Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton

#11 among attractions in Clacton

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Vista Road Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The first recorded first-class cricket match on the ground was in 1931 when Essex County Cricket Club played there against Lancashire. Essex played a total of 60 first-class matches on the ground between 1931 and 1966, playing their final first-class match there against Leicestershire in the 1966 County Championship. ()

Coordinates: 51°47'56"N, 1°9'37"E

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Clacton United Kingdom

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Vista Road Recreation Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clacton Pier, Clacton Town Hall, West Cliff Theatre, Pickers Ditch Meadow.

0.9 miS
Theme park, Amusement park, Piers and boardwalks
Clacton Pier, Clacton
24 min walk • Clacton Pier is a pier located in the seaside resort town of Clacton-on-Sea in England. It was named Pier of the Year in 2020 by the National Piers Society.
0.6 miSW
City hall
Clacton Town Hall, Clacton
15 min walk • Clacton Town Hall is a municipal building in Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Tendring District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1 miSW
Historical place, Concerts and shows, Theater
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton
26 min walk • The West Cliff Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, England, dates back to 1894 when Bert Graham, a 21-year-old civil servant, set up a concert party on a patch of waste ground in Agate Road.
0.8 miN
Park
Pickers Ditch Meadow, Clacton
20 min walk • Pickers Ditch Meadow is a 1.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. It is owned and managed by Tendring District Council. The site runs along the bank of Pickers Ditch, a tributary of Holland Brook. A footpath runs through the grassland site, and hedges have been planted along the border to screen it.