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Browsing attractions within 8 miles of Heybridge Basin 
Woodhill Road, Danbury, Essex, CM3 4AW (7 miles, 11 km)
tel: 01245 222350
Bradwell Waterside, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7QY (8 miles, 12 km)
tel: 0345 200420
We offer a range of Royal Yacht Association sailing courses, archery and canoeing.
Danbury delivers a comprehensive range of adventurous activities and adventure-based learning courses, from archery and climbing through to quad biking and tree-tops ropes courses.
Marsh Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5WP (8 miles, 12 km)
tel: 01245 222350
A 300-acre country park adjacent to the River Crouch that offers scenic grazing marsh and sea wall walks.
Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6GU (6 miles, 10 km)
tel: 01621 862960
Blue House Farm was bought by the Essex Wildlife Trust in 1998 with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and many other donors.
Maldon, Essex, CM9 4RE (1 miles, 2 km)
tel: 01621 862960
An area of worked-out flooded gravel pits to the north of the River Blackwater. It has a variety of habitats including willow carr, open water, small ponds and marshy areas, rough grassland, and willow and hawthorn scrub.
Fir Tree Lane, Little Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4SS (5 miles, 9 km)
The Essex Wildlife Trust manages nearly 240 acres of nature reserves on Danbury Ridge, a patchwork of woodland, common, heathland, streams, bogs and farmland
Thurstable School, Maypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0EW (7 miles, 10 km)
tel: 01206 282000
Leisure World Tiptree provides a range of facilities and activities that is both unique and extensive for all ages and abilities. It offers a fitness centre, sports halls, aerobic workout classes, 3 generation artificial pitch.
Unfortunately the Splash Park and Beach Huts will not be open this year and we are currently hoping to return for the 2021 season.
Maldon Town Council provide a number of rooms in the Town Hall for hire, that are suitable for a variety of events.
Maldon, Essex, CM9 6GG (2 miles, 3 km)
tel: 01621 862960
This 15 acre reserve consists of 1.5 miles of the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line, most of it on embankment. The northern 250m of the embankment has been isolated by the Maldon southern link road.
This 100 year old Edwardian park encompasses an ornamental lake, a large water Splash Park, beach huts for hire, sandpits, a galleon play ship & aerial zip-wire & several picnic areas.
Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET (7 miles, 11 km)
tel: 01245 402019
With sweeping panoramas, big open skies and far reaching views the garden has an eclectic mix of inspirational horticultural styles that provides year-round interest and colour. A great day out for families and friends.
Great Totham, Essex, CM8 3ED (4 miles, 7 km)
tel: 01621 862960
This 50 acre reserve is just below the crest of the Great Totham Ridge and includes 23 acres of ancient woodland forming part of the Chantry Wood complex. A wonderful carpet of Bluebells can be enjoyed in the spring.
Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6SJ (5 miles, 8 km)
tel: 01621 862960
This 5.5 acre reserve consists of the former Stow Maries Halt on the disused Maldon to South Woodham Ferrers railway line, along with an adjoining four-acre meadow acquired later.
47 Mill Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5HX (1 miles, 2 km)
tel: 07973 559981
Social history museum of Maldon and District situated on the edge of the award winning Promenade Park.
Tiptree Tea Room,Shop & Museum, Wilkin & Sons Ltd, Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0RF (6 miles, 9 km)
tel: 01621 814524
Over 50 years ago, John Wilkin began collecting the paraphernalia of preserve making and Essex village life.
