County guide · United Kingdom

Campsites and motorhome stopovers in Essex

Essex has 91 mapped places for campervans and motorhomes: 80 campsites, 1 service point (dump station) and 10 water points. 2 are recorded as free and 11 charge a fee; 78 don't state a fee. The towns with the most are Great Bentley (33), Brightlingsea (31) and Saint Osyth (31).

Places
91
Campsites
80
Aires & parking
0
Service points
1
Water points
10
Town guides
21
20 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
CampsiteService pointWater pointFull map

Best towns for motorhomes in Essex

All 21 town guides A–Z
Places in or near each town, most first
TownPlacesCampsitesAires & parkingService & water
Great Bentley3329–4
Brightlingsea3127–4
Saint Osyth3127–4
Little Clacton2923–6
Alresford2521–4
Thorpe le Soken2421–3
Clacton-on-Sea2321–2
Roydon2313–10
Waltham Abbey2215–7
Wivenhoe1915–4
West Mersea1915–4
Buckhurst Hill187–11
Epping1810–8
Rowhedge1814–4
Harlow179–8
Chigwell177–10
Grange Hill177–10
Old Harlow168–8
Frinton-on-Sea1513–2
Tollesbury1514–1
Latchingdon and Snoreham1515––
Mistley1414––
Elmstead Market1410–4
Althorne1414––
Harwich1313––
Walton-on-the-Naze1311–2
Mayland1313––
Little Hallingbury138–5
Manningtree1212––
Hatfield Heath127–5

All town guides in Essex (A–Z)

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Campsites in Essex

All 80 campsites →
  1. NearbyGosfield Lake Resort
    Campsite · Gosfield · PaidToiletsShowers
  2. Mill Beach Caravan Park
    Campsite · Maldon · PaidPower
  3. Barrow Marsh Caravan Park
    Campsite · Maldon · Paid
  4. NearbyBrookcroft
    Campsite · Thorpe le SokenWastePowerToiletsShowers
  5. NearbyRushbanks Campsite
    Campsite · Great Horkesley · PaidToiletsShowers
  6. NearbySt Lawrence Holiday Park
    Campsite · Tollesbury · PaidPower
  7. NearbySteeple Bay Holiday Park
    Campsite · Mayland · PaidPower
  8. NearbyThe Courts Campsite
    Campsite · Danbury · PaidWastePower
  9. NearbyWaterside Holiday Park
    Campsite · Tollesbury · Paid
  10. Ashwell House
    Campsite · Saffron WaldenToilets
  11. Brightlingsea Touring Park
    Campsite · BrightlingseaToiletsShowers
  12. Dovercourt Holiday Park
    Campsite · DovercourtToiletsShowers

Dump stations & water points in Essex

All 10 water points →

  1. Harlow Marina Elsan Point
    Service point · HarlowWaste
  2. Burnt Mill Water Point
    Water point · HarlowWater
  3. Harlow Marina Water Point
    Water point · HarlowWater
  4. Harlow Mill Lock Water Point
    Water point · Old HarlowWater
  5. Water point near Frinton-on-Sea
    Water point · Frinton-on-SeaWater

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Campsites to book in Essex

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Neighbouring counties

All of the United Kingdom
Nearest to Essex, by distance between centres
RegionDistancePlacesCampsitesAires & parkingService pointsWater points
Southend-on-Sea28 km–––––
Borough of Thurrock37 km22–––
Medway41 km43––1
Suffolk54 km11110911–
Kent60 km339328335
Greater London60 km6624–1329

Places imported from OpenStreetMap on 13 October 2026. Latest change in Essex: 1 October 2026.About our data

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