Is Mersea Island a nice place to live?

WEST Mersea has been named as one of the best places to live in the East of England by a national newspaper. The island has made the top ten in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide.

Is Mersea Island a real island?

Mersea is the UK’s most Easterly inhabited island with a population of just under 7000.

What is Mersea known for?

Mersea is not known for its golden sands but Monkey Beach, just across the road from the cottage, is probably the island’s best. The children set about exploring the network of tiny creeks and boardwalks which criss-cross the marshes and collecting sun-bleached oyster shells to decorate their sandcastles.

Can you always get to Mersea Island?

Take a look at our Insta In reality the tide only covers the Strood, which is the only road onto the island, usually twice a day for only one week during the month. Once the tide covers the Strood, the island really does once again become an island for about an hour and a half.

Do people live on Mersea Island?

Can you swim at Mersea Island?

Mersea Island is a lovely place to visit for a day at the seaside. At West Mersea the River Black Water runs into the sea and you can swim in the water whilst looking across at Bradwell-on-Sea. There are two rows of beach huts, some on the beach and then others on the grassy banks behind.

Is Mersea Island safe?

West Mersea is a small island connected to the mainland by a causeway. The beach is sandy with pebbles and is backed by beach huts and grassland. The water is considered safe enough for swimming, however samples of the water have shown that there are spikes on some days in the amount of bacteria found.

Does the tide cut off Mersea Island?

Tides on Mersea are twice daily. Sometimes they cover the causeway at the Strood, leaving the island, er an island for that period of time.