Went for a walk down the promenade lined with beach huts. Lovely weather and people were swimming. Extensive views across to Mersea Island and it was nice to be near the water. No shops as such but th

Not much beach at high tide sadly. The caravan parks were free up until April 30th, but payable now. Toilets were not that clean. Plenty of free parking around though. A quiet beach with no amusements

We were really disappointed with Brightlingsea. We hired a beach hut for the day and had expectations of the kids playing on the beach making sandcastles whilst the oldies popped back for a cup of t..