| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? 08:13 - Aug 23 with 3639 views | BrixtonBlue |
Thinking of visiting my parents at the weekend (Chelmsford)... then going on to somewhere on that east coast for a pleasant weekend with the missus. Any recommendations?
I remember Dedham being nice. The missus suggested Southend-on-sea, largely because it sounds nice with the "on sea" bit, but I always remember Southend being a sh!thole. Dunno if it's improved. |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:24 - Aug 23 with 2678 views | EJP |
Flatford Mill and see the scene of Constable’s Haywain - you can walk along the river from Dedham.
Mersea
Maldon
Walton on the Naze or Frinton? |  | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:31 - Aug 23 with 2661 views | IPS_wich |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:24 - Aug 23 by EJP |
Flatford Mill and see the scene of Constable’s Haywain - you can walk along the river from Dedham.
Mersea
Maldon
Walton on the Naze or Frinton? |
I used to live in Chelmsford and can confirm that Southend is a Sh**hole.
I'd agree with Maldon as a nice place to go to near the sea - but not sure it's worthy of a weekend trip. I'd second the suggestion of the border area around Flatford Mill and into Dedham - or you can carry on another 25 minutes or so scoot around Ipswich and head to Woodbridge. Lovely walks along the Deben and only short drive up to Aldeburgh for some fab fish and chips on the beach. |  | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:35 - Aug 23 with 2644 views | Mugwump |
Walton on The Naze. | | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:38 - Aug 23 with 2629 views | Coastalblue |
Mersea Island is a nuce place to 'hole up' for a couple of days, not a lot there but just enough. You're by the water all the time and have the option of walking or going to the pub, there's a couple of restaurants that are good and you might even get to see a red squirrel.
Aside from that, while you are enquiring about the area that I grew up there's places that are nice for a day trip, but not sure they warrant anything more. Burnham On Crouch would be a prime example. |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:41 - Aug 23 with 2620 views | bluelagos |
Abberton resevoir, Alton water or Walton on the Naze (the Naze) for nice outdoor surrounds.
If you want a pleasant bit of coast, I'd park at Frinton and walk to Holland on sea. Quiet, sea breeze, easy walk.
If you want sea front, not too tacky I'd try Mersea and/or Felixstowe. |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:43 - Aug 23 with 2618 views | soupytwist |
Frinton is nice in that it still retains its genteel seaside town atmosphere. Walton is more of a faded glory kind of place but the beach where at the bit where it meets Frinton is glorious (I’ve got a beach hut just near there, might be there on Monday). Check tide times though as the water comes right up to the sea wall. The Naze end of Walton is less run down than the pier end. The Naze tower has a cafe on the ground floor and the rest of it doubles as an art gallery. The beach by the Naze is good for finding fossils too.
The waterfront at Maldon is a nice place for a stroll and easily reachable from Chelmsford. Walking along the river at Burnham on Crouch is a pleasant way to spend an hour or so in the sunshine and you get to see the Grade II* listed Royal Corinthian Yacht Club which was designed by Joseph Emberton and represented Britain's contribution to the International Exhibition of Modern Architecture held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1932.
The old part of Harwich is also nice and you can look across the Orwell estuary to all the big ships at Felixstowe. |  | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:45 - Aug 23 with 2605 views | SaleAway |
Some good suggestions here - only caveat I'd put is that its bank holiday and the forecast is epic, so all the traditional beach places ( Frinton, Walton-on-the-naze etc) are liable to be absolutely horrendously busy... | |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:46 - Aug 23 with 2593 views | soupytwist |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:45 - Aug 23 by SaleAway |
Some good suggestions here - only caveat I'd put is that its bank holiday and the forecast is epic, so all the traditional beach places ( Frinton, Walton-on-the-naze etc) are liable to be absolutely horrendously busy... |
And if you try to park on a street all the pensioners will have been up at the crack of dawn to move their car off their drive and onto the street to stop you doing it | | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:02 - Aug 23 with 2551 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:35 - Aug 23 by Mugwump |
Walton on The Naze. |
Walton is well run-down now - or at least it was when I last went a couple of years ago
By contrast Felixstowe is having something of a resurgence - although might be a bit far if Dolly’s looking for somewhere to go from Chelmsford
Harwich could be another option - although I reckon many may disagree with that!! |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:11 - Aug 23 with 2539 views | EJP |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:45 - Aug 23 by SaleAway |
Some good suggestions here - only caveat I'd put is that its bank holiday and the forecast is epic, so all the traditional beach places ( Frinton, Walton-on-the-naze etc) are liable to be absolutely horrendously busy... |
A14/A12 junction (Copdock roundabout) is going to be busy as well as the back road from Manningtree due to the Sheeran gigs. Both Ipswich Road and Hadleigh Road will be closed. | | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:18 - Aug 23 with 2497 views | soupytwist |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:02 - Aug 23 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Walton is well run-down now - or at least it was when I last went a couple of years ago
By contrast Felixstowe is having something of a resurgence - although might be a bit far if Dolly’s looking for somewhere to go from Chelmsford
Harwich could be another option - although I reckon many may disagree with that!! |
Walton is a bit run down but when you're on the beach at the Frinton end of Southcliff Promenade facing the sea all the rubbish bits are behind you and it's lovely. | | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:18 - Aug 23 with 2494 views | WeWereZombies |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:11 - Aug 23 by EJP |
A14/A12 junction (Copdock roundabout) is going to be busy as well as the back road from Manningtree due to the Sheeran gigs. Both Ipswich Road and Hadleigh Road will be closed. |
Well that probably puts the kybosh on my suggestion of Felixstowe Ferry then... |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:27 - Aug 23 with 2461 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:18 - Aug 23 by WeWereZombies |
Well that probably puts the kybosh on my suggestion of Felixstowe Ferry then... |
Not if you get it from Harwich...! | |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:27 - Aug 23 with 2454 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 08:24 - Aug 23 by EJP |
Flatford Mill and see the scene of Constable’s Haywain - you can walk along the river from Dedham.
Mersea
Maldon
Walton on the Naze or Frinton? |
We both like art so that top one sounds nice. | |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:32 - Aug 23 with 2431 views | WeWereZombies |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:27 - Aug 23 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Not if you get it from Harwich...! |
Now I have the image of Brixton Blue hijacking a Stena, pointing a gun into the Captain's temples and saying 'Take this boat to Bawdsey'... | |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:37 - Aug 23 with 2420 views | GlebeTractor |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:27 - Aug 23 by BrixtonBlue |
We both like art so that top one sounds nice. |
If you're heading to Flatford, can I recommend going to Hall Farm, Dedham for lunch.
It's lovely. A 5 min drive away from where you'll be too!
http://hallfarmshop.com/cafe/ |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:42 - Aug 23 with 2407 views | Colin_Viljoen |
Southend conversation here...... Southend by woodbridge_blue 22 Aug 2019 14:06Thinking of taking the kids to Southend on Sunday for the day, heard the Pleasure Beach is worth visiting.....anybody recommend it? Kids are 12 and 10.
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 09:53 - Aug 23 with 2376 views | chicoazul |
Bella Italia? |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 10:33 - Aug 23 with 2311 views | itfcjoe |
Dedham/Flatford are nice but a bit over rated for me - I much prefer to be by the sea personally.
A few good suggestions on here - Frinton is nice, Clacton isn't the best but sometimes that old seaside throwback can be a good laugh! Mersea Island is probably a decent place if going for a couple of days, very quiet but some nice little hidden gems there and can be down by the sea.
Burnham is nice enough, and can watch the world go by from some nice places there. |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 10:53 - Aug 23 with 2269 views | LeighOnSeaBlue |
I can vouch for Southend being a sh!thole! Come to Leigh and Sea its much nicer |  | | |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 10:56 - Aug 23 with 2259 views | Dyland |
Southend is an alright day trip. No more of a sh1thole than Chelmsford :)
Mersea Island and the Fish Shack.
Dedham Vale is fab for walking. |  |
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| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 10:58 - Aug 23 with 2250 views | chicoazul |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 10:56 - Aug 23 by Dyland |
Southend is an alright day trip. No more of a sh1thole than Chelmsford :)
Mersea Island and the Fish Shack.
Dedham Vale is fab for walking. |
Never go to the Company Shed if there isnt an R in the month, dont you know anything? | |
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| Nah, the rocks are fine on 11:12 - Aug 23 with 2229 views | Dyland |
| Nice places in Essex/south Suffolk to visit... preferably with a bit of seaside? on 10:58 - Aug 23 by chicoazul |
Never go to the Company Shed if there isnt an R in the month, dont you know anything? |
Possibly best to avoid the natives though... but tbh the whole R in the month thing is out of date. Put it this way, I trough oysters in the summer. In fact the only time I've chundered from oysters was one Christmas. | |
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| P.S. on 11:12 - Aug 23 with 2226 views | Dyland |
| Nah, the rocks are fine on 11:12 - Aug 23 by Dyland |
Possibly best to avoid the natives though... but tbh the whole R in the month thing is out of date. Put it this way, I trough oysters in the summer. In fact the only time I've chundered from oysters was one Christmas. |
And yes, I know everything, as you well know you doofus. | |
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