Beaches: Glamping in Dedham Vale

Acorn Cottage

The Reed Bed

• Private waterfront glamping for two in Suffolk with a rowing boat
• A 10-minute drive to the Dedham Vale; 15 minutes from Ipswich
• Luxury bell tent with flushing toilet & hot shower, firepit & kitchen

Swallows Field Glamping Pods

• Adults-only glamping pods in a landscaped paddock with valley views
• A 10-minute drive from Colchester in the village of Fordham Heath
• Units have kitchenettes with ovens, double beds and private gardens

The Pretty Thing

• Family-friendly and peaceful park on an acre of lush green land
• Clacton-on-Sea within 15 minutes; half an hour to centre of Colchester
• Within easy reach of beer and cider festivals, and the Clacton Airshow

Pretoria Caravan Park

• Caravan site minutes from Point Clear Beach on foot
• A 15-minute drive to St Osyth village and 40 to Colchester
• Across the creek from Brightlingsea Beach’s open-air swimming pool

Chester Camp

Lee Wick Farm Cottages and Camping

• Essex farm site with stabling for horses
• Fishing reservoir within five miles
• Next to a nature reserve: free entry included in accommodation price

Bucklesham Park

• Quiet holiday park with landscaped grounds for guests 50 and over
• In rural Suffolk, 15 minutes' drive from Ipswich or Felixstowe
• Fully-furnished lodge accommodation in a private setting; communal gym

Teybrook Orchard

• Glamping site on a farm in Essex, an hour on the train from London
• Luxury accommodation between an orchard and 20 acres of woodland
• Five miles to Colchester and Colchester Zoo

Essex Outdoors Mersea

• Mersea Island site right on the coast two miles from West Mersea
• Five minutes' drive/bike ride to Cudmore Grove Country Park
• Activity centre on site; watersports lake next door

Seawick Holiday Park

Feather Down Country Retreats (Layer Marney Tower)