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Clacton-on-Sea

Located in Tendring District, Essex Coordinates: 51°47′23″ N 1°09′21″ E

Clacton-on-Sea
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Population
50,548
50.5K
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SEN London Southend Airport40 km
STN London Stansted Airport64 km

About Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea is a town. Location: Tendring District, Essex. Population: 50,548. Elevation: 17 m.

From Wikipedia

Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a coastal town in Essex, England. It lies on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District, with a population of 53,200 in 2021. The town is situated around 77 miles (124 km) north-east of London, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Colchester and 16 miles (26 km) south of Harwich. The area was historically in the parish of Great Clacton.

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At a glance

Area
41.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Clacton-on-Sea

From Wikivoyage

Clacton in Essex, also known as Clacton-on-Sea, is the largest town in the Tendring Peninsula. It's between Jaywick and Holland-on-Sea.

Get in+

By car:

Exit the A12 at the Colchester North exit onto the A120, and then the A133 all the way into Clacton.

By train:

1 Railway Station, Skelmersdale Rd, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6PU. Trains run to Clacton every hour from London Liverpool St and take approximately 90 minutes. If travelling from the Ipswich direction, change trains at Colchester North. (updated May 2017)

By bus:

Buses serve Clacton from most parts of North-East Essex, including Colchester (every 30 minutes, approx. 1 hour journey time), Walton and Frinton (every 30 minutes, approx. 30 minutes journey time) and Harwich (every hour, approx. 45 minutes journey time). There are also 3 National Express coaches per day to London (#484, approx. 3 hours journey time) and 1 National Express coach per day to Liverpool, via Cambridge, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester etc. (#350, approx journey time 12 hours to Liverpool). As there is no distinct bus station, finding the correct stop within the town centre can be a problem, mainly because of a lack of any maps, and the digital displays at each stop only show departures for that street. If in doubt, walk out to the train station as most routes pass here.

By bicycle:

National Cycle Route 150 runs along the coast from Frinton-on-Sea & Walton to the NE to Jawick (just past the golf club) to SW.

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Climate of Clacton-on-Sea

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)

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Clacton-on-Sea
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)493338393848374850585852

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Clacton-on-Sea

The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (64 km). The nearest large city is Colchester, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 40 kmsouthwest
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 64 kmwest
  • London City Airport (LCY) London 82 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Colchester Population: 130.2K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Ipswich Population: 178.8K 30 kmnorth
  • Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Chelmsford Population: 111.5K 48 kmwest
  • Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 50 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Clacton-on-Sea

Within 100 km: 561 historic and cultural sites, 208 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • West Mersea Beach Beach 16 kmW
  • Mersea Island Island 14 kmW
  • Ray Island Island 17 kmW
  • Horsey Island Island 11 kmNE

25–60 km191 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 49 kmSW
  • Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 51 kmNE
  • Yantlet beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Central Beach Beach 46 kmS

60–100 km696 places

  • White Hart Lane Landmark 87 kmW
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 63 kmSW
  • Camber Sands Beach 99 kmS
  • Sunny Sands Beach 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Clacton-on-Sea and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Clacton-on-Sea Bridgend Inverness Durham
Population 50.5K 49.6K 47.8K 47.8K
Elevation 17 m 23 m 15 m 52 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 21° 19° 20°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 3° 1° 1°
Annual rainfall 548 mm 1,290 mm 1,172 mm 650 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 329 km 722 km 379 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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