Mersea Island Blog

Easter Beer Festival at Mersea Vineyard

Graham — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:14:00 +0000

Once again the very successful Mersea Beer Festival will be held over the Easter bank holiday weekend at the Mersea Vineyard. The opening hours will be Friday & Saturday 11am - 10pm and Sunday & Monday 11am - 5pm. For enquiries call 01206 385900.

Having been a devout attendee over the last few years, it’s a great afternoon out with a wonderful atmosphere. The fantastic array of ales and ciders available requires some careful selection planning. Trying to get through the lot may not be such a good idea!!!!

Fingers crossed the weather forecasters have got it wrong, otherwise its ‘Winter Warmer’ all the way.

Mersea Island - The Causway Fascination

Administrator — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:20:00 +0000

While recently trolling the internet using Mersea Island related search terms, I was staggered at the amount of text and ...

Mersea Island - Waiting For The Tide At The Strood

Administrator — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:06:00 +0100

By the very nature of its name, Mersea Island is for at least some of the time surrounded by water. The only connection to the mainland is a causeway dating back to Roman times. The causeway, or ‘Strood’ as it is locally know, carries the main road (B1025) from Mersea to Colchester across the low lying salt marshes and waterways that separate Mersea Island from the mainland. Access to and from Mersea Island is often hampered when the causeway is flooded at high tide. This everyday occurrence necessitates the need to be constantly aware of the tide times, and most local Mersea people will have a tide table to hand.

So if you are thinking of paying Mersea Island a visit, make sure you plan your trip well and check out the tide times at www.west-mersea.co.uk