| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in a 1930s building, this quaint hotel opposite the beach is 1. the modern rooms feature en suite bathrooms, flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi. there's also event space. room service is available. upgraded rooms feature sea views, while the 1 suite has a 4-poster bed. there's a restaurant serving fusion and traditional dishes, and the lounge bar offers lighter meals and snacks. 6 miles from clacton pier and 1. parking is free. 8 miles from clacton on sea railway station
Heathrow Airport 2 hr 8
Clacton Pier (5 min)
Restored Victorian pier with a funfair, amusement arcade, eateries, aquarium and tenpin bowling. Clacton Pavilion (4 min) Walton-on-the-Naze Beach (15 min) Cudmore Grove Country Park (50 min)
Park & beach with walking trails through meadows, a playground & the ruins of a 16th-century fort. Naze Tower (19 min)
This 18th-century, 8-story tower features an art gallery, a museum & a rooftop viewing platform. West Mersea Beach (47 min) Alice beach huts Walton-on-the-Naze Essex (16 min) Harwich Redoubt Fort (35 min)
Built in 1808, this circular fort features a museum that displays some of the original cannons. Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick (42 min)
Nature reserve, wildlife, and nature The Naze (20 min)
Peninsula with areas of salt marshes & bramble thickets sheltering birds like lapwings & redshanks. Walton Pier (15 min)
Amusement complex with tenpin bowling, funfair rides, arcade games, bar and cafe, plus sea fishing. Beth Chatto's Plants & Gardens (25 min)
Renowned gardener's creative, themed gardens with woodland and water areas, plant shop and tearoom. Landguard Fort (1 hr 1)
Vast military structure dating from the 18th century, site of the Royal Marines' first land battle. Brightlingsea Beach (26 min) Clacton Beach (5 min) | 
