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Tourist Information Office -
23 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 1QD Telephone:-01255 423400

Sun-Sea and Sand

At Clacton-on-Sea you will find at least seven miles of clean sandy beaches,
with a promenade, which stretches from Frinton in the north to Jaywick in the south.

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Clacton-on-Sea faces South which gives us good hot summer weather.

Today's Weather to see if you want to travel from London for a day's tour
( only 2 hours away) to sample the sea air

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The beaches have recently been protected from the dumping of local sewage by a multi-million pound scheme to clean the water and the Coast Erosion program which has seen the sea walls strengthened and near Jaywick, new beaches created.
Along the Promenade are formal gardens, Crazy Golf and many places to walk free of traffic
. We also now have our own Seaside Award by the Keep Britian Tidy Movement for the clean water and facilities at Clacton-on-Sea

We also have a Victorian Pier , which is free to enter. On the pier, you can find amusements such dodgem's and all the fun of the fair as well as place to fish, watch the free fireworks events, eat at the restaurant and sun bathe.

or see the Lifeboat station at Clacton Lifeboat Amusement Arcades are also on the famous Pier Avenue opposite the pier with an Amusement Arcade next to the pier, which contains many original Victorian machines.

Shopping
tends to be cheaper and there are several bargain stores and Charity shops in the Centre of town, about the Station Road Area.

There are two big shopping Areas Glade Park where Morrisons, Homebase,, Iceland, Halfords, Carpet Right have their stores and Clacton Common,Stephensons Road CO15 4XA Shopping City near the Industrial Park which concentrates on stylish, trademarked goods at high prices.

There is also an out of town Morrison Shopping Centre at Little Clacton.

For Holiday amusements under cover

We have the Princess Theatre, Station Road CO15 1SE Tel: 01255-423400 and the West Cliff Theatre Tower Road CO15 1LE Tel: 01255-433344

Where the Clacton-on-Sea Co-Operative band have Concerts see thier website for further details Clacton-on-Sea Co-Operative band

Swimming pool, tennis, Football at the Towns Leisure Centre at Vista Road CO15 6DB

Cinema
Flicks

Professional Football
Footballis represented by the Clacton Town Football Club (in the Jewson League) and the Local Clacton Town Rugby Club at Valley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

Accommodation

Hotels and rented accommodation are cheap, as Houses in the area are also cheap; so many people come to Clacton both in and outside the Season (March-September) for weekends as well as full weeks.

Handcapped

The town also caters for a considerable number of older residents in care homes as well disabled and handicapped people. The town is very well adapted to these sorts of visitors.

Self Catering
Valley Road Caravan Park C015 6LYk
Highfield Holiday Park London Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. CO16 9QY
Broadway Holidays, Jaywick-
The The Orchards Country Park
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Tourist Information Office -
23 Pier Avenue, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 1QD Telephone:-01255 423400 does bookings, but has no Internet Access for email or Website.



Car Boot Sales
also take place on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays during the Spring through to the Autumn where you can find the occasional antique as well as many bargains from Computers to Flowers and Vegetables.

Hawks Fruit Farm on the A133 between old and new Wheely roundabouts.

Golf

Clacton Golf Club, West Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1AJ Telephone No. 01255 421919 (visitors must book in advance)

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