sport & leisure
Country parks and nature reserve's
Your sports and leisure focused holiday with is will be fun packed and full of action, for people at any level of fitness.
Local spots:
Holland Haven Country Park, Holland
Hamford Water National Nature Reserve, Walton
Colne Point Nature Reserve, St Osyth
The Naze Nature Reserve, Walton
Brightlingsea Marsh National Nature Reserve, Brightlingsea
Essex Wildlife Trust Great Holland Pitts, Great Holland
Weeley Hall Woods, Clacton
Cockaynes Wood, Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe Woods, Colne Local Nature Reserve
Wrabness Nature Reserve, Wrabness
Cattawade Nature Reserve, Manningtree
Oakfield Wood, Manningtree
RSPB Stour Estuary
Slightly further afield:
RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden, Dedham
East Mersea Flats, Mersea
Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park, Colchester Essex Wildlife Trust Abberton Reservoir, Colchester
Nature Discovery Park, Colchester
Cudmore Grove Country Park, Mersea
Sport
Frinton, Clacton and Holland beaches
Beach hut hire - Tendring District Council and Beach Huts 4 Hire
Tendring walking routes - Tendring District Council and Tendring Coastal Heritage
Monti’s Equestrian Centre (children's riding lessons), Holland
Frinton Tennis Club (lawn tennis, gym, swimming, squash, croquet)
Thrive Outdoor (wild / outdoor gym, mud run, live music), Kirby
Millers Barn Golf (pay to play), Clacton
Lodge Farm Fishing Lake, St Osyth
Sophie Lee Charter Fishing Boat, Brightlingsea
Fishing - still waters, rivers, sea) Tendring District Council
Seal Watching Boat Trips, The Naze
Push Kiting School (kitesurfing, kite buggy, kite land board, wing foil, paddle board lessons), Clacton
Zenith Kitesurfing & Paddle-boarding, Clacton
Curve Water Sports (waterski zip wire with jumps ), St Osyth
Essex Outdoors Mersea (climbing, zip wire, archery etc)
Roller world Quaser, Colchester
Group events
Clacton Aero Club - flying school and gift experiences.
Tour de Tendering - annual event.
Clacton Triathlon - annual event.
Clacton half marathon and 10k - annual event.
Clacton seafront park run - A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – every Saturday from 9am.
Cobmarsh Marathon, West Mersea - annual event.