Village

Brightlingsea

Located in Tendring District, Essex Coordinates: 51°49′10″ N 1°01′21″ E

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 27 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 2; listed under Brightlingsea
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SEN London Southend Airport36 km; STN London Stansted Airport55 km

About Brightlingsea

Brightlingsea is a village. Location: Tendring District, Essex. Elevation: 27 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Pincushion Island and Rat Island.

Climate of Brightlingsea

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: October (58 mm)
Driest month: February (33 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Brightlingsea
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	22°	19°	15°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	49	33	38	39	38	48	37	48	50	58	58	52

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brightlingsea

The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 36 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (55 km). The nearest large city is Colchester, 11 km to the northwest.

Airports

London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 36 kmsouthwest
London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 55 kmwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 75 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Colchester Population: 130.2K 11 kmnorthwest
Ipswich Population: 178.8K 28 kmnorth
Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 38 kmsouthwest
Chelmsford Population: 111.5K 39 kmwest
Basildon Population: 144.9K 48 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Brightlingsea

Within 100 km: 607 historic and cultural sites, 264 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

West Mersea Beach Beach 8 kmSW
Osea Island Island 21 kmSW
Northey Island Island 24 kmSW
Mersea Island Island 6 kmSW

25–60 km207 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 48 kmS
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 60 kmSW
Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 55 kmNE
Yantlet beach Beach 46 kmSW

60–100 km790 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 79 kmW
Camber Sands Beach 100 kmS
Sunny Sands Beach 83 kmS
Isle of Oxney Island 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Brightlingsea

2 places

1 Brightlingsea 8.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Cindery Island · Island

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pincushion Island Island, St. Osyth
2.3 km SE
Rat Island Island, Fingringhoe
2.9 km W
Pewit Island Island, Langenhoe
3.5 km W
River Colne River, England
4.3 km NW
Colne Bar Island, St. Osyth
5.5 km S
Colchester Castle Historic site, Colchester District
11 km NW