Cluetopia Escape Room – Clacton, Harwich & Walton

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 Harwich Society 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…

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 Clacton Kayaks.   Read more…

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

Dovercourt is a peaceful family resort with gentle shelving sand and shingle beaches. A wide range of family activities are available along the promenade including an impressive range of sport and leisure facilities e.g. skate park, model yacht pond and boating lake. There are two cast iron lighthouses, known as Dovercourt Range Lights, one on the beach and one off-shore Read more…

Harwich Beach is located adjacent to the historic town of Harwich on the estuary of the rivers Stour and Orwell in north-east Essex.  The town is an important port and the old town of Harwich is a conservation area, containing many beautiful historic buildings. Harwich Beach is a rare example of an emerging dune system in Essex, where the coast Read more…

Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from Napoleonic invasion. The Harwich Society opens it to the public. Read more…

Take a stroll through the award-winning Green Flag seafront gardens at Clacton or a walk on the wild side at The Lozenge Nature Area where visitors can stroll around this 2 acre site, picnic or just sit and enjoy nature.  Nearby Springmead Garden in Brightlingsea, lies in a sheltered dell with natural springs and many flower borders ranging from a Read more…

For something a little more adventurous why not join the Tour de Tendring Cycle Ride which takes place annually in May where all the family can join in the fun and familiarise themselves with the local area or hire a bike locally and ride off on your own adventures. Cycle Tendring leaflets: Clacton & Great Bentley Brightlingsea & Manningtree Harwich Read more…