Clacton Pier (Essex)

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The Pier at Clacton-on-Sea was opened on 27 July 1871. The pier was originaly a wooden structure 160 yards (150 m) in length and 4 yards (3.7 m) wide. Initially built as a landing stage for goods and passengers, and from when it opened steamships operated by the Woolwich Steam Packet Company docked at the pier.

By the 1890s Clacton was becoming a popular holiday destination due to its easy reach from London for day trippers and in 1893 the pier was lengthened to 1180 ft (360m), and entertainment facilities including a pavilion and a waiting room were added.

Today the pier has a variety of indoor and outdoor activities that helps make Clacton one of Essex’s popular family seaside resorts.

7 Day Weather Forecast

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Clacton Beach

0.37 km

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Clacton (Clacton-on-Sea) is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, a seaside resort that popularity increased due to its close, day-trip possible, proximity to London. Clacton has a selection of sandy beaches, watersports, a Victorian pier, amusements, fun fair, pubs, clubs, cafes and restaurants. The famous Clacton Air Show attracts in excess of 90,000 visitors over two August days. The show site extends along Clacton’s seafront with a line up of catering, trade stands and amusement. Both days have a great flying programme.

Moon and Starfish Pub

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Moon and Starfish is a Wetherspoon pub in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm.

Clacton West and Martello Bay Beach

0.61 km

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Clacton West beach and Martello Bay beaches are adjacent to each other with gentle shelving sand backed by a promenade and seafront gardens. Facilities include car parking, toilets, shops, cafe, restaurants, pubs, promenade, amusements, deckchair hire, child safety wristband scheme.

Greenwards Cafe

0.91 km

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Beach Clacton West beach and Martello Bay Beach View: View across to Clacton Pier on the eastern skyline. What’s on the menu?: All day breakfasts, lunches, grills, snacks, ice-creams

Clacton-On-Sea lifeboat station

1.11 km

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Clacton-On-Sea lifeboat was established in the 1820s. The lifeboat took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.

Brooklands Beach

3.44 km

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Brooklands Beach sits within Jaywick on the outskirts of Clacton-on-Sea. You have a beach that sits alongside the main street and at the end you have a holiday camp. The beach has sea breakwaters that provides a number of bays backed by sand dunes. Parking, toilets, shops and amusements.

Holland-on-sea Beach

4.17 km

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Holland-on-sea beach is a sandy beach to the east of Clacton. A sandy beach with some sea defences. Holland-on-sea beach is less busy than the main Clacton beaches but only a half an hour walk from the Pier. Also a short walk to Frinton in the North. The upper promenade is backed by grass and with benches and also allows cycling whilst the lower promenade on beach level does not allow cycling. Facilities include parking, beach huts, cafe, seasonal kiosk, toilets, clacton sailing club.