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West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Essex
Colchester
West Mersea

West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

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West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

01:09

27.5km

120m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

301 m

The Dukes Seafood & Coffee Bar, West Mersea

Highlight • Cafe

Oyster and coffee bar in West Mersea. The 2 work perfectly together

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2

472 m

West Mersea Houseboats

Highlight • Structure

Various houseboats hauled up on the marshes, including one particularly notable one.

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3

1.26 km

Valerie's Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely cafe doing breakfasts, lunches, coffee and cake. Nice toilet. Seats outside in the sunshine

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4

1.30 km

Art Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice local cafe by the church green with outdoor seating and bike racks. Open 9-5 except Sundays.

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5

1.33 km

St. Andrew's Church, Alresford

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice location by a little green square. There's a decent cafe opposite as well.

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6

2.57 km

The seafront road rises up slightly to give wide views across the Blackwater estuary towards the Dengie Peninsula opposite, with the bulk of Bradwell nuclear power station looming over the far coastline.

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7

6.90 km

Connected to the mainland by a causeway, Mersea Island is essentially cut off by the tide for four hours at a time - check these before crossing. Adds a frisson of excitement to any ride.

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8

10.6 km

Potholes Along Edge of Road

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27.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

2.44 km

Surfaces

24.2 km

3.30 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 30 May

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