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Rayne Heritage Board outside All Saints Church Rayne

Rayne has a rich heritage, with All Saints Parish Church as a centre for its community for over…

Hadleigh Country Park

Hadleigh Park offers something to everyone, it is both beautiful and diverse.

Shoebury Common

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

Rayleigh museum

Housed in a 14th century timber framed building in the centre of the High Street is a museum…

Cressing Temple Barns

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

Great Lodge and Bardfield Vineyard

Great Lodge is a tranquil rural estate in North Essex with a magnificent Grade 1 listed barn,…

Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

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

Lee valley Regional Park

Stretching over 26 miles this park has lots to explore whether on foot or by bike. Lee Valley have…

Southend Pier Museum

Brings to life the fascinating past of the longest pleasure pier in the world. Artefacts, pictorial…

Central Park, Chelmsford

This park is in the centre of the city and offers visitors the opportunity to relax and take in…

Bedfords Park Visitor centre

The Nature Discovery Centre is situated in 215 acres of historic parkland. Walk, explore and…

Towards Cattawade

Accessible from Manningtree Station are two lovely walks to Lawford Church (2.2 miles round) and…

Wildlife Discovery Centre sign

The bird hide and discovery room is the perfect spot to get in touch with nature as the seasons…

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…

Maldon Museum in the park

Social history museum of Maldon and District situated on the edge of the award winning Promenade…

Summer of Art exhibition at Jaywick Martello Tower

Built originally as a Napoleonic Fort in the early 19th century the tower now acts as a central hub…

Amur tiger at Colchester Zoo (2021)

Colchester Zoo’s Animal Experiences offer the unique opportunity to get closer to our animals and…

Southend Central Museum and Planetarium

Southend Central Museum and Planetarium is home to an exciting selection of internationally…

Interior Finchingfield Guildhall

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

Layer Marney Tower

Magnificent Tudor building with the tallest Gatehouse in Britain and 16th century Italianate…

Mountnessing Postmill

A weatherboarded post mill, restored to working order in 1983. See the huge wood and iron gears,…

Albion beach

With one of the area’s best beaches and home of the UK’s second longest pier, Walton charms…

Essex Way Stage 3 - Pleshey to Terling

A moderately easy 14-mile walk along the Essex Way. The walk starts from Pleshey and finishes at…

Braintree District Museum

This award winning museum is based in the converted Courtauld School and has displays from Crittall…

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