The Town : An Introduction
A free Town Guide, with Town Centre Map, is published every year.
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A Profile of the Coming Year's Major Events, such as the Colne and Blackwater Festival of Sail, 'Brightlingsea in Bloom' Campaigns, the traditional Town Carnival and Annual Music Festival, Pyefleet (Sailing) Week, the Town Regatta and Town Fair, Smack and Barge Racing and the customary Christmas / Late Night Shopping Day in mid-December
The Brightlingsea - St. Osyth Stone / Point Clear - East Mersea Passenger Ferry : Unique in Essex in connecting three points within the County (rather than to the Suffolk shore via the Harwich/Shotley/Felixtowe Ferry Link, this vessel carries up to twelve fare-paying foot passengers on a seasonal service which operates from April to October inclusive. It is wheelchair-user and pedal-cycle friendly, and also accommodates dogs-on-leads for the short triangular estuary crossings, which provide links to local shopping facilities, places such as the Cudmore Grove Country Park and alternative public transport services
Brightlingsea Museum (Local History Collection, Duke Street - pt-time opening hours)
Brightlingsea Public Library (New Street) : Part of the Essex County Council's Library Service
The Colne Smack Preservation Society
Brightlingsea Sailing Club
Local Sports Facilities
Brightlingsea Farmers Market and Community Centre
Education
The Colne Yacht Club
'Springmead' - Brightlingsea's Secret Garden (Landscaped Gardens open, free-of-charge, to local residents and visitors alike, established 1927
