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Shoebury Common

Shoebury Common is a blue flag beach that has been recognised for its water quality, beach…

Brentwood Brewery

Micro Brewery based in Brentwood, Essex. We brew traditional and craft beers and offer tours and…

Witham - River

Accessible by train this route runs for just under 2 miles / 3.2km on flat footpaths from Chipping…

Cressing Temple Barns

Historically the most important - and dimensionally the largest - of the Knights Templar's Essex…

New Hall Wine Estate

Located in the heart of Essex this 120 acre vineyard produces award winning wines. The Cellar Shop…

Clacton Beach

Gently shelving sandy beach

East Anglian Railway

For over 50 years the East Anglian Railway Museum has been transporting visitors of all ages back…

Essex Way Stage 6 - West Bergholt to Mistley Heath

A moderately easy 12.5 mile walk on the Essex Way. The path starts at West Bergholt, Colchester,…

High Woods Country Park view of lake.

High Woods Country Park is one of Colchester's beauty spots, ideal for walking, cycling, playing…

Maldon Splash Park

This fantastic children's water park is located in the centre of Promenade Park in Maldon. It is…

Interior Finchingfield Guildhall

Set in picturesque Finchingfield, the 15th century Guildhall is an historic venue with its own…

Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of…

Essex Way Stage 2 - Fyfield to Pleshey

A moderately easy 13 mile walk along the Essex Way. Stage 2 of the trail starts from Fyfield…

Saffron Trail Stage 4 – Great Waltham to Chelmer Village

An easy 9-mile walk along the Essex’s Saffron Trail between Great Waltham and Chelmsford. Enjoy the…

Butterfly Maldon wick meadow

This 15 acre reserve consists of 1.5 miles of the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line, most…

Adventure Inside

Southend’s No.1 Family Indoor Fun Centre. Home of big entertainment for all ages, whatever the…

Essex Way Stage 4 - Terling to Coggeshall

A moderately easy 12-mile walk along the Essex Way. The walk starts from Terling and finishes at…

Admirals Park, Chelmsford

A beautiful town centre park leading into Tower Gardens and West Park, Admirals is one of…

Sketch of Roman Church- Peter Froste

Dating from the 4th century AD the foundations of this church near the Police Station just off the…

Saffron Walden Museum

Friendly, family-size museum. Exhibits include moccasins, mummy cases, woolly mammoths and Wallace…

'Marshall' Triple Expansion Engine

Housed in a former water pumping station, the Museum has a fascinating collection of power related…

Bradwell Shell Bank

Bradwell Cockle Spit on the Dengie Peninsular consists of some 30 acres of shell bank together with…

Shoebury East Beach

East Beach is a long sandy beach that is crowned with a magnificent grassy hinterland making it a…

Essex Way Stage 7 - Mistley Heath to Harwich

A moderately easy 13 mile walk on the Essex Way. It starts from Mistely Heath, and ends in Harwich,…

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