Northey Island
The closest you'll get to true wilderness in Essex
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Northey Island
Facilities and access
Northey Island
Overview
The closest you'll get to true wilderness in Essex
A remote island in the Blackwater Estuary and cut off at high tide, visiting Northey's a unique pleasure.
Northey was to become the oldest recorded battlefield in Britain when Viking raiders used the island as a base during the Battle of Maldon in AD991, an encounter also mentioned in England's earliest known poem.
Today the island's a little more tranquil, having arranged access, crossing the causeway at low tide is still an exhilarating experience. A peaceful haven for wildlife, a bird watchers paradise and an excellent spot for twitching. In winter our pastureland becomes home to 5,000 Brent geese, along with redshank and plover.
An island at the heart of the new Marine Conservation Zone designation, we're also a pioneering site for managing coastal change in East Anglia.
Please note: To help us care for Northey, access is by arrangement only; please call 01621 853142 to arrange a visit. Northey House and outbuildings are let on a private lease and are not open to visitors.
- Telephone
- 01621853142
- northeyisland@nationaltrust.org.uk
Northey Island
How to get here
- Address
- Maldon, Essex, CM9 6PP
- By cycle
- National Cycle Network Route 1 is open between Harlow and Maldon, via Chelmsford, on quiet lanes. Please note: bikes are not permitted on the island
- By ferry
- Navigable waterway from the River Blackwater to Hythe Quay. If you wish to apply for a mooring within the Maldon District, please complete the mooring application form on Maldon District Council website; please read the mooring regulations prior to completing the form. No public mooring on Northey Island
- By train
- Chelmsford train station 10 miles
- By road
- South of Chelmsford on the A414, 1 mile southeast of Maldon on the B1018
- By bus
- Service 31, Chelmsford train station-Danbury-Maldon-Maylandsea, stops opposite entrance to the island
Northey Island
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission or
- Standard admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you the Gift Aid Admission prices. But it's entirely up to you which ticket you choose. If you want the Standard Admission instead, just let us know when you come to pay.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid* — an extra 25 per cent — potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below: Payment of the additional percentage donation is entirely voluntary, so if you prefer to pay the standard admission please advise our reception staff at the till point.
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid donations must be supported by a valid Gift Aid declaration and a Gift Aid declaration can only cover donations made by an individual for him/herself or for him/herself and members of his/her family.
Northey Island
Opening times
Wednesday 25 April
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Thursday 26 April
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Friday 27 April
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Saturday 28 April
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Sunday 29 April
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Monday 30 April
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Tuesday 1 May
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Northey Island
Contact us
- Telephone
- 01621853142
- northeyisland@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- Maldon, Essex, CM9 6PP