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The Naze Tower has been welcoming visits from schools and colleges since opening in 2004 and has lots of experience of working with students of all ages. Their emphasis for your visit is on an educational, enjoyable and affordable experience and offer a service that can be adapted to your school’s requirements and your study focus. The visit can be Read more…

Walton’s first lifeboat, Honourable Artillery Company no longer survives, so James Stevens No.14 is the oldest of Walton’s surviving lifeboats. Many of her crew have relatives still living in the area. What better gift could Walton`s heritage receive than to have this historic vessel returned for restoration to seagoing condition for future pleasure trips. As a floating exhibit she will Read more…

Offering group lessons, hires and guiding in paddleboarding and kayaking. The creeks and waterways of Brightlingsea provide an ideal paddling environment with something for beginners and pro’s alike.  Operating from the old Hard Master Hut on the waterfront. Read more…

Old Bank Studios specialise in one day workshops in: Art, Textiles and Crafts.  Providing expert and professional tuition within this ambient setting. The glorious Edwardian banking hall accommodates an art studio, and a smaller textile studio. Each workshop is complemented with home a cooked lunch and refreshments. Visit www.oldbankstudios.co.uk for more information. Read more…

Arts and Heritage Centre based in Harwich, Essex. Live Arts, Culture & Community Events run by the Harwich Festival. Read more…

An escape room is real-life game in which you solve puzzles and challenges. Situated in Clacton, Walton, and Harwich. Test your skill and try and escape an atmospheric room which is sure to immerse you in the gameplay. Great fun for Everyone Escape rooms are great to play with family members or with a group of friends. They are a Read more…

Work began on this pier in 1852 and it was opened on the 2nd of July 1853. It was so called because of the ½d toll charged (like a platform ticket). Originally the pier was twice as long as the present one but one half burnt down in 1927. It was a popular departure point for paddle steamers until after Read more…

Take a voyage of discovery around the old port of Harwich and discover a wealth of maritime history. Visit www.harwich-society.co.uk for more information. Trail locations include: 1. The Low Lighthouse 2. Treadwheel Crane 3. Lifeboat Museum 4. The Angelgate (Timberfields) 5. The Harwich Mural 6. Electric Palace Cinema 7. The Navyard Wharf 8. Harwich Lifeboat Station 9. Ha’penny Pier & Read more…

The Discovery Centre is ideally located at the Naze, Walton.  The Naze is a unique coastal landscape of outstanding geological and biological importance. As the most easterly peninsula in Essex it is an important site for migrating birds and boasts a number of different habitats, both terrestrial and marine. About the reserve The Naze also has immense historic and civic Read more…

Call Clacton Tourist Information for more details of local places in the Tendring area to fish or visit the following link for locations and contact details www.tendringdc.gov.uk Read more…

Although officially the third longest pier in the UK at over half a mile long, Walton Pier is by far the longest pier going out into the open sea, which makes it ideal for sea fishing. Cast your lines out to sea for Bass, Garfish and Sole in summer and for Flounder and Cod in winter. Stingrays up to 30lb Read more…

Clacton Pier has long been regarded as one of the prime sea fishing spots along the Tendring coastline. Summer or Winter, there is always plenty of action to be had on this six acre pleasure pier. The “Day Fishing Permits” are valid from 8am – 6pm and allow the holder to fish from the pier berthing arm at the pier Read more…

The Ferry provides not only a means of crossing the creek, but opens up opportunities to explore the attractions and facilities the area has to offer such as Cudmore Grove East Mersea and the East Essex Aviation Society, Point Clear.  The custom built ferry boat has a ramp which can be lowered to allow access for wheelchair users and cycles, Read more…

Historic venue hosting popular entertainments including tribute acts all year. Visit  www.westcliffclacton.co.uk for the latest show information. Read more…

Opened  in June 2021 to provide a bright, purpose built exhibition space for both local artists and those from further afield to display their work. The gallery houses ever changing art exhibitions which include displays of paintings, photographs, prints, woodturning, ceramics and mixed media. The gallery is open all year round Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm and Sat 10am to 2pm. Read more…

Clacton Kayaks located at Dovercourt Boating Lake, Harwich.  Offering an on-site shop where you can book hourly rentals of kayaks and paddleboards, as well as offering daily hire off-site and guided wildlife tours of the local rivers. For more information visit www.dovercourtboatinglake.co.uk   Read more…

Brightlingsea is a small town with a big history! The museum, founded by Alf Wakeling in 1989, has taken on a new lease of life and recently moving to a new premises on Station Road.  Whether you drop in for half an hour or half a day, there is plenty to explore, engage and excite you, whatever your age or Read more…

Harwich Harbour Ferry connects Suffolk and Essex since 1912. Foot and Bicycle Ferry from Shotley to Harwich and Felixstowe. Read more…

7.5 acres of garden, based on ecological planting: the right plant for the right place. Created by award-winning gardener, author and lecturer Beth Chatto OBE VMH, who won 10 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, in the 70s and 80s. Read more…

There are currently up to 250 seals in the Walton backwaters, a healthy breeding population which has risen from only 5 in 1986. A boat trip through the backwaters behind the Naze, known as Hamford Water Nature Reserve, where the seals enjoy resting on the mudbanks. In addition to seals, a variety of birds can be spotted including the Wigeon, Read more…