At Mersea you can stay in heated cabins, our residential centre or enjoy the authentic summer camp experience in tents! We have 220 beds in indoor accommodation, with tents available for up to 300.
Indoor accommodation
Residential centre
Ingram Lodge, our purpose-built residential centre can accommodate up to 48 people at a time with 5 bunk rooms sleeping 8 in each and 2 en suite staff bedrooms accommodating 4 in each. The centre is totally self-contained and has its own fully equipped, modern self-catering facilities as well as wheelchair accessible toilets and showers.
There is a flexible communal living space to use for teaching, eating or relaxing, which includes all of the IT infrastructure you would expect of any modern classroom: digital projector and integrated sound and vision, plus Wi-Fi internet access.
Blackwater cabins
Our popular Blackwater Village can accommodate 54 people in 9 cabins with three sets of bunk beds in each, all with disabled access. Laid out in a quadrangle, they are usually booked out as one unit. These cosy cabins benefit form heating for those chilly nights!
Colne camping pods – NEW for 2019
Our modern and comfortable Colne cabins are the latest addition to our accommodation and comprise of 11 camping pods with a total of 64 bed spaces; 7 cabins with 8 beds and 4 cabins with 2 beds.
Large log cabins
Our 5 large log cabins can sleep up to 10 people in each. Two cabins sleep 8 in bunks with 2 single beds. The other three cabins sleep 8 in bunks on one side, with 2 single beds on the other, with separate entrances. These cabins can be booked out individually.
These cabins are not en-suite, however, excellent toilet and shower facilities are available at the centre of the site, with dedicated wheelchair accessible facilities.
Camping
Patrol tents
We can accommodate up to 300 people in our own hardy patrol tents, which can be combined with our cabin accommodation to suit your needs. Marquees of all sizes are also available to hire on site, so you can create the perfect camp! Newly added to our fleet of tents are 16 traditional bell tents which can accommodate up to 80 people in total – perfect for smaller school and youth groups or those looking for a festival vibe to their stay.
Independent camping
Our Mersea site isn’t a touring campsite, however we welcome bookings from organised groups of campers with their own tents for DofE expeditions, rallies or weekend gatherings, by prior arrangement.
Bedding is not provided with our accommodation options as standard, but can be arranged on request at an additional charge.
