Local Attractions

Staying at the Lodge you can really enjoy the best of coast and countryside - there are lots of amazing things to do locally during your stay with us.

  • Take a stroll along the miles of sandy coastline only a short car/train journey away. There’s a huge choice of Essex’s sunshine coastline for you to explore, from Frinton on Sea to Walton on the Naze to Holland on Sea, Clacton on Sea and Brightlingsea.

  • Treat yourself to a spa day or evening at the wonderful Lifehouse Spa, Thorpe le Soken just a short drive or walk away.

  • Book yourself a relaxing massage or reflexology treatment. Treatments can take place outside the cabins or on the deck overlooking the pond in the warmer months or indoors fireside in the winter months.

  • Explore Constable country, one of Britain’s most picturesque landscapes. Take a walk along the river in Dedham or why not hire a row boat or kayak/ paddle board taking in the spectacular scenery from the water.

  • Enjoy a sublime wine tasting or sunset drinks overlooking the vines at Prettyfields vineyard.

  • Go hunting for fossils at the Naze nature reserve.

  • Enjoy a seal spotting boat trip from Harwich with a boat trip exploring Hamford Water Nature Reserve (open all year round usually weekends and school holidays).

  • Take a day trip across the border to Suffolk and visit some of its highlights - Woodbridge, Orford, Aldeburgh.

  • Try something new and book a kite surfing lesson on the beach or learn how to wakeboard with a 1-2-1 instructor session at Essex’s No.1 wakeboarding centre.

  • Go and watch a show by the critically acclaimed Mercury Theatre company at the Mercury theatre in Colchester.

  • Explore the Essex Sunshine coast - award winning beaches of Frinton and Walton on the Naze are just 15 minutes away, whilst Holland on Sea and Clacton are 10 minutes away.

  • Indulge yourself with a massage, reflexology or reiki treatment. Find out more about Wellness at The Lodge here.

  • Book a beach hut. CABINCOOL10 will give you £10 off a beach hut day at any of these very cool beach huts!