Mersea Island Web Portal

The most easterly island in Britain that is inhabited, Mersea Island can be found a mere 70 miles from London. If the tides are in your favour, it’s a quick journey as well. Back your swimming trunks and the picnic basket, this is a great spot to spend an overnight trip or a weekend. Throw back a plat of famous Essex oysters accompanied by a glass of wine from soil cultivated by the Romans as far back as time goes. If you’re into it, head to Mersea during the summer boat racing regatta, usually the last Saturday in August at high tide. They race all kinds of boats from yachts to little dinghies.

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