Holland-on-Sea

The Oakwood Inn

Holland-on-Sea is a seaside town in east Essex in the United Kingdom. Located south of the little village of Great Holland and directly north of Clacton-on-Sea, it has bus links to Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea. It is a short coastal walk down the coastline to Clacton.

There are four churches, St Bartholomew’s Church, All Souls Catholic Church, a Methodist and a Baptist church. The village has several independent shops, a village hall, a primary school, one main hotel, plus a number of guest houses and pubs. It has numerous fine beaches with facilities for safe bathing and boating.

History

Holland-on-Sea was known as Little Holland until the early 20th century.

During World War II Holland-on-Sea was fortified against German attack. There is in nearby Clacton, a martello tower which was also used during World War II. After World War II Holland-on-Sea went back to being a holiday town.

Sport

Holland-on-Sea is the home of the Gunfleet Sailing Club, based near the junction of Marine Parade and Hazelmere Road. The Gunfleet Sailing Club was named after the Gunfleet Sands, a sand bank situated approx 7 miles from the coast of Walton on the Naze stretching towards Clacton, the site of the abandoned Gunfleet Lighthouse and Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm.

Holland-on-Sea has a football team called Holland F.C. and also is home to a cricket pitch used by the Clacton Cricket Club, however Holland-on-Sea itself does not have a team.