Ignorance may be blissful in some cases, but ignorance of Mersea Island is most unfortunate. It is also becoming increasingly rare. One man who has been awake to its charms for longer than most is ...

Having first discovered Mersea on Escape to the Country, he describes the island as an "old-fashioned ... like the butcher and bakery, that make living here worthwhile. “It’s the local shops ...

Mersea Island resident Kat Lock talks about how people live on Mersea Island. Living on an island the village life style can be both friendly and undisturbed at the same time as resident Jayne ...

The southern and western edges of the 400-acre artificial island are where the action is for now. There’s more Art Deco and fewer barracks-like homes, and as of last month, a restaurant-bar built from ...

Mersea Island, Britain’s most easterly inhabited island, doesn’t feel especially islandy. Nine miles south of Colchester, it is barely separated from the mainland by a narrow, shallow channel ...

The pastel beach huts of Mersea Island have become an Instagram hit. Photo: Laura Reynolds/Londonist If you've heard of Mersea Island, chances are it's because you've seen shots of its iconic ...