Frinton-on-Sea
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Understand
The town has a claim on the world's first wireless telegraph school, which was established in 1901 with the opening of a residential school for training engineers for Marconi's International Marine Communication Co.
In 1934 an estate of Art Deco houses was planned designed by Oliver Hill but was never completed and 1936 building work stopped. There several of the original Art Deco properties remaining.
In 1934 an estate of Art Deco houses was planned designed by Oliver Hill but was never completed and 1936 building work stopped. There several of the original Art Deco properties remaining.
Get in
By road
Follow the A12 from London. Turn off just beyond Colchester on the A120, then the A133, then follow the signs to Weeley, then the B1033 to Frinton. Turn right when you arrive at the railway, level crossing roundabout.By train
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address: Station Approach, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9JTServed by one train per hour between Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze, with a few peak-time services to and from London. However, to reach the station from London outside peak hours, you will need to change trains at either Thorpe-le-Soken or Colchester. From the station, it is a 15-minute walk (0.75 miles) to the esplanade and the beach via Connaught Avenue.
By bicycle
National Cycle Route 150 runs along the coast from Walton to the NE to past Clacton to the SW.Get around
Best by foot, but local buses run every 30 minutes between Walton and Clacton, and every two hours between Walton and Colchester. All buses stop close to the station, just outside the crossing gates.
See
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phone: +44 1255 852519address: Naze Tower, The Naze, Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8LE
Do
The beachSwimming or sun bathing in the summer.
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phone: +44 1255 672288address: Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8ES
Clacton to Walton Coast Walk7 miles, 2½ hr. Walk along sea wall. Several beach kiosks along the route.
Events
- Every summer there is a respected Summer Theatre
- An annual Literary Festival around October.
- An annual Fun Run around May.
Buy
The main street, Connaught Avenue, is home to many charity shops, second-hand bookshops, antiques centres, etc. There are Co-op and Greggs stores in the town centre, and Aldi and Marks & Spencer food stores on the Frinton side of Walton on the Naze. The Triangle shopping centre on the outskirts of Frinton houses two more sizeable supermarkets - a Fiveways and an Iceland.
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phone: +44 1255 675329address: 102-104 Connaught Ave, Frinton On Sea, CO139PTATMs, Post Office, parking nearby.
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phone: +44 345 026 9907address: 22 High St, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8BHConvenience store.
Eat
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address: Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PN
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phone: +44 1255 671648address: 52-54 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PR
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phone: +44 1255 675676address: 145 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9AH
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phone: +44 1255 440310address: Rectory Rd, Great Holland, CO13 0JP
Drink
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phone: +44 1255 672 597address: 28 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PRFrinton's only pub inside the gates.
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phone: +44 1255 851841address: Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
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phone: +44 01255 679149address: 35 Walton Rd, Kirby-Le-Soken, CO13 0DT
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phone: +44 1255 677857address: 4 Suffolk St, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8AR
Sleep
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phone: +44 1255 677194address: The Esplanade, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9EQNo children under 10. No dogs. Free Wi-Fi.
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phone: +44 1255 675700address: 14 Holland Rd, Frinton-on-sea, CO13 9DHFree Wi-Fi.
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phone: +44 1255 484436address: 41 Hadleigh Rd, Frinton on Sea, CO13 9HQ
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phone: +44 1255 675556address: 8 New Pier St, Walton on the Naze, CO14 8EBNo dogs.
Connect
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Post Office
address: 108 Connaught Ave, Frinton-On-Sea, CO13 9PT