Photo of Brightlingsea Lido, a lido in Essex, eastern England.

Brightlingsea Lido© Nigel Cox / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Clacton-on-Sea StationClacton

19 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Brightlingsea Lido

Lido near Brightlingsea

A 1932 seafront lido in Brightlingsea, the last in Essex, rescued and run by volunteers since 2018.

9.5 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Holland Haven Country Park

Country park near Frinton-on-Sea

A country park in Essex.

3.7 km E

Frinton-on-Sea

Village

A genteel Edwardian resort of wide greensward, beach huts and a long sandy shore, long famous for its old-fashioned reserve.

7.5 km NE · Essex

Brightlingsea

Village

A creekside sailing town on the Colne estuary with a row of pastel beach huts and blue-flag bathing along Cindery Island shore.

8.7 km W · Essex

Everything else within 10 km (15) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Clacton Cliffs & ForeshoreSSSIaccess unclear0.8 km S
ClactonSwimming spot1.2 km E
Clacton Beach Martello TowerSwimming spot1.8 km SW
Holland Haven MarshesSSSI3.1 km NE
JaywickSwimming spot3.7 km SW
Holland On Sea CliffSSSIaccess unclear3.7 km E
Riddles WoodSSSIaccess unclear5.1 km NW
HollandSwimming spot5.4 km NE
St Osyth's PrioryPrioryaccess unclear5.5 km W
Weeleyhall WoodSSSIaccess unclear5.6 km N
St Osyth PitSSSIaccess unclear5.9 km W
Colne EstuaryNational Nature Reserve6.9 km W
FrintonSwimming spot7.5 km NE
Hamford WaterNational Nature Reserve8.7 km N
BrightlingseaSwimming spot10 km W

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.