Browsing places to visit within 8 miles of Park Hall Country Cottages

Town Centre, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0BP, www.essex-sunshine-coast.org.uk, (3 miles, 5kms)

The town of Brightlingsea - the only Cinque port outside Kent and Sussex, a centre for all things nautical.

Town Centre, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1, www.essex-sunshine-coast.org.uk, (2 miles, 4kms)

The capital of the 'Essex Sunshine Coast', Clacton is a popular seaside town.

Town Centre, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, C013 9, www.essex-sunshine-coast.org.uk, (7 miles, 11kms)

With a reputation as an exclusive resort, Frinton retains an atmosphere of the 1920/30's.

Colchester, Essex, CO15 2, (2 miles, 4kms)

Jaywick is a small settlement, tucked in between Clacton on Sea and the marshes and dunes of Colne Point.

Mersea Island, Essex, CO5 8, www.visitcolchester.com, (6 miles, 10kms)

Britain's most easterly inhabited island, home to the settlements of East and West Mersea. It is accessed by 'The Strood' - a causeway which at high tide floods, making the island separate from the mainland.

Rowhedge, Essex, CO5 7ES, www.rowhedge.com, (7 miles, 12kms)

Rowhedge is a small village some two and half miles east of Colchester on the banks of the River Colne.

Town Centre, Wivenhoe, Essex, CO7 9, www.wivenhoe.gov.uk, (7 miles, 11kms)

Set on the wooded slopes of the River Colne, Wivenhoe has attractive old inns and a pretty quayside.

In or near : Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Albion Beach

In or near : Brightlingsea, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Brightlingsea Beach

In or near : Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Clacton Beach

In or near : Harwich, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Dovercourt Bay

In or near : Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Frinton Beach

In or near : Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Clacton is the largest and busiest of the Essex Sunshine Coast's resorts. It boasts beautiful golden beaches, a fun-packed pier, and beautifully maintained themed seafront gardens, seafront kiosks and a range of sports on land and water.

In or near : Brightlingsea, Essex, (3 miles, 4kms)

Walton Beach

In or near : Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, (3 miles, 5kms)

A busy and popular seaside resort on the Essex Sunshine Coast. Its many attractions include, Clacton Pier, bars, restaurants and town centre shopping. The town boasts theatres that provide traditional seaside entertainment and a cinema.

In or near : Colchester, Essex, (7 miles, 11kms)

Quayside area in the historic Essex village of Wivenhoe.