Town guide · Essex

Where to park a campervan overnight in Colchester

There are 9 mapped places for campervans and motorhomes in or within 10 km of Colchester: 5 campsites and 4 water points. 2 charge a fee; 7 don't state a fee. The nearest service point (dump station) is 39 km from the centre.

Places in or near
9
Campsites
5
Aires & parking
0
Dump & water
4
Nearest dump station
39 km
Colchester5 kmPlot of OpenStreetMap data
CampsiteWater pointFull map

Places to stay in and near Colchester

Colchester Country Park

Campsite · West Bergholt, Essex · 3.1 km from Colchester centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Ardleigh Caravan Park

Campsite · Dedham, Essex · 6.2 km from Colchester centre

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Mill Farm Camp Site

Campsite · Elmstead Market, Essex · 7.7 km from Colchester centre

  • Toilets
  • Showers

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee not recorded

Campsite near Marks Tey

Campsite · Marks Tey, Essex · 8.7 km from Colchester centre

  • Waste disposal

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee charged
Nearby photo

Rushbanks Campsite

Campsite · Great Horkesley, Essex · 9.5 km from Colchester centre

  • Toilets
  • Showers

Open data · OpenStreetMap

Fee charged

Dump stations & water points near Colchester

  1. Water point near Alresford
    Water point · AlresfordWater    9.5 km
  2. Water point near Alresford
    Water point · AlresfordWater    9.6 km
  3. Water point near Alresford
    Water point · AlresfordWater    9.7 km
  4. Water point near Alresford
    Water point · AlresfordWater    9.7 km

Further afield:

  1. Service point near Thurston
    Service point · Thurston, Suffolk · FreeWaste    39 km

Nearby towns

More in Essex
Nearest towns to Colchester
TownDistancePlacesCampsitesAires & parkingService & water
West Bergholt4.5 km66––
Rowhedge4.5 km1814–4
Wivenhoe5.3 km1915–4
Eight Ash Green5.6 km44––
Layer de la Haye5.8 km77––
Great Horkesley5.8 km66––

Counts include places within 10 km of the centre and places whose nearest town is Colchester. Data from OpenStreetMap, imported 13 October 2026.About our data

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