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Mersea Barn Café – St. Andrew's Church, Alresford loop from East Mersea

Mersea Barn Café – St. Andrew's Church, Alresford loop from East Mersea

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5.0

(4)

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Mersea Barn Café – St. Andrew's Church, Alresford loop from East Mersea

00:47

18.0km

60m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 251 m for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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309 m

Cudmore Grove Country Park

Highlight • Natural

Not much you can really explore here wearing road cleats. There's a snack stall if you've come to the end of the road, but Mersea Barns cafe just a couple of km back up the road is a better choice.

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2.01 km

Mersea Barn Café

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent cycling stop with ample bike storage and the best chips for miles, trust me.

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6.96 km

View of the Blackwater Estuary and Dengie Peninsula

Highlight • Beach

The seafront road rises up slightly to give wide views across the Blackwater estuary towards the Dengie Peninsula opposite, with the bulk of Bradwell nuclear power station looming over the far coastline.

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8.65 km

St. Andrew's Church, Alresford

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice location by a little green square. There's a decent cafe opposite as well.

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8.68 km

Art Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice local cafe by the church green with outdoor seating and bike racks. Open 9-5 except Sundays.

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8.72 km

Valerie's Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely cafe doing breakfasts, lunches, coffee and cake. Nice toilet. Seats outside in the sunshine

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9.51 km

West Mersea Houseboats

Highlight • Structure

Various houseboats hauled up on the marshes, including one particularly notable one.

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9.68 km

The Dukes Seafood & Coffee Bar, West Mersea

Highlight • Cafe

Oyster and coffee bar in West Mersea. The 2 work perfectly together

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.7 km

1.78 km

270 m

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

25°C

14°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Mersea Barn Café – St. Andrew's Church, Alresford loop from East Mersea

Cudmore Grove Country Park

Mersea Barn Café

View of the Blackwater Estuary and Dengie Peninsula

St. Andrew's Church, Alresford

Art Café

Valerie's Cafe

West Mersea Houseboats

The Dukes Seafood & Coffee Bar, West Mersea

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