Clacton-on-Sea

Hey everyone,

We have just got back from a short stay in Clacton-on-Sea. I had never been for was interested to see what it would be like.

We stayed right on the beach front by the pier which made for lovely views we spent two nights in the Premier Inn. It wasn’t anything spectacular but we just wanted somewhere where we could all get our heads done.

On the first day we just spent some time around the area and walking on the beach and tried to get an early night as we knew we would have a busy day and we didn’t want the kids to be tired and grumpy. It took them a while to settle though as we were all in the same room and they were excited about being somewhere new.

Saturday morning we went to the pier where they had soft play so we booked for the kids to spend a few hours. You got given a 2 hour time slot and that was just long enough for the kids towards the end they were getting very tired. It was a large soft play area so plenty for the children to play on. Felicity was a little small for some bits to do on her own but with the help from mummy or daddy she did great. They had two giant slides which the kids thought were great going down.

We then decided to spend some time in the town just to see what shop they had and to get some lunch.

For the afternoon we went back to the pier and spent the afternoon on the rides and arcades. The kids loved all the different games especially the 2p machines they thought it was great fun that they could win tickets as well as the prizes that would drop down.

To end the day we had fish and chips on the beach front at a little fish and chip shop before heading back to our hotel.

We were really hoping that the kids would fall asleep at a reasonable time. Unfortunately, felicity had a late nap and her teeth were hurting her so she didn’t fall asleep until gone midnight then was very restless through the night so left for one tired mummy come the morning.

We had a great time away though and got some amazing photos 📷