Victus Bistros in Brightlingsea and two other Essex venues offers a relaxed dining experience with attentive and experienced staff, locally sourced meals from a great menu and welcoming drinks. Located in the centre of Brightlingsea high street, there's a modern dining area and bar with comfortable sofas for enjoying small plates, drinks and cocktails, and the fish dishes on the restaurant menu are sourced locally with the meat being prepared themselves. Victus Bistros also love catering for weddings and events, and experienced staff ensure perfection whether it's a formal wedding reception or informal barbeque, buffet or hog roast, your dream day is guaranteed and your event tailored to your personal needs and requirements.READ MORE

Brightlingsea Boat Park and Ride offers a park and ride facility for sports and fishing boats up to 26 feet with great security including 24 hour CCTV and an undercover storage area. All you need to do is turn up, and they'll hitch up one of their tractors to your trailer, take you to the water and launch you, so you can spend the day out on the water fishing, boating, swimming and playing, and when you're ready to come back, call them and they will have a tractor waiting for you without even having to get your feet wet. Brightlingsea Boat Park and Ride has male and female shower facilities and changing rooms, a comfortable reception area with snacks and drinks, and are open seven days a week. Their store has new and used boats for sale, watersports equipment, ribs and inflatables as well as outboards, as well as a service centre with full workshop facilities, a boating academy and classic dinghy sailing, it's all here.READ MORE

The Brewers Arms in Brightlingsea, Essex is a traditional pub, gaming room and bed and breakfast housed in a historical 17th century building for a wonderful exerience. This traditional British pub offers cosy bed and breakfast accommodation, has a large patio area at the front of the building, free parking, real ales and a gaming room and families and dogs are welcome. The Brewers Arms welcomes you to stop by and enjoy a drink or two or a memorable stay in one of their luxurious and cosy rooms with TV, tea and coffee facilities, WIFI access and more, plus a delicious selection of breakfast items in the morning, as they say, you might find it hard to leave.READ MORE

The Coach House Coffee Shop in Brightlingsea, Essex is located in a converted Coach House that was originally a Victorian watering hole right at the waters edge, on the edge of the Hard. Here they serve great coffee and excellent meals in casual and relaxed surrounds with art on the walls and well behaved pets welcome. The Coach House Coffee Shop has an outside courtyard and they are open from breakfast, come for brunch, great daily specials, lunch and more in an ideal location near the yacht harbour, the sailing club and ferry. The Coach House Coffee Shop also has an upstairs newly opened loft which sells divine scarves and handbags, come for a wonderful experience.READ MORE

Ye Olde Swan in Brightlingsea, Essex offers warm hospitality, a licensed bar and a wonderful stay in this traditional place, in one of the oldest buildings in town. The property dates back to the 13th century, and although extended in the 19th century, still features some of the original beams. Room choices at Ye Olde Swan include single, twin and doubles some with shared bathrooms and others with en-suites, and all come with television, tea and coffee and towels. Before heading out exploring, start your day with a delicious full English breakfast which is included in all rates.READ MORE

Brightlingsea One Design are beautiful boats that were first launched in 1928, and as they say, are by no means old fashioned. These true classics offer fantastic racing for crews and the main body of the fleet is based in Brightlingsea, Essex, some kept on swinging moorings in the harbour, and others dry sail from the Brightlingsea Boat Park and Ride. With a generous rig, the Brightlingsea One Design is great in light airs and makes for an exciting sail on breezy days, and can also sail and surf downwind in the right conditions. Most of the boats have a traditional wooden clinker construction, and with a major restoration programme in recent years, they are in excellent condition. In recent years, the introduction of glass fibre has ensured their characteristics and performance match the wooden boats. Owning your own is ideal for someone who enjoys doing their own maintenance and they are perfect for racing crews, family and friends.READ MORE

Lucas Estates established all the way back in 35 are Brightlingsea's original local estate agents and valuers, and today are located in a prominent central location. All agents and members of the team have extensive knowledge of the area both in property sales and the rental market. Lucas Estates also offers no obligation valuations and competitive commission rates and if they cannot sell or rent your property, then you don't pay, and they cover Brightlingsea, Thorrington and surrounding areas. They also have and independent financial mortgage advisor who would be happy to meet with you, contact them for all your property needs.READ MORE

Brightlingsea Harbour in Brightlingsea, Essex is a small mixed leisure and commercial port with a rich heritage going back, located within a nature conservation area of international importance, just a day sail from most ports on the Thames estuary. Ideally situated in Brightlingsea Creek close to the mouth of the Colne Estuary where it meets the Blackwater and Thames Estuaries, the harbour has around 500 berths and moorings, and welcomes visiting boats. Facilities include diesel fuel from a floating barge berth and laundry facilities, dinghy storage in the boat park in either hard standing spaces or racks, fresh water, launching over the town hard, maintenance posts located on the Town Hard, sewerage pump out systems, showers and waste disposal. Brightlingsea Harbour offers water taxi services, a waterside marina and sailing clubs, it's all here.READ MORE

The Royal British Legion in Brightlingsea, Essex is one of the UK's largest membership organisations where everyone is welcome whether they have served in the armed forces or not. Here in Brightlingsea they offer entertainment twice a month with light refreshments available at the bar, and the opportunity of joining the darts and pool teams, plus they have Sky Sports and ESPN for live sports. The Royal British Legion also have a function room available which can be hired to host events with separate entrance and kitchen facilities, own toilets, a stairlift, bar, music and catering, which is suitable for birthdays, Christenings, anniversary parties, small weddings, meetings and wakes.READ MORE

Colne Yacht Club in Brightlingsea, Essex is one of the finest yacht clubs on the East Coast with stunning views over the Brightlingsea Creek, the River Colne and the Blackwater Estuary. Facilities include a restaurant with great meals for everyone and an extensive wine list as well as balcony dining, and the open Sunday Carvery welcomes all and is not to be missed. This is the perfect venue for weddings, conferences and birthdays with panoramic views over the Brightlingsea Creek. Colne Yacht Club has a boatyard for secure winter storage, power and water as well as a private floating pontoon jetty with launching trollies, plus there's an oar store and water taxi service as well as WIFI. Bateman's Tower, built in 1883 is used exclusively by Colne Yacht Club for race officer duties for races on the River Colne and its estuary, and is located at the entrance to Brightlingsea Creek. Members enjoy everything this fine yacht club has to offer, and visitors are welcome.READ MORE