New for 2023 – Jurassic Pier

Starting off with the new attraction for 2023, Jurassic Pier is a 4D prehistoric dinosaur adventure that takes guests on an exhilarating off road journey to see a wide range of dinosaurs. Guests will start this jurassic encounter by meeting some of the dinosaur handlers and taking a memorable picture, before heading into the library waiting area. Here you can watch a pre show of what is to come before stepping foot into a highly detailed queue line area for the ride. The area includes a handful of dinosaurs you can snap before entering the queue line to ride. 

The ride is 4D cinema, so expect moving seats, flashing lights, water effects and more as you experience this ride. Due to this, guests must be 1m as a minimum to ride. Guests under 1.1m must have an adult with them. 

The screening had lots of effects that were well timed with some great 4D moments. It had elements that were pretty scary and had everybody screaming, so we would recommend the most fearless adventurers to trial this out. 

From entering into the new ride, everything was well themed, highly detailed and provided a great experience overall. You can check out your photos at the end as well as a dinosaur shop to pick up something to remember your time enjoying Jurassic Pier. This attraction does cost £7.50 per person to experience. 

Minigolf & Arcade

Adventure minigolf is another side attraction you can find at Clacton Pier. This 18 hole course goes both indoors and outdoors, offering also two floors of entertainment. If that wasn’t enough, you can try and win a prize on the 19th hole at the very end. The course offered plenty of difficulty throughout and it was nice for it start inside, go outside and then end back inside too. Perfect for all weathers and skill levels. The holes had some decent themeing, such as a lighthouse and skulls, using the plants and lights to create a more detailed course. 

What every pier and seaside needs is an arcade and Clacton Pier does not disappoint! Here you can find a state of the art arcade which constantly has new games being added to keep their list updated and modernised. Games can be played used your Big Day Out Band or by purchasing a fun card to put tokens on. All games are token based here, so the card can keep log of your tickets virtually. We enjoyed playing mario kart racing as our group of 4 as well as exploring the rest of the offerings they had. It was a pretty big arcade and we would say they would have plenty to do for all ages, even an 18+ area for adults. 

For more details on the fun card and what they have to offer, we recommend you check out the Clacton Pier website.  

Food & Drink

Finally, every good pier needs food & drink and Clacton Pier have a wide array of options for you to sink your teeth into. At the entrance of the pier, you can find the classic fish & chips option, which was reasonably priced and very enjoying! Outside on the pier you can find BurgerBox which we tried also, providing plenty of burger, hot dog and chips options. You can find a number of stands across the pier offering plenty of sweet treats for sweets, ice creams and slushies. We loved the ice creams that much that one of us (not saying it was Dean, but it was), had 2! 

We also enjoyed our favourite potato snack on a stick which seemed to be new for the pier also! Whilst quite expensive, it was similar priced to other places we have seen it at across the years. 

Outside of all the food and snack options, there is a bar at the front of the pier also for those who may want an alcoholic beverage. This was fairly priced and had plenty of options. Work was being done in there during our visit which meant it was quieter than usual it seemed, however, it allowed for us to get out drinks served quick and more time to have fun in the arcades & rides.