Tollesbury Marina Cruising Club

Its actually shocking that this campsite promises so much, offers so little and gets away with it.Firstly, the cost is £34 per night. Compared to a site nearby, offering beautifully manicured lawns, heated bathrooms, wifi throughout and a 24 hour warden on site, all with a similar cost, I thought Tollesbury would offer similar options.On their ukcampsite listing Tollesbury offers the following Wifi Disabled friendly Sea views. Recycling optionsNone of this is true. Wifi is only provided at the restaurant which is nowhere near the campsite The campsite is not disabled friendly. The toilets and showers are a very long walk away, in the restaurant and can only be accessed by climbing several stairs. The rules of the campsite also specify that cars should not be parked on the site, only in the carpark next door, again, a long walk The campsite isnt near the sea, it isnt even near water. It has a view across a boat/car park and some ugly solar panels. The campsite doesnt offer recycling bins as advertised, the only bin on the campsite is for ash. The nearest bins are in the boat/car park which is a very long walk awayIn addition to what is listed above the campsite also does not have hot water or washing up facilities. It has 1 water tap which the entire site uses to wash their dishes, their teeth and themselves. It's just a field, with 1 tap, some electric pitches, overlooking solar panels and access to toilets/showers in a nearby restaurant. You need to walk though customers eating in the restaurant to get to the toilets and showersOne of the main issues I have with this campsite is the toilet/shower facilities. Not only are they too far to walk to and accessed only by stairs, they are used by too many people. I purposely chose this campsite knowing it was small, only 15 pitches so that the risk of spread of coronavirus is minimal. Instead the showers and toilets are used by the campsite, the boats in the boat yard, the restaurant and all the boats in the marina.The site is also difficult to find, there are no signs and we had to ask several people before we knew where to go for the harbour master and campsite and toilets/showersWe couldn't find a water/chemical waste area. I dread to know where it all goesI have rang the owners several times to discuss my issues and have left a few voicemails, but they have not responded.

Slightly unfairly, the HJarbour View Restaurant does get reviewed with the campsite. I will review seperately.We visited in August during the Covid 19 debacle. The staff were very friendly and set up well to cope with the rules on Covid. We sat outside as the weather was good and we had our Dog with us (Dog's not allowed inside the restaurant but, are welcome outside The menu is predominantly seafood based but, had something for all.The waitress took our order swiftly and the food appeared very quickly. it looked cracking and it tasted delicious. I had Haddock Chips the Haddock was really fresh and was nice chunky white flakes of fish and not greasy at all. The batter was really crispy and light and again, not greasy. My better half had the Crab languini which she said was divine and she ate the lot (and there was a fair portion! .I had a chocolate brownie and Ice cream (other half was full up! and without doubt, it was the best brownie ever. Usually brownies are stodgy, gooey and hard going. This one was so light with a nice crispy base and home made ice cream. I cannot recommend the Harbour View restaurant highyl enough.

Nice setting, very nice restaurant and food. A warm welcome by the owner on arrival. Lovely fish and chips too. Will return for sure! :

Years ago I kept my boat in Tollesbury marina and I thought I'd take a friend to see the place and possibly have a drink in the bar. We found ourselves looking at the menu which seemed very appealing and decided to have lunch; I'm very glad we did ! The food was excellent and served rapidly despite a large party also eating in the restaurant. The food is largely, but not exclusively, seafood and offers quite a wide range of choice. Our starters and main courses were so good we've already arranged with friends to take them there !The view over the harbour is attractive and peaceful , there's plenty of parking at the rear of the building and also the opportunity to do a coastal walk before or after the meal. Highly recommended and very good value.

If we had the time or the energy then yeah we would schlep up to London and go to the theatre plus dinner etc but lets face it toddlers are exhausting! This place is amazing for some real restaurant feel, nice ambience, friendly staff and most importantly fabulous tasty food (inc fishy fishy options, nom nom nom! . With that lovely tinkle of rigging-on-masts coming from the adjacent marina if you close your eyes and think warm thoughts you could almost be in the mediterranean. Keep up the good work guys and thanks for a lovely night off. See you soon.