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Campsites near Mersea Island, Essex

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Mersea Island

Best camping, glamping, and outdoor stays in Mersea Island

Amongst the tidal mud flats, sandy banks and green islands, Mersea Island on the Essex coast is a seaside getaway set where the Blackwater and Colne estuaries meet to the south-east of Colchester. Discover the best camping and glamping sites in the area with our handpicked collection of campsites across West Mersea and East Mersea.

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Chigborough Farm

48 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents130 acres · Heybridge, EssexBoating, biking and bell tent glamping on a farm near the Blackwater Estuary, where good food and walkable pubs are also on the menu.

18 units · Glamping, Tents4 acres · Brantham, SuffolkA holiday and leisure park ideal for kayaking and paddleboarding, with premium glamping options

41 units · Glamping2 acres · Sawbridgeworth, HertfordshireBeautiful natural lakes glamping site in East Hertfordshire surrounded by farm and fields. The site has one area for glamping and another for camping guests who bring their own tent. There are showers, toilets and mobile washing up sinks in the fields and cold drinking water, as well as kitchen facilities and a BBQ at each glamping unit. Each bell tent has firepits in the open field but not in the wooded areas. It's a 10-minute drive into Sawbridgeworth (or a lovely gentle half-hour walk beside the River Stort following the Stort Valley Way). In town, take a look around the Tudor House Gallery (01279 600112), gathering treats for yourself from the gift shop, or visit some of the many antique shops in the town. If activities are more your style, then you can make use of the various riding stables that are dotted around Sawbridgeworth and Harlow. Hoskins Farm Riding Stables (01279722165) is less than 10 minutes' drive away and caters for all experience levels. The art gallery, Parndon Mill (01279426042) is also nearby taking just over 10 minutes to reach, they have lots of arts and crafts exhibitions and also host various art classes throughout the week. There are several good pubs within walking distance of Glamping at Redricks. The Moorhen (01279 423066) is over a half-hour walk away – casual and relaxed and good for families with kids, you can enjoy their wide range of beers, wines and dinner options in their sunny beer garden. Half an hour's walk will also get you to The Plume of Feathers (01279 424154), where they have a new stone-baked pizza oven and a patio with an outdoor bar, and The Dusty Miller (01279424180) – both are in nearby Gilston.

Birds & Bees Campsite

20 units · Tents9 acres · Saxmundham, SuffolkEco-friendly, family-centric, tents-only camping nestled among the long grasses of Suffolk's Alde Valley

21 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents1 acre · Cranbrook, KentOff-grid camping and glamping in the High Weald of Kent with campfires, acres of space and a farm shop on site

Wardley Hill Campsite

23 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents6 acres · Bungay, NorfolkA relaxed, back-to-basics campsite on the Norfolk Suffolk border

Whitlingham Broad Campsite

72 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents5 acres · Norfolk Nr14 8 Tr, NorfolkLaid-back camping and glamping a stone's throw from Norwich and at the gateway to the Norfolk Broads

Beech Estate Campsite

67 units · Glamping, Tents20 acres · Battle, East SussexTent pitch camping and wild glamping in a Sussex woodland hideaway

9 units · Glamping, Tents20 acres · Heathfield, East SussexShepherd’s huts and wildlish camping on an East Sussex farm

Dernwood Farm Wild Camping

17 units · Glamping, Tents70 acres · Waldron, East SussexAs hidden and earthy as it gets

Fontmills Farm Campsite

40 units · Glamping, Motorhomes, Tents20 acres · Hellingly, East SussexFamily-friendly camping near the Cuckoo Trail, where campfires are permitted and space is guaranteed

Wild Meadow at Raynham Estate

9 units · Glamping4000 acres · East Raynham, NorfolkLuxury yurt glamping in a quiet meadow on a Norfolk estate

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Amongst the tidal mud flats and sandy banks, Mersea Island on the Essex coast is a seaside getaway like no other. Discover the best camping and glamping sites in the area with our handpicked collection of campsites across West Mersea and East Mersea.