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Mersea Island Portal

The romantic lure of Island life is alive and well just off the coast of Essex. Mersea Island, nestled between the river Blackwater and Colne estuaries is approximately nine miles south-east of Colchester, and is without doubt one of the county's best kept secrets.

The island is approximately five miles by two miles, and has a perimeter of twelve miles encompassing the town of West Mersea and the village of East Mersea. The name is a derivation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Meresig’, which dates from the early 10th Century and means 'island of the pool'.

 

Mersea Island Photo Gallery

       

River Blackwater

Taken from Coast Road, West Mersea.

The Coast Inn

The Coast Inn, West Mersea.

Kite Surfing 2007

Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea

Kite Surfing 2007

Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea

Kite Surfing 2007

Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea

Kite Surfing 2007

Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea

West Mersea Anchorage

Taken from Coast Road Car Park July 2007

West Mersea Anchorage

Taken from Coast Road Car Park July 2007

West Mersea Anchorage

Taken from Coast Road Car Park July 2007

West Mersea Anchorage

Taken from Coast Road Car Park July 2007

West Mersea Hard

July 2007

West Mersea Hard

July 2007

West Mersea Church

February 2005

West Mersea Anchorage

Mersea Windsurfers

Mersea windsurfers club house.

West Mersea Anchorage

West Mersea

February 2005

Mersea Regatta 2006

Ahh the lovely Glissando, Olympic class Leisure 17 racing.

Mersea Regatta 2006

Nice bend in the mast Nob's!!

Salt Marsh

February 2005

Days Gone By

Postcard of Seaview Avenue, West Wersea sent 18th August 1933.

Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea

February 2005

West Mersea Yacht Club

February 2005.

Heybridge Persuit Race 2006

Local fishermen using live bait over the stern!!

Mersea Regatta 2006

Mid week racing

Mersea Regatta 2006

Peter Clarkes Tasman, with Simon and Bart.

Mersea Regatta 2006

The fleet

Mersea Regatta 2006

Dura on the way to the start line.

Mersea Regatta 2006

Dura

Mersea Regatta

Glissando

Mersea Regatta 2006

Peter Clarkes Tasman

Victoria Esplanade

July 2007

Victoria Esplanade

July 2007

Victoria Esplanade

July 2007

WM Lifeboat

West Mersea lifeboat returning from a shout Sat 18th July 2007

WM Lifeboat

West Mersea lifeboat returning from a shout Sat 18th July 2007

West Mersea Regatta 2007

Greasy pole action!

West Mersea Yacht Club

The Regatta day view from the Yacht Club 18th July 2007

Another Great Mersea Sunset

Stunning Mersea sunset!

Mersea Island Strood

By permission Rob Jones (Robban_Bobban on Flickr.com)

Mersea Island Strood View

By permission Rob Jones (Robban_Bobban on Flickr.com)

Mersea Island Strood View

By permission Rob Jones (Robban_Bobban on Flickr.com)

Mersea Island Strood View

By permission Rob Jones (Robban_Bobban on Flickr.com)

Mersea Island Strood View

By permission Rob Jones (Robban_Bobban on Flickr.com)

Mersea Island Aerial Shot

Great view of our playground!

Aime's Boys Get Well and Truly Waxed

22nd June 2008 a local group ran a charity fund raiser in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. So, Aimie's Boys got waxed or shaved to raise money to help find a cure.