Clacton-on-Sea in General

Clacton on Sea is a very touristy place, and despite having lived there my whole life, I find it difficult seeing the novelty in coming here. Without fail, every weekend I have trouble getting about due to the absurd amount of traffic caused by tourists, particularly on the A12 (if I've been up and stayed with my boyfriend and decided to head back saturday during the day, it takes a good hour, when it should take 20 minutes!) Clacton occasionally has good weather, but in all honesty, it's not very common. The sun comes out for ten minutes, and then goes back in. So what is there to do in Clacton? Well there's plenty of holiday parks to ...  Read the complete review

Clacton is a fairly small coastal town situated in North Essex that I call home. I'd never even visited Clacton before I moved here and after living here for nearly three years, I can't say I'm sure why anybody bothers coming here for a holiday. But plenty of people do and now I'm going to share my opinion of the town, facilities and anything else I can think of that would interest the potential tourist. Getting to Clacton Clacton is not the easiest of places to get to, one train an hour runs from London Liverpool Street and this is a journey that takes over an hour. The particular route is also prone to delays, with a least one train a month being ...  Read the complete review

As a seaside town, it has a great beach ideal for sitting on on sunny days, good for most watersports except for possibly surfing It has a pier and amusements but its inferior to Great Yarmouth or Southend on those scores. Walton on the Naze is better for a "kiss-me-quick" experience! Shopping in the town is great if your a fan of second hand shops or looking at properties available in estate agents, you will have to go some to beat the choice. Other than that its pretty much run of the mill as you will find in any other town. The Common is ok if you go to buy with something in mind. I don't think I would waste my time walking round it just window ...  Read the complete review

I spent ten years of my life living in Clacton-on-Sea. During that time Clacton changed a lot and I spent the time to go out and do some of the things in and around the local area. I suppose Clacton has an image of being a retirement home with nothing there for younger people. To an extent this is still correct, it is indeed an area where many people go for their retirement, however, it is rapidly becoming much more tourism focused and the attractions and sights are becoming much more relevant to younger people. During the 1960’s and 1970’s Clacton-on-Sea attracted lots of tourists but with the advent of holidays abroad, the number of tourists visiting ...  Read the complete review

Having grown up in the area of Clacton-on-sea I guess it is only natural that i don't see its attraction...but then, when speaking to others who haven't grown up in this area, i realize that they haven't seen the attraction either, which leads me to only one conclusion...there is no attraction. The holiday season in Clacton is the worst, and i honestly do not understand why people continue to visit. The town itself is full of parents shouting at kids who are running across to get to the infamous Mc Donalds. The town is against all cars and so parking is near on impossible, and even when you do park you have a few shops and then the sea front. ...  Read the complete review