Shopping

A shoppers paradise; from the ‘Bond Street of Essex,’ in Frinton-on-Sea to Clacton’s Factory Outlet Shopping Village.

A browsers paradise...

The six main towns in the district, Clacton, Frinton, Dovercourt, Manningtree, Brightlingsea and Walton all offer a unique selection of independent shops as well as your traditional High Street names.

Craft shops, delicatessens, florists, jewellers, book shops, shoe shops, fashion are all on offer as well as an abundance of superb local produce. There are also traditional weekly & farmers markets which are all worth visiting and exploring.

The Waterglade Retail Park, just on the edge of Clacton town centre, offers an excellent selection of High street names.  Further up the coast, the Triangle Shopping Centre, Frinton-on-Sea is also worth a visit. Harwich Retail Park is home to some excellent brand names or the Kingsway Plaza, Harwich offers a variety of units selling an assortment of items from crafts to unique gift items. 

The Clacton Factory Outlet is ideally located on the outskirts of Clacton, offering a wide range of individual stores with famous name brands, with discounts of up to 60% off high street prices.

Click It Local enables users to buy from multiple local retailers.  Ethical local shopping, offering food, drinks, gifts, fashion, household, health & beauty, houseplants, bouquets, fruit & veg, coffee etc delivered to your door or by click & collect.

We think you will find that exploring each town will give you a unique shopping experience and there is ample FREE ‘on street parking’ in each town, more details can be found at: www.tendringdc.gov.uk/travel-and-parking