Waldegraves Holiday Park, Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex

The Holiday Park is located on Mersea Island which is peaceful, unspoilt and famous for its oysters and boating/yachting facilities and offers camping, touring and static holiday homes available for hire.

Nearby is the town of Colchester, the oldest recorded Roman Town in the country with museums, a Norman Castle and an exceptional shopping centre. The town attracts many long distance travellers and offers a host of leisure facilities.

Waldegraves Holiday Park would like to welcome all visitors to our web site which a tour of will demonstrate why so many of holiday makers return time after time to take advantage of the multitude of facilities we have for their enjoyment.

Holiday Homes : Many guests prefer to rent one of our three bedroom, luxury holiday homes for their holiday. These are all up-to-date, well appointed and situated in the prettiest parts of the Park. One of our homes is specially modified for wheelchair users.

Some residents love Mersea Island so much that they decide to rent a permanent site for themselves and purchase their own holiday home from our on site showroom.

We always carry a comprehensive stock of new and used luxury holiday homes at very competitive prices.

Tents & Tourers : Attractive pitches amongst the trees are a feature at Waldegraves, with plenty of surrounding room ensuring privacy for our guests whether camping or caravanning. The modern laundry, toilet and showering facilities are situated conveniently throughout the Park. All of our pitches have electric and water points and waste disposal facilities.

Kids stuff : To ensure that visiting youngsters become included in the Waldegraves experience and strike up new friendships, we have a full time young persons liaison officer who's job it is to tell all of our young visitors what's going on and where.

We have karaoke for young people, talent shows, games, adventure trails and a visiting entertainer, who keeps everyone enthralled for hours, amongst numerous other activities.

Fishing : Four well stocked lakes offer the angler a fine facility which is rarely matched. The lakes are stocked full of top quality Carp, Bream, Tench, Roach, Rudd, Perch and Gudgeon.

Fully managed, a permanent fishing warden ensures that the fish and their environment are always maintained to the highest standard. Rods tackle and bait can all be bought or hired from the shop.

Golf : Waldegraves has both an 18 hole pitch & putt golf course and a new 10 bay undercover driving range, which is floodlit for those who need their golfing fix. The course offers challenges to both experts and beginners alike. We also have a selection of golf accessories, plus club hire.

Beach & Watersports : Boat access to the sea is made easy by Waldegraves' own hard slipway, which is suitable for hand or vehicle assisted boat launching. Water, for most craft, is deep enough approximately ± 3 hours either side of high water and is suitable for sailing dinghies, jet skis, speedboats and windsurfers. Buoyed zones ensure that speedboats and jet skis do not stray into bathing areas.

Especially designed for rowing boats, inflatable boats and model boats, the Boating Lake is surrounded by picturesque trees and mown, grassy banks. It offers hours of fun for children and families who just like messing about in boats.

Swimming Pool : The heated open-air pool is a firm favourite with all ages. Divided into a toddler and a parent and a main pool, even the youngest of swimmers can enjoy the water. Safety is our paramount consideration. We have qualified lifeguards on poolside duty at all times whilst the pool is in use.

Surrounding the pool is a large, protected sunbathing deck. Our Granary Restaurant is immediately adjacent to the pool and is always ready to serve you a delicious meal, snack or drink which you can consume either in the restaurant or on the sundeck.

Entertainment : The Wheatsheaf is the centre of Waldegraves' social programme. Pop in at lunchtime for a drink at the bar and a quiet game of pool, or join in the evening entertainment. We stage a full social programme throughout the year, part of which is a weekly talent competition. This culminates with winners competing in an end of season final to find Waldegraves' very own top talent for the year.

Alongside the Wheatsheaf is the youngsters room complete with karaoke machine, stage, disco, table tennis and a pool table.

The shops : Priding itself particularly on fresh produce, the Wheatgrain Shop bakes its own, fresh bread, every morning - just in time for breakfast! Stocks of other local produce are also available together with a large range of foodstuffs, childrens toys and souvenir gifts.

And why not visit our brand new leisure accessories shop with new golf, camping and fishing stock. Also various touring caravans for sale.

Rates : Tents / Motorhomes / Tourers - £17 to £25 per night. Holiday Homes £215 to £475 per week. Short breaks available.