Tollesbury · Walking tour
Discover Tollesbury
Start in Tollesbury →Tollesbury is a working village on the edge of the Essex saltmarsh – a place that has been fishing, farming and sailing since before the Norman Conquest. This guide takes you through it: from the waterfront sail lofts where Thomas Lipton’s America’s Cup yachts wintered, through streets that once held 56 separate businesses, past a 13th-century manor house and a Norman church, to the sea wall and the estuary beyond.
The stops cover history, architecture, nature and everyday village life – some are ancient buildings, some are the King’s Head, some are the view. Follow the route in order or dip in wherever you are.
27 stops
- 1 Tollesbury village
- 2 Tollesbury Community Orchard and Cemetery
- 3 Crab & Winkle Line railway
- 4 Morrison’s Local and Post Office
- 5 The Parish Rooms
- 6 The Recreation Ground
- 7 Tollesbury Hall
- 8 The Village Lock-up (the Cage)
- 9 St Mary’s Church
- 10 The King’s Head
- 11 The Centre
- 12 Whimbrel Art Gallery
- 13 The Lighthouse
- 14 Fred’s
- 15 Public Toilets
- 16 Free Car Park
- 17 Tollesbury Café
- 18 The Sail Lofts
- 19 The Loft tea room
- 20 Fellowship Afloat – the Red Lighthouse Ship sailing school
- 21 Tollesbury Sailing Club
- 22 Fellowship Afloat office
- 23 Woodup Pool
- 24 The Granary
- 25 Tollesbury Marina
- 26 Harbour View Restaurant
- 27 Sea wall
Part of Tollesbury