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Are you looking to plan a group friendly getaway or day trip to Essex? Whether you're organising a get together with your friends or a few days away with your extended family, a day out with a social or sports club or a U3A group day trip, we’ve got you covered with a selection of excellent value days out, tailored to suit groups of any size.
Our county offers a rich tapestry of everything that makes England great, boasting the second longest coastline in the UK, Britain's first city, the world’s longest pleasure pier at Southend-on-Sea, over 200 attractions and an abundance of vineyard, brewery and distillery tours. Whatever your interests may be, we can offer you a trip to entertain and delight you and your group.
Explore the outstanding coastline and travel back in time with a group trip on an original Thames Barge from Maldon or venture out to see the seals from Harwich and along the Crouch and Roach estuaries.
Discover the rich and varied history of Essex with an unforgettable group day out. Step back in time at the remarkable timber‑framed Cressing Temple Barns, explore inspiring art galleries across the county, or wander through magnificent stately homes and gardens and learn about life as it once was from the knowledgeable tour guides, or enrich your historical knowledge with a visit to a museum – you’ll be spoilt for choice when choosing a group friendly day out.
Want to stay a little longer? Head over to our Group‑Friendly Hotels page for plenty of ideas and inspiration.
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Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4JFTelephone
+44 (0)1799 522842Saffron Walden
Visit Essex's hidden treasure house to explore delightful gardens and acres of parkland and experience the upstairs and downstairs life of one of England’s grandest houses. Discover its staterooms, nursery and fascinating artefacts and meet our…
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Museum Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1JLTelephone
+44 (01)799 510333Saffron Walden
Friendly, family-size museum. Exhibits include moccasins, mummy cases, woolly mammoths and Wallace the Lion! Meadow for picnics with castle ruins. Winner Best Museum of social history. Accessible for disabled visitors.
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Manor Street, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3HWTelephone
+44 (0)1376 328868Braintree
This award winning museum is based in the converted Courtauld School and has displays from Crittall steel windows to Warners royal silks, Castle Hedingham pottery to Edward Bawden prints.
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Eastern Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2ERTelephone
+44 (0)1702 442200Southend-on-Sea
Sealife Adventure Zooquarium is the South-East’s premier aquatic attraction with over 40 unique displays featuring sea life from all over the world.
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Hanningfield Reservoir, Giffords Lane, South Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8HXTelephone
0345 155 0236South Hanningfield, Chelmsford
Hanningfield Waterside Park, set in a picturesque part of Essex is open for visitors to enjoy a day out in the beautiful landscape. With a play park, cafe, gift shop, fishing, walks and lots of nature, you are certain to have a great day.
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Widdington, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3ZBTelephone
01223 582700Saffron Walden
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in south east England and representative of the aisled barns found in north west Essex.
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Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQTelephone
+44 (0)1245 605700Chelmsford
Museum of Chelmsford will take you through Chelmsford's history, from the Ice Age, right through to the present day. From the chance to see a mammoth, or watch a princely Anglo-Saxon burial, to finding out what used to be on your street, the museum…
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Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ETTelephone
+44 (0)1245 402019Chelmsford
Set in the heart of rural Essex and enjoying stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, RHS Hyde Hall is one of the finest gardens in the East of England and a haven of peace and tranquility.
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Tiptree Tea Room,Shop & Museum, Wilkin & Sons Ltd, Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0RFTelephone
+44 (0)1621 814524Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester
Tiptree is the home of the Wilkin family - where from 1885 the first Tiptree jam was made. Delightful museum, tea room and gift shop.
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Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4JBTelephone
+44 (0)1799 510726Saffron Walden
The Audley End Enchanted Railway and Enchanted Fairy and Elf Walk is a family fun day out near Saffron Walden, Essex full of innocent fun and imagination
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Flambirds Chase, Hackmans Lane, Nr Maldon, Essex, CM3 6RJNr Maldon
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is a unique place with a unique history. It is the largest known surviving group of RFC buildings on a WWI aerodrome which was not adapted for further military use later in its history. Its collection of aircraft,…
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Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9USTelephone
01206 330784Colchester
Magnificent Tudor building with the tallest Gatehouse in Britain and 16th century Italianate terracotta. Climb the tower, visit the gardens, outbuildings dolls house, church and farm animals. Cafe and shop.
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Maldon Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0SLTelephone
+44 (0)1206 331292Colchester
Home to around 180 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoological Society hosts many different habitats, from the humid home of our Komodo Dragons to our very own Africa plain, Kingdom of the Wild, home to white rhino,…
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Witham Road, Cressing, Nr. Witham, CM77 8PDTelephone
+44 (0)333 013 2738Cressing
Historically the most important - and dimensionally the largest - of the Knights Templar's Essex landholdings, Cressing Temple is a fascinating medieval moated farmstead boasting the oldest recorded timber-framed barn in the world.
Maldon
This 15th Century former manorial home houses a unique brick spiral staircase, a Georgian court room, a former prison and a Victorian Council Chamber.
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Carriage house, Station Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4LQTelephone
+44 (0)1621 841826Maldon
An award winning collection of British military artefacts from the English Civil War to today. Collections focus on the Special Forces, espionage, uniforms, medals, swords and the Donnington Firearms Collection of over 700 guns. Family friendly…
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Warners Mill, Silks Way, Essex, CM7 3GBTelephone
+44 (0)1376 316780Silks Way
A unique record of the history of textile design. The Archive celebrates fabrics and designs produced by Warner and Sons from the mid 19th century.
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Mountfitchet Castle, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8LYTelephone
+44 (0)1279 813237Stansted Mountfitchet
Mountfitchet Castle is a multi-attraction incorporating Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village of 1066, House on the Hill Museum, Haunted Manor and Dinosaur Encounters with our new animatronic dinosaurs!
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Southend Pier (shore end), Western Esplanade, Southend, Essex, SS1 2ELTelephone
+44 (0)1702 611214Southend
Brings to life the fascinating past of the longest pleasure pier in the world. Artefacts, pictorial displays of pier's entertainment, disasters, staff, boats, illuminations and railway. Suitable for all ages.
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Hall Lane, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9NRTelephone
+44 (0)1277 353010Ingatestone
Tudor manor house and grounds containing furniture, pictures and memorabilia accumulated by the resident family over the centuries.
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