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Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a coastal town in Essex, England.

Plan a trip to Clacton-on-Sea From London, Essex

It lies on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District, with a population of 53,200 in 2021. The town is situated around 77 miles (124 km) north-east of London, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Colchester and 16 miles (26 km) south of Harwich. The area was historically in the parish of Great Clacton. The development of the seaside resort began in the 1870s and was called Clacton-on-Sea to distinguish it from the older village about 1 mile (1.6 km) inland. Great Clacton and Clacton-on-Sea were always administered together, forming a single urban district called Clacton between 1895 and 1974; the two settlements gradually merged into a single urban area during the 20th century. It lies within the Parliamentary constituency of Clacton.

Get in

Getting to Clacton-on-Sea

Exit the A12 at the Colchester North exit onto the A120, and then the A133 all the way into Clacton.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Clacton-on-Sea

    360-m pier that opened in 1871.

  2. 02
    Clacton Seafront Gardens
  3. 03
    Great Holland Pits
  4. 04
    Jaywick Martello Tower

    Arts, heritage and community venue in a renovated Martello tower.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Push Kiting
  2. 02
    Clacton Pier
  3. 03
    The Beach

    CO15 6JS (OS Grid ref TM 1760 1445).

  4. 04
    Weeley Hall Wood
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Armstrongs at the Pavilion
  2. 02
    Franco's
  3. 03
    Aroy
  4. 04
    Toby Cavery

    Marine Parade West, Martello Bay, Clacton-On-Sea, CO15 1NW,.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.