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Fen Farm Caravan Site
Moore Lane
East Mersea
Essex (Browse area)
CO5 8FE
Tel: 01206 383275
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Pitches: 43
Open: 20/03/2026 to 01/11/2026
19/03/2027 to 31/10/2027
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
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 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop On Site |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Public Transport <5 miles |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Maddy101 |
7 reviews from this member |
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 Friendly Welcome and helpful staff
Really family friendly site, ball games played every day with lots of different families joining in.
Large pitches with plenty of space between them (we stayed at a time when they were fully booked!) I would suggest they could do with planting a few hedges and trees for better privacy.
Fantastic location just a stones throw from the beach. Great local shop just a short walk off site and also a lovely family pub just at the end of the road. A short bike ride away were plenty more shops, pubs and a fab fish and chip shop.
Showers and toilets clean and tidy, with radio 2 playing in the background which was quite amusing on the early morning toilet run :-)
Would definitely go back 
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Alan Reese |
22 reviews from this member |
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A site susceptible to high winds as it's very close to the sea and is very flat. We booked for three nights and on arrival was told to drive around and find an EHU that was not taken.
We had plenty of space on our grass pitch. As far as I could tell there wern't any hard pitches available as the few that were on site appeared to have caravans that were permanently parked.
There were four fields to choose from, one containing a children's playground. There is a path that leads directly from the site to the nearby sea front that consisted of an oyster shell strewn beach. A walk along the beach led to a nature reserve.
The toilet/shower block has a sign saying it had won the best toilet block for 2011. I have an issue with this. The block was clean and warm with piped radio playing. It appeared to be ample for the site, but it was quite whilst we were there. My issues were that the lighting in the block was very poor. I don't think the main lights were on at all in the evening.
Also if you are a male requiring a wet shave, there are no mirrors by the sinks, only two for use with electric shavers. There were no private cubicles, not a problem for me but these issues make it hard to believe this is the best toilet block in the country.
There is a shop on site, but as our stay was short, we did not need to use. If you are looking for night life this is not the spot for you.
We visited some interesting places on the mainland including Historic Harwich and Maldon where Thames barges are moored. A visit to West Mersea around the moorings is very interesting with lots of house boats to see.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Fuffy |
21 reviews from this member |
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We visited here on backpacking trip round the island over the weekend. Toilets were immaculate and even had piped radio.
Loads of room for kids to play and nice and close to beach. Next door site has shop that you can use for milk, bread, icecreams etc.
The site is a few mins walk from The Dog and Pheasant pub which sells food. Very well presented site - all clean and tidy. It suited us as it is on the coastal path.
Did not see the owners as we arrived late and left early but left money in an envelope in reception box - thought rates were very reasonable.
Will definitely return with friends and bigger tent!
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Blanchy |
4 reviews from this member |
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Just back from 3 nights camping in our tent.
The site is large, clean and tidy, the staff are friendly, the toilet block has just won 'Best Loo Award 2011' and we can see why, they are immaculately clean and the music is a nice touch.
Although there is no site shop, this is not a problem as there is a village shop within walking distance and there is a Tesco Express which is open until 11pm in West Mersea (only a 10 minute drive. )
We'll definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Gabriels gran |
7 reviews from this member |
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Just returned from 2 excellent weeks spent at Fen Farm. The weather was a bit mixed the week before the Bank Holiday but the second week was glorious.
Sometimes when you return to a site you are concerned that the standards may not be as you remembered them, none of us could say that about Fen Farm, excellent facilities, plenty of hot water, toilet block cleaned and checked periodically during the day every day.
The maintenance staff were busy every day, if they weren't pruning hedges or trees, they were tidying the grounds and clearing any litter. The main big bins were cleared every couple of days, never left to overflow with waste.
The adjacent campsite allowed campers at Fen Farm to use their camp shop, this was new for us, it meant a short walk to collect daily papers and unfortunately for the waist line they also produced fresh bread baked on the premises!
The local pub the Dog and Pheasant was still serving the same high standard of food with the same pleasant hospitality as last year, they have a Quiz night the first and third Wednesday every month, well worth a visit.
The Oyster Bar at West Mersea is also well worth visiting for exceptional fish and chips, try a half lobster in garlic with chips it's wonderful.
Overall the staff and the campsite are excellent, talking to others on the site who have been before apparently the standards are alway high. Well done Fen Farm.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Bambam |
8 reviews from this member |
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We came home yesterday and consisted of 2 tents with 6 adults & 5 children and all of us had a fantastic time.
The initial impressions were very good as the site looked welcoming and was equalled by the greeting in the reception from the staff. We we're told we could pitch anywhere and chose the 1st field with the children's play area in. I had asked for 2 pitches together and when told to just look around and if not come back to the office this did put me off a bit because there was obviously no guarantee that you could camp together which rather defeated the object. But we we're able to pitch in the middle of the field which still left loads of room for children to play ball games etc.
The toilets & showers were very clean and we never had to queue even though it was half term. The radio was always playing in the toilets which was really nice and there was always hot water. Even though we were in the ''playground'' field it was never rowdy or too noisy and all the children seemed to adhere to the 9.30 curfew in the playground.
There were loads of children there but at night I found it very quiet and the other campers seemed considerate to others. There is a shop on the adjoining site which sold necessities but we used the Tesco Express in West Mersea and also the butchers in W Mersea was fabulous with the most amazing burgers & kebabs for our BBQ.
The beach near the site was awful but if you come out of the site & turn right Cudmore Grove is about 3 mins away with a lovely country Park & beach. Also the Oyster bar in West Mersea is a must with the seafood platter being to die for.All in all a great, clean, friendly site that I would thoroughly recommend to anyone.ENJOY
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Rosieleigh |
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We have just returned home from a great Bank Holiday weekend at Fen farm. We were first time campers but the friendly and helpful reception staff made us feel at ease straight away.
Our children loved the play park and made new friends immediately while we set about pitching the tent. We were able to pitch within sight of the play park so could relax while keeping an eye on the kids.
There is a very relaxed attitude to where you can pitch and this seemed to work very well.
The shower blocks were very clean and very well maintained and we never had to wait. Hairdryers are 20p.You can keep freezer blocks in a freezer in the laundry room free of charge.
It could get a little noisy at night between around 9 and 10.30pm as a few teenagers descended on the play park ( which had been vacated by all the younger children by the official closing time of 9.30). This could bother some people but our kids slept through it and with our radio on low we were able to ignore it until the teenagers got bored and went back to whichever field they were from. The benefit of being near the play park during the day far outweighed any nuisance noise.
We visited the Dog and Pheasant pub and found it to be friendly and with good service. Can't comment on the food. West Mersea was a nice afternoon excursion but apart from that we stayed on the site and soaked up the relaxing atmosphere. We can't wait to return.
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| Date of Visit: May 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Colin72 |
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My friend highly recommended this site, as he used to live around the corner. I met him and his family there on the Friday evening, as soon as we got out the car, his kids and mine made a bee-line for the park, which was great, we pitched on the same field so we could keep and eye on them.
Kids loved the park, us adults loved the peace.
The site itself is very quite, no road noise, other campers where quite to, lovely and relaxing!
Toilet block large and clean, family wash room (£10 deposit) only down side to the family room, is no bath, my 3 year old doesn't like showers.
West Mersea is about 10 min drive away, it has most things one could want.
All in all a great site, we will be back
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Frinny |
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We were at this site over the Easter weekend and were lucky to have had wonderful weather. This is the second time we have been here and will certainly come again.
The site consists of 4 fields, with / without electric. The shower block is modern and clean. All shower facilities were free which is a real bonus not being timed of having to save correct coinage for meters. Being Easter weekend the site was full but not once did we have to queue for any facilities.
The other campers were all very friendly. I believe this atmosphere was enhanced by the fact you can pitch where you like and so choose a spot to suit you, be it near or far from facilities and the kids play park.
The play park is great for kids up to around 10 years old. For older children there is a footpath to the beach which they could then explore.
There was an ice cream van that came around in the evenings and a local shop on wheels that sold basic provisions including newspapers, bread etc in the mornings.
The Dog and Pheasant pub at the end of the road was also fantastic. We managed to get 4x roast dinners and pudding (2 adults 2 children) and drinks for £40.
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| Date of Visit: April 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Happychaps |
2 reviews from this member |
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Lovely site, clean and friendly. There are four fields to choose from, one has a children's play area which is great for those with children.
Nice walk to the beach away from traffic. 10 minute walk to Cudmore park along the beach.
For some odd reason I did have a hot and cold shower but I'm the only one! We would and will most certainly return.
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Bambikate |
4 reviews from this member |
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This site is the second site we have camped on and the first with our new tent! we found the campsite wonderful, we loved the warmth of the toilet/shower blocks (welcomed as it was very cold when we went) they also had a radio station playing which was also nice.
There is also an inside washing up area (also warm) which also housed industrial sized washing machines and tumble dryers for your use for a certain amount of money. There is also a disabled toilet/shower and a family room which I used (you have to obtain a key for a refundable £10.00 deposit) the room was ok it had a toilet, shower and a baby changing table, however I would have preferred a bath as I have small children (three under three) and this would have been slightly more less stressful but that's just me others may find a shower ok.
All the showers by the way were lovely and warm. There are I think three fields to choose from (you can choose where to go) we chose the field with the children's playground in so we could keep an eye on our kids we can set up where you like and the field we were on were nice and flat.
The playground was great fun for the kids with swings for babies and older children a climbing frame and a see saw thing. We had electric hook up and I liked the fact that there were various taps around the field.
There is a footpath which leads to the beach (which is mostly stones but some sandy bits). As some people have said before there is a shop a little way down the road but there is a tesco express and co-op on the other side of the island which we used to stock up on! all in all a great campsite and will be going back next year(hopefully will be warmer next time)!
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| Date of Visit: September 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Nickscum |
8 reviews from this member |
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We have just returned from a weekend spent at this camp site. We have a 10-man tent & we are a family of 5. We went with 4 other families & there were 26 of us in all - one of us had a caravan.
We were allowed to pitch where we liked & we had no problem being all together. We pitched in a big circle with a gazebo in the middle. We had a fantastic time!
The kids loved the site & cycled round exploring. They also loved the play area. The facilities are great - very clean. Two of the families made use of the family shower room.
The beach is only a short walk away & we went there twice. We would definitely return. The site had a nice atmosphere.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: As96 |
4 reviews from this member |
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What a really nice welcome from the staff upon arrival. Loads of space between pitches, never felt over looked, massive spaces for kids to play, but best of all was the ice creams in the early evening, only 5 minutes to walk to the sea, beach not that child friendly but no fault of Fen Farm. Toilet block was what looked like it was always being cleaning, just down the road was a great house selling home grow produce plums, toms and veg. Can't think of anything to fault this site best I've ever been too (have been camping last 4 years 3/4 times per year).
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Happycamper7668 |
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On holiday with my family and 2 young children. Had a wonderful time. Facilities were clean and well looked after. It was nice to see very clean showers for a change (well done).
Staff friendly and helpful, most campers were very nice, considerate and polite (although there were a couple of inconsiderate campers, noisy at times and not giving enough space to fellow campers).
My children thoroughly enjoyed their holiday. We went crabbing, visited a few places in old colchester town and plenty of places to eat if you did not want to stay on site.
There were a few dogs off their leads but were fully under control by their owners. My children loved playing with one of the dogs in particular. Very friendly and well behaved border collie.
There is a small village shop and couple of minutes drive or will probably take about 15 minutes on foot, supplied most essentials but quite expensive. There is a Co-op and small tesco express in west mersea, worth driving to for cheaper items.
The beach is 2 minutes walk through the park, which is mainly shingle. You can walk to the country park which is a further 5 minutes via the beach and further on is the foot ferry to brightlingsea.
Overall, we had a really lovely relaxed holiday. Will definitely return.
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| Date of Visit: August 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Pcjjap |
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We stayed for a long (windy) weekend with our 7 children. Although we weren't on site much we very much liked it. It had everything we needed and was clean and friendly :D Bonus that it was only a short walk to the beach!
We pitched right next to the little play park too, so that the children could be busy when we were
Loved that it was a flat rate charge too ~ so difficult to find and such a must with a big family!
Would definitely camp at Fenn Farm again.
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