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Mersea Island Festival
Starting in 1981, the Mersea Island Festival has been an annual event each August at Essex Outdoors Mersea (East Mersea Youth Camp). The Festival aims to bring together children, young people and adults with or without a physical or learning disability to take part in a wide variety of activities that challenge and stimulate, helping to build the confidence and feelings of self worth in participants. At the same time they are fun and exciting and an opportunity to make new friends.
Activities in the programme include archery, assisted climbing, zipline, giant swing, paddleboarding, kayaking, aerial adventure, caving, art tent, band workshop, circus skills, drumming workshops, aerobics, bushcraft, coastal discovery, adapted bikes, fishing, crabbing, adpated bikes and pedal karts.
In the evenings there are live bands, discos and the Camp Concert.
Accommodation is in tents (ours or your own) with some indoor accommodation available to those who aren't able to stay in a tent.
For more information, visit our website at www.merseafestival.org.uk
Activities in the programme include archery, assisted climbing, zipline, giant swing, paddleboarding, kayaking, aerial adventure, caving, art tent, band workshop, circus skills, drumming workshops, aerobics, bushcraft, coastal discovery, adapted bikes, fishing, crabbing, adpated bikes and pedal karts.
In the evenings there are live bands, discos and the Camp Concert.
Accommodation is in tents (ours or your own) with some indoor accommodation available to those who aren't able to stay in a tent.
For more information, visit our website at www.merseafestival.org.uk
Dates for 2024 are:
Week: Sunday 18th (eve) to Friday 23rd August (pm)
Adult £318 / Under 18’s £285
Weekend: Friday 23rd (eve) to Monday 26th August (pm)
As a guide, prices for 2023 were Adult £193 / Under 18’s £171
DAY VISITORS
Places are usually available for day visitors from Tuesday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
£38.50 per person per day. Meals were available at an additional cost of £11.
Week: Sunday 18th (eve) to Friday 23rd August (pm)
Adult £318 / Under 18’s £285
Weekend: Friday 23rd (eve) to Monday 26th August (pm)
As a guide, prices for 2023 were Adult £193 / Under 18’s £171
DAY VISITORS
Places are usually available for day visitors from Tuesday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
£38.50 per person per day. Meals were available at an additional cost of £11.
c/o Essex Outdoors Mersea, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8SX
Sun 18 Aug to Mon 26 August
Website:
www.merseafestival.org.uk