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!