Did you know that 300,000 year old fossils such as monkey, bear, tusked elephant and bison have been found in the East Mersea cliffs?

A decoy bunker stands in East Mersea to the north east of the island. Purposely built in this deserted area to house engines for pumping kerosene on to dummy buildings, it was hoped that these, when set alight would persuade enemy bombers to drop their bombs on this position. BR2 East Mersea was a…

In the cemetery of St Edmund’s Church in East Mersea there lies an unusual grave….. The grave of Sarah Wrench has an iron cage placed over the top. Local legend has it that the cage was positioned across her remains to stop her, an alleged witch, from escaping back into the w…

The New Seekers are an English pop group formed in 1969, over the years the group had many hits including the famous ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing’. Members of the group, including singer Eve Graham, lived at Rewsalls Farm in East Mersea where they had a recording studio….