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The romantic lure of Island life is alive and well just off the coast of Essex. Mersea Island, nestled between the river Blackwater and Colne estuaries is approximately nine miles south-east of Colchester, and is without doubt one of the county's best kept secrets.

The island is approximately five miles by two miles, and has a perimeter of twelve miles encompassing the town of West Mersea and the village of East Mersea. The name is a derivation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Meresig’, which dates from the early 10th Century and means 'island of the pool'.

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The Art Cafe, West Mersea

Address:

2 Coast Road, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex CO5 8QE

Telephone: 01206 382682 (9am-5pm)

Web Site: http://www.islandartcafe.co.uk
Email: jamesaweaver@aol.com

Classification: Cafe / Bistro

Information:
We're a modern cafe (not greasy spoon) serving English and Continental dishes, all homemade. Anything from a bacon sandwich and a latte to a three course lunch with such dishes as 'blue cheese and rocket risotto' or 'smoked haddock on creamy mash with a wholegrain mustard sauce'. Our beakfast menu, 9-11am includes a hearty 'fry-up with bubble and squeak' and 'smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on toasted ciabatta'. In the afternoon we have all manner of homemade cakes and cream teas. All this served surrounded by paintings, ceramics, prints etc. by leading local artists.
 

Opening hours:
9am-5pm, 7days a week

Not licensed

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