Frinton-on-Sea

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Frinton-on-Sea beach Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the Tendring District of Essex. It had an estimated population of 4,800 in 2016. It is part of the Parish of Frinton and Walton. The parish consists of the towns of Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze, and the villages of Kirby-le-Soken, Kirby Cross and Great Holland. Connaught Avenue (the main shopping street) used to be known as the 'Bond Street' of East Anglia.

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.

Walton-on-the-Naze Naze Tower

  • Walton Naze Tower, Naze Tower, The Naze, Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8LE (3½ miles NE of town, +44 1255 852519. Apr-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM.

Walton Naze Tower, Naze Tower, The Naze, Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8LE (3½ miles NE of town, +44 1255 852519. Apr-Oct: daily 10AM-5PM.

  • The beach. Swimming or sun bathing in the summer.
  • Walton Pier, Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8ES (2 miles NE of town, +44 1255 672288. Bowling: daily from 10AM; Amusements from 10AM (peak season), from 11AM (off-peak).
  • Clacton to Walton Coast Walk. 7 miles, 2½ hr. Walk along sea wall. Several beach kiosks along the route.

The beach. Swimming or sun bathing in the summer.

Walton Pier, Walton-on-the-Naze, CO14 8ES (2 miles NE of town, +44 1255 672288. Bowling: daily from 10AM; Amusements from 10AM (peak season), from 11AM (off-peak).

Clacton to Walton Coast Walk. 7 miles, 2½ hr. Walk along sea wall. Several beach kiosks along the route.

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.

  • Co-op, 102-104 Connaught Ave, Frinton On Sea, CO139PT, +44 1255 675329. Daily 7AM-10PM. ATMs, Post Office, parking nearby.
  • Tesco Express, 22 High St, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8BH, +44 345 026 9907. Daily 6AM-11PM. Convenience store.

Co-op, 102-104 Connaught Ave, Frinton On Sea, CO139PT, +44 1255 675329. Daily 7AM-10PM. ATMs, Post Office, parking nearby.

Tesco Express, 22 High St, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8BH, +44 345 026 9907. Daily 6AM-11PM. Convenience store.

  • Star of India, Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PN. Daily 6AM-11:30PM.
  • Piatto, 52-54 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PR, +44 1255 671648. M-Th 10AM-3PM & 5-9PM, F 10AM-3PM & 5-10PM, Sa 10AM-10PM, Su 10AM-9PM.
  • Avenue Bistro, 145 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9AH, +44 1255 675676. Tu-Sa 11:30AM-2:30PM & 6:30-9:30PM, Su noon-3PM.
  • The Manor, Rectory Rd, Great Holland, CO13 0JP, +44 1255 440310. M-Sa noon-11PM, Su noon-10PM.

Star of India, Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PN. Daily 6AM-11:30PM.

Piatto, 52-54 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PR, +44 1255 671648. M-Th 10AM-3PM & 5-9PM, F 10AM-3PM & 5-10PM, Sa 10AM-10PM, Su 10AM-9PM.

Avenue Bistro, 145 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9AH, +44 1255 675676. Tu-Sa 11:30AM-2:30PM & 6:30-9:30PM, Su noon-3PM.

The Manor, Rectory Rd, Great Holland, CO13 0JP, +44 1255 440310. M-Sa noon-11PM, Su noon-10PM.

  • Lock and Barrel, 28 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PR, +44 1255 672 597. Daily 11AM-11PM. Frinton's only pub inside the gates.
  • The Essex Skipper, Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ, +44 1255 851841. M-Sa 11AM-11PM, Su noon-10PM; food: M-Sa noon-2PM & 5:30-8:30PM, Su noon-4:30PM.
  • The Ship, 35 Walton Rd, Kirby-Le-Soken,​ CO13 0DT, +44 01255 679149. Daily 11AM-11PM; food: M-F noon-2:30PM & 6-9PM, Sa noon-9PM, Su noon-5PM.
  • The Victory, 4 Suffolk St, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8AR (2 miles NE of town, +44 1255 677857. Su-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight.

Lock and Barrel, 28 Connaught Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9PR, +44 1255 672 597. Daily 11AM-11PM. Frinton's only pub inside the gates.

The Essex Skipper, Rochford Way, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ, +44 1255 851841. M-Sa 11AM-11PM, Su noon-10PM; food: M-Sa noon-2PM & 5:30-8:30PM, Su noon-4:30PM.

The Ship, 35 Walton Rd, Kirby-Le-Soken,​ CO13 0DT, +44 01255 679149. Daily 11AM-11PM; food: M-F noon-2:30PM & 6-9PM, Sa noon-9PM, Su noon-5PM.

The Victory, 4 Suffolk St, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8AR (2 miles NE of town, +44 1255 677857. Su-Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-midnight.

  • Post Office, 108 Connaught Ave, Frinton-On-Sea, CO13 9PT.

Post Office, 108 Connaught Ave, Frinton-On-Sea, CO13 9PT.