London leaver: 'I swapped sirens in Colliers Wood for beach walks and fresh fish on Mersea Island' Rosanna Stevens has rented out her London home for a taste of life on remote island Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024
'We live in town cut off from world twice a day - it's like stepping back in time' Residents on an isolated Essex island have told how they "love being cut off" in their town at high tide and say that they have a "strong community" which is like "going back in time" Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2023
Little known but beautiful UK beach island where day trippers regularly get stranded Mersea Island near Colchester in Essex has been a holiday spot since the Romans populated the UK and is home to one of a small number of red squirrel populations Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023
What caused the damage to Essex’s lovely Mersea Island The climate crisis is not the only factor in erosion of the coastline, as a history project has shown The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022