Best Museums in Mersea Island

"The Bourne Mill National Trust is a simple little attraction situated in Colchester, United Kingdom. It is an attraction which constitutes of a picnic spot, lovely bird watching opportunities and a water mill where you can spend your day. It is a historic site and you will witness a great style of architecture here as well."

"This is a very picturesque building and a great place for a stunning photo. It was built as a fishing lodge in 1591, converted to a fulling mill around 1640 and then converted to a corn mill in about 1840, which continued working until the 1930s. It is a National Trust property and you have to buy a ticket which is £3.75."

"In a bright, curving building by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, Firstsite is an art museum an easy walk from Castle Gardens. The attraction raised eyebrows for its idiosyncratic design and construction cost when it opened in 2011. In the intervening years Firstsite has displayed work by László Moholy-Nagy, Eduardo Paolozzi, Nam June Paik, Barbara Hepworth, Grayson Perry, Ai Weiwei and Andy Warhol."

"firstsite’s new home opened at 10am on 25 September 2011 and reinvents the traditional art gallery as an innovative cultural and social space with contemporary art at its heart."

"Our Southend Café is a short walk away from the Southend Central railway station. We have hand-made cakes, tea, coffee & much more with your name ..."

"The Mews’ website refers to themselves ‘Southend’s best kept secret’ and they certainly aren’t wrong!. The Mews serves European/Asian influences cuisine, with a particular focus on seasonal ingredients and quality. The restaurant is tucked away off the main highstreet so it really is in a ‘need to know’ location."

"Average Rating - 4.15Total Number of Ratings - 2294Location - Southend on SeaAverage price - £££Review - very quick and everything was still very hot. View Creams Southend Menu"

"Top of my list to visit when we go back (we’d sadly managed to pick a day when the Roman Circus isn’t open), this is the only known Roman circus in the country. Built in the early 2nd century, it may have seated up to 8,000 spectactors, watching chariot races as well as other spectacles until it fell out of use around 150 years later. You can wander around the site yourself and check out the displays in the visitor centre, plus there are tours to bring the circus to life, explaining how it was discovered in 2005, as well as the secrets of chariot racing."

"Britain’s only known Roman circus was discovered in 2005 and dates from around the start of the 2nd century AD. During the spring, summer and autumn the centre on the site is open Tuesday to Saturday and invites people to learn more about this once enormous landmark. Some 8,000 spectators would come to watch chariot races, and you can see the excavated foundations of the starting gates."