Essex Outdoors Mersea
With over 60 acres of beautiful grounds and commanding far-reaching views across the estuary, you can discover many thrilling adventures at Essex Outdoors Mersea. The coastal location is quite special. The surrounding marshes and beaches make it the ideal environment for shore-based studies with access to a small field study centre in a creek nearby, only reachable by boat. A new Lake will also be available to our customers in 2020!
At a glance
For further information about Essex Outdoors, please get in touch. hello@essexoutdoors.com or call on 0345 200 4220.
Activities
- Archery
- Bridge Build
- Bushcraft
- Coastal Discovery
- Crabbing
- First Aid
- High Ropes
- Off Road Biking
- Orienteering
- Raft Building
- Problem Solving
- Team Building
- It’s a Knockout
- Giant Swing
- Kayaking
- Kit Karts
- Adventure and Obstacle Courses
- Aerial Adventure
- Bouldering
- Caving
- Climbing
- Pedal Karts
- Low Ropes
- Pioneering
- Swimming
- Zip Wire
Facilities
- Residential centre
- Log cabins
- Camping pods and tents
- Dining hall
- Laundry room
- Big screen
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