| How to get there | Trains
Every hour from Liverpool street, check with National Railways before travelling. Buses
Bus 10/11 from outside Clacton Station on left side of park.Bus stand does not show 10/11 but it is there. Get off at end of route, average time 20mins. By road
Take A12 to Colchester, take A120 signposted Clacton, take A133 signposted Clacton. In Clacton take local roads to Jaywick. In Jaywick carry on through small town following coastal wall towards Tower Holiday Park.Take left turn by the sea wall, before you get to the Holiday Park. Opening Times
Weekends April-October
10am-1pm, 2pm-5.30pm
Monday-Sunday July/August
10am-1pm, 2pm-5.30pm Admission Free |
The Napoleonic Tower features a gallery space where the photographer John Kippin has produced a site-specific photographic installation. There is also a first floor multi-media space for exhibitions, events and workshops using the latest technology including interactive, 3D and VR projection facilities, and where international digital artist Masaki Fujihata presents his work ‘Mersea Circles’.
 | | Inside the Tower |
The Tower also retains its important function as a look out post for the National Coastwatch through a beautiful new architect designed watchtower, and provides an impressive viewing area for the local coast. Situated in Jaywick, Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, the Tower, with floor to ceiling curved projection screen for immersive 3D video projections and Wi-Fi connections, provides a venue for a range of interesting, innovative and enjoyable projects. Managed by the local secondary school, Bishops Park College, the Jaywick Martello Tower is a catalyst for change, providing inspiration for the local community and attracting interest and visitors from around the country and abroad to this part of Essex.
Possible future plans are to landscape the grounds around the Tower and provide a cafe, sculpture area, community gardens with screening facilities and performance space.
 | | Keith Watson, Digital Arts Officer |
The Tower also has a Digital Arts Development Officer. Keith Watson has a background in the arts and specialises in digital arts, he is also a trained graphic designer and experienced curator.
In addition to providing a new arts venue, Jaywick Martello Tower can also be hired for private events - so if you're looking for somewhere slightly different to hold a birthday party, reunion or perhaps a committee meeting, give Keith a ring! Partners including Essex County Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund, European Intereg IIB, English Heritage, the Essex Rural Renaissance Fund, Essex Environment Trust, Arts Council England, Tendring District Council, GB Holiday Parks, Park Resorts, EEDA and National Coastwatch Institute.
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