Browsing 30 self-catering properties within a 8 mile radius of Brightlingsea Sailing Club

Rye Lane, Layer-de-La-Haye, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0JL, tel: 01206 734350, www.ryefarm.org.uk
Self-catering with 4 units £300-£550 pupw  sleeps 2-4
Peaceful, rural location on a working farm with views over fields. Comfortably furnished to high standard. 4 miles from Colchester. Close to Abberton Reservoir & Zoo. Convenient for Mersea Island, Layer Marney Tower & Beth Chatto Gardens.

Earls Hall Farm, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8BP, tel: 01255 820458, www.earlshallfarm.info
Self-catering with 1 unit £320-£500 pupw  sleeps 4
4 star cottage on working farm. 2 miles from seafront/ beaches, excellent base for bird watching & exploring the Essex Coast. Close to Beth Chatto gardens & Constable Country. Equipped to a high standard

The Barn, Lee Wick Lane, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8ES, tel: 01255 823031, www.leewickfarm.co.uk
Self-catering with 2 units £350-£1500 pupw  sleeps 7-11
The Cart Lodge sleeps up to 11. Stable Cottage sleeps up to 7. Walking and cycling nearby, fishing reservoir, nature reserves and bird watching. Excellent family base for Essex and Suffolk Coastline, countryside and tourist attractions.

Park Chase, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO16 8HG, tel: 01255 820922, www.parkhall.info
Self-catering with 5 units £510-£870 pupw  sleeps 2-6
These delightful cottages are situated in the grounds of Park Hall Country House, near to Colchester in the heart of the countryside yet close to the dunes, piers and promenades of some of the loveliest East coast beaches.

Waldegraves Lane, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8SE, tel: 01206 382898, www.waldegraves.co.uk
Individual Caravan with 28 units £235-£495 pupw
Ideal family park. Private Beach. Grassland sheltered with trees and four fishing lakes, boating lake, undercover golf driving range, heated swimming pool, pitch and putt. Family entertainment. Licensed bar and restaurant.

East Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8UA, tel: 01206 383252, www.cosways.co.uk
Holiday Park with 6 units £235-£495 pupw  sleeps 6
Cosways is a privately owned Holiday Home Park located on the rural Essex coastline with a David Bellamy Gold Award. Private beach, tennis court, heated swimming pool, shop, adjacent to Cudmore Grove Country Park.