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West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

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West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

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West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

00:22

6.18km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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301 m

The Dukes Seafood & Coffee Bar, West Mersea

Highlight • Cafe

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

Tip by

472 m

West Mersea Houseboats

Highlight • Structure

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

Tip by

1.22 km

Art Café

Highlight • Cafe

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

Tip by

1.25 km

St. Andrew's Church, Alresford

Highlight • Religious Site

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

Tip by

2.49 km

View of the Blackwater Estuary and Dengie Peninsula

Highlight • Beach

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.

Tip by

2.99 km

Mersea Island

Highlight • Beach

6.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.65 km

1.53 km

Surfaces

3.70 km

2.38 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

33°C

21°C

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West Mersea Houseboats – Art Café loop from West Mersea

The Dukes Seafood & Coffee Bar, West Mersea

West Mersea Houseboats

Art Café

St. Andrew's Church, Alresford

View of the Blackwater Estuary and Dengie Peninsula

Mersea Island

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