A hot summers day at the beach on Mersea Island, Essex. Book your caravan holiday with us.
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Dog Friendly Holidays

We love dogs here at Away Resorts so bring your pooch with you on your next break to Mersea Island!

Dog Friendly Breaks Essex UK

Dogs are allowed in all of our accommodation types at Mersea Island, including our Exclusive grades, so if you wish for your pooch to experience a touch of luxury, they absolutely can!

We love seeing your dogs enjoying their holidays, so please do tag us on social media and use the hashtag, #WaggingAway.

Two small Jack Russell dogs, one light brown and the other white, playing in the sea at Mersea Island. This caravan holiday park is dog friendly.

Where can I take my dog on park?

There's a whole host of dog friendly facilities at our Mersea Island park for you to take advantage of!

Find out more

Golden rules for dogs on park

  1. Keep your dog(s) tethered at all times – we know it’s hard to believe, but not everybody likes dogs so we must respect that
  2. If your dog poops then pick it up 
  3. Dogs are not to be left in accommodation unattended for any reason

Dog friendly places to visit

Dog friendly walks near Mersea Island Holiday Park, Essex

  • Cudmore Country Grove
  • Fingringhoe Wick
  • East Mersea Flats Nature Reserve
  • Highwoods Country Park
  • Cockaynes Wood

Dog friendly beaches near Mersea Island Holiday Park, Essex

You can’t visit the coast, without checking out the local beaches right?! A few of our favourites that the pooches will love are:

  • West Mersea Beach Seasonal restrictions apply
  • East Mersea Beach Seasonal restrictions apply
  • Brightlingsea Beach Seasonal restrictions apply
  • Whitehouse Beach Seasonal restrictions apply
  • Clacton Beach Seasonal restrictions apply

Dog friendly places to eat near Mersea Island Holiday Park, Essex

You’ll find that the majority of the pubs in the area are dog friendly and offer a relaxed atmosphere for you and your pooch after exploring, a few of our favourites are:

  • Dog and Pheasant, CO5 8TP
  • The Coast Inn, CO5 8NA
  • The Fox Inn, CO5 8SA
  • Peldon Rose Inn, CO5 7QJ
  • Rose and Crown, CO7 9BX
  • The Victory, CO5 8LS

Dog friendly attractions near Mersea Island Holiday Park, Essex

As dogs can not be left in your accommodation, that means you’ll need dog friendly things to do to fill your days while you are staying with us, right?

  • Take a trip on Lady Grace across to Brightlingsea
  • Mersea Island Vineyard Dogs on leads welcome outside
  • Bourne Mill Dogs on leads welcome
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Mersea Island

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Park information

Directions
Find us

Mersea Island Holiday Park
Fen Lane
East Mersea
Colchester
Essex
CO5 8UA

Speak to our team

0330 053 7000

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