Photo of The Company Shed, a visitor attraction near West Mersea, Essex, eastern England.

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The Company Shed

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Go hungry and bring your own bread and wine: the Company Shed is a plain seafood shack on West Mersea’s waterfront, serving oysters and heaped cold platters straight off the local beds. There’s often a queue, and it trades as a cash seafood counter rather than a smart restaurant. You’ll find it out on West Mersea island, past Colchester where the Blackwater meets the sea.

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