Tollesbury Marina Cruising Club

Have been twice recently for lunch. Food is excellent, staff very pleasant and friendly. Good choice on the menu, specials and a regular menu.

I stopped to have lunch with a friend as a paying customer and I have now been fined for parking there. Due to the Covid restrictions displayed at the entrance of the building we could not sign the car in and waited for table...service. We were advised that there were no seats available at the bistro and we left. Simple as that. The camera clearly shows this yet they have decided to fine me. I have disputed it and Phin (Harbour Master) responded via email to say that they were looking into it. I assumed it had been dealt with. He also stated that it is a problem so.. it has happened before. There are other reviews' highlighting this problem'. The problem of extortion! Disgusting. So, up to you. If there are no tables and you do not eat, it will still cost you a minimum of Vile.

An excellent meal, superb service and a lovely view over the marina. Went with friends for afternoon drinks and an evening meal. Was really looked after all day by the staff. The food was excellent. Well recommended.

Its actually shocking that this campsite promises so much, offers so little and gets away with it. Firstly, the cost is per night. Compared to a site nearby, offering beautifully manicured lawns, heated bathrooms, wifi throughout and a hour warden on site, all...with a similar cost, I thought Tollesbury would offer similar options. On their ukcampsite listing Tollesbury offers the following Wifi Disabled friendly Sea views. Recycling options None of this is true. Wifi is only provided at the restaurant which is nowhere near the campsite The campsite is not disabled friendly. The toilets and showers are a very long walk away, in the restaurant and can only be accessed by climbing several stairs. The rules of the campsite also specify that cars should not be parked on the site, only in the carpark next door, again, a long walk The campsite isnt near the sea, it isnt even near water. It has a view across a boat/car park and some ugly solar panels. The campsite doesnt offer recycling bins as advertised, the only bin on the campsite is for ash. The nearest bins are in the boat/car park which is a very long walk away In addition to what is listed above the campsite also does not have hot water or washing up facilities. It has water tap which the entire site uses to wash their dishes, their teeth and themselves. It's just a field, with tap, some electric pitches, overlooking solar panels and access to toilets/showers in a nearby restaurant. You need to walk though customers eating in the restaurant to get to the toilets and showers One of the main issues I have with this campsite is the toilet/shower facilities. Not only are they too far to walk to and accessed only by stairs, they are used by too many people. I purposely chose this campsite knowing it was small, only pitches so that the risk of spread of coronavirus is minimal. Instead the showers and toilets are used by the campsite, the boats in the boat yard, the restaurant and all the boats in the marina. The site is also difficult to find, there are no signs and we had to ask several people before we knew where to go for the harbour master and campsite and toilets/showers We couldn't find a water/chemical waste area. I dread to know where it all goes I have rang the owners several times to discuss my issues and have left a few voicemails, but they have not responded.

Slightly unfairly, the HJarbour View Restaurant does get reviewed with the campsite. I will review seperately. We visited in August during the debacle. The staff were very friendly and set up well to cope with the rules on Covid. We sat outside as the...weather was good and we had our Dog with us (Dog's not allowed inside the restaurant but, are welcome outside) The menu is predominantly seafood based but, had something for all. The waitress took our order swiftly and the food appeared very quickly. it looked cracking and it tasted delicious. I had Haddock Chips the Haddock was really fresh and was nice chunky white flakes of fish and not greasy at all. The batter was really crispy and light and again, not greasy. My better half had the Crab languini which she said was divine and she ate the lot (and there was a fair portion I had a chocolate brownie and Ice cream (other half was full up and without doubt, it was the best brownie ever. Usually brownies are stodgy, gooey and hard going. This one was so light with a nice crispy base and home made ice cream. I cannot recommend the Harbour View restaurant highyl enough.