Places to Visit – Frinton and Walton 2015

Coronation Gardens
www.tendringdc.gov.uk
01255 676608 / Crazy golf and putting green. / See web site for details of prices / Open summer months only.
See web site for details of opening times. / Bathhouse Meadow
Princes Esplanade
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8PZ
Columbine Centre
www.columbinecentre.co.uk
01255 851680 / Multi-purpose community venue. See web site for details of events. / Open all year / Princes Esplanade
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8PZ
Frinton Railway Cottage
www.fwheritage.co.uk
01255 678259 / Local history museum housed in former crossing keepers cottage in well maintained garden / Admission free, donations welcome / Tues 10am – noon Easter –mid October. 3rd Tues of each month rest of year / Station Approach
Frinton on Sea
CO13 9JT
Frinton Summer Theatre
Info line 01394 385022 / Repertory theatre with seven week summer season. Drama, thrillers, comedy. / Tickets from £8.00 - £15.00 / Performances Tues – Sat.
Box office opens July 2015 Tel: 07905 589792 / McGrigor Hall
Fourth Avenue
Frinton on Sea CO13 9EB
Frinton & Walton Pool
www.tendringdc.gov.uk
01255 676608 / 25m pool with flume, shallow water area for children, spectator and vending area / See web site for details of prices / Open all year / Princes Esplanade
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8PZ
James Stevens No. 14
www.fwheritage.co.uk
01255 861440 / The world’s oldest motor lifeboat, it was included in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Group bookings for pleasure trips available. / Group excursion rates from £20pp. Free to view at Marina / Available to visit all year round except when out on excursions. / Titchmarsh Marina
Coles Lane
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8SL
John Weston Nature Reserve
www.essexwt.org.uk / Consisting of rough grassland and 4 ponds, it is an important nesting site for a number of bird species. / Free admission / Accessible all year / The Naze
Walton on the Naze
Naze open space
www.walton-on-the-naze.com / The Naze is a natural headland with 70ft cliffs rich in fossils. Consisting of grassland, wooded areas and marshland, noted for migrating birds. / Free admission / Accessible all year / The Naze
Old Hall Road
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8LE
Naze Tower
www.nazetower.co.uk
01255 852519 / 86tt former navigational tower housing art gallery, museum, tea rooms and viewing platform. Changing programme of art exhibitions. / £2.50 adult, £2 conc, £1.50 child. Free admission to tea rooms / Open daily Apr – Oct. see web for details / The Naze
Old Hall Road
Walton on the Naze
CO14 8LE
Walton Maritime Museum
www.fwheritage.co.uk
01255 678259 / Collection includes 2 former lifeboats and artefacts depicting Walton’s seaside heritage. / Adults £1.00, accompanied children free / Daily 2pm – 4pm 1 Jul – 30 Sept, plus Bank Hols (see web for details) / The Old Lifeboat House
East Terrace, Walton on the Naze CO14 8PZ
Walton Pier Bowl
www.waltonpier.co.uk
01255 675646 / 9 tenpin lanes with computerised scoring. Licensed bar, coffee shop, pool and amusements. / See web for prices.
Hourly rates or pay per game. / Open all year daily from 10am. / Walton on the Naze
CO14 8ES
Walton Pier
www.waltonpier.co.uk
01255 672288 / Undercover fun for all the family including funfair rides, amusements, fishing. Ten pin bowling – see separate
entry / Amusements daily from 10am (11am off season) Phone for funfair opening times or see website / Walton on the Naze
CO14 8ES
Wildlife Boat Trips
07806 309 460 / A two-hour trip aboard the Karina around the Walton backwaters to see the seals, birds and wildlife, weather permitting. / Twice daily from April. Please phone for times and to book your seats / Adult £13.50, under 15’s £7.50 (2013) / Departs Foundry Slip
Walton on the Naze