, community-first model. Basic business listings are completely free of charge to ensure our guides remain a comprehensive resource for residents. To support the running and technical costs of the platform, local businesses can choose to upgrade to a premium slot for a fixed, transparent fee starting at just £5, allowing them to feature live, direct telephone and email links to their own websites and social media channels. We do not accept hidden commissions or performance-based kickbacks from bookings.

3. INDEPENDENT CURATION

While we work hand-in-hand with our paid Native Anchors and local shipmates to amplify their voices, our editorial selections, event highlights, and weekly Weekender recommendations are entirely independent. A business cannot pay to alter our community updates or force low-quality services onto the feed. If an event or spotlight is featured, it is because it offers genuine value, entertainment, or commercial utility to the people who live and work on Mersea Island.

©2026 by Eat Shop Play Mersea/All Rights Reserved 

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