Drivers are advised to avoid The Strood for two hours today due to a high tide. The stretch of road between Mersea Road and East Mersea Road, which connects Mersea Island and Peldon, is expected ...

LOCALS in an isolated town, with just one road in and out, say it’s like going “back in time”. There is only one way to arrive at Mersea Island, Essex, by taking the Strood –… ...

The Strood between Mersea Island and the rest of Essex at high tide The coastguard and fire service were called out to rescue two Essex Police officers who had become stranded in their car on a ...

A CRASH has led to delays for motorists on a busy road near Mersea Island. Traffic Control has reported a “one-vehicle” crash on the B1025 Mersea Road just before Langenhoe Hall Lane at 11.32am.

Located on Mersea Island, the town is served by one historic road - nicknamed ‘The Strood’ by locals. Described as a “pain in the bum”, The Strood has been around since Roman times ...

A BUSY road which connects Colchester and Mersea was closed due to a two-vehicle crash, and the emergency services have issued an update.

You’ll need luck to see one, but Mersea is home to a population of native red squirrels.Nearly 30 individuals were introduced here in 2012 and, despite the constant threat of disease-carrying ...

This is due to the high tides completely engulfing the Strood to enter Mersea at certain points of the day. Tides are twice daily and when they’re at their highest, the island quite literally ...

Roomy rooms. The White Hart Inn boasts six guest rooms with names that have a connection of some sort to Mersea Island. We stayed in Strood, named after the bridge which is the only route onto the ...

The Strood, Mersea, Essex For much of the time, Mersea just seems like part of the mainland, but this is officially the UK’s most easterly inhabited island, and its 7,000 “islanders” are ...

In a Famous Five-style twist, it's attached to mainland Essex by one solitary causeway, The Strood, ... Mersea Island is located on the Essex coast, about eight miles south of Colchester.

LOCALS in an isolated town, with just one road in and out, say it’s like going “back in time”. There is only one way to arrive at Mersea Island, Essex, by taking the Strood –… ...