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Adventure Island is the U.K's No.1 FREE ADMISSION Fun Park. Situated on Southend-on-Sea's famous seafront, with over 40 fabulous rides and attractions including the outrageous RAGE roller coaster.
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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.
Address
Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1WTTelephone
+44 (0)1268 711001Billericay
Set in beautiful woodland with views over the reservoir Hanningfield is the perfect place to walk, explore and play.
Address
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…
Address
Eastwood Road North, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 4LRTelephone
+44 (0)1702 477467Leigh-On-Sea
Belfairs Woodland Centre introduces visitors to the 1160-acre Living Landscape, a third of which is woodland, including a number of outstanding sites valuable for nature conservation.
Address
Squadrons Approach, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6DFTelephone
+44 (0)1708 520364Hornchurch
Ingrebourne Valley Nature Discover Centre overlooks the fantastic marshland and reedbeds of the river and offers a vast landscape for people to explore and connect with nature in such urban surroundings.
Address
Drake Road, Chafford Hundred Grays, Thurrock, RM16 6RGTelephone
01375 484016Chafford Hundred Grays
Set in a spectacular position over looking Warren Gorge. Chafford Gorges nature park offers 200 acres of green space for numerous wildlife and recreation for the 12,500 people living in Chafford Hundred.
Address
Old Hall Lane, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, CO14 8LETelephone
+44 (0)1255 679379Walton-on-the-Naze
The Centre is open all year round and houses an education room as well as a café and gift shop. There are a number of displays including fossil and geology displays and information regarding bird migration and sightings.
Address
Abbey Turning, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6LLTelephone
0345 603 7624Maldon
Visit by appointment only
This historical mill is one of the most attractive and fascinating in East Anglia. Once a major mill site, working up until the early 20th century, Beeleigh Steam Mill includes a rare Wentworth beam engine, elephant…
Address
Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EETelephone
+44 (0)1702 443400Southend-on-Sea
Adventure Island is the U.K's No.1 FREE ADMISSION Fun Park. Situated on Southend-on-Sea's famous seafront, with over 40 fabulous rides and attractions including the outrageous RAGE roller coaster.
Address
Roman Road, Mountnessing, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0UGTelephone
+44 (0)345 603 7624Brentwood
A weatherboarded post mill, restored to working order in 1983. See the huge wood and iron gears, with one pair of stones opened up for viewing. Subject to wind, guided groups may be able to see the sails turning.
Address
The Fort, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7NRTelephone
0870 333 1181Tilbury
Henry VIII built the first fort here, and Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army nearby. The present fort is much the best example of its type in England, with its circuit of moats and bastioned outworks.
Thaxted
This magnificent building houses a permanent display of old photographs and objects relating to the history of Thaxted and a small museum. The building is an impressive survival of a market feature, once common throughout the country, built by the…
Address
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.
Mistley
This is a rare example of Robert Adam's ecclesiastical work. Originally it was a parish church, St. Mary the Virgin, that had been built in the 18th century in the Georgian style. Sadly the two towers are now all that remain.
Address
Off Mell Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8SETelephone
01621 862960Maldon
One of Essex Wildlife Trust's best reserves. A large (600 acres) tract of ancient grazing marsh that is managed as a traditional coastal farm using the Trust's own rare breed livestock to encourage a superb variety of wildlife.
Maldon
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.
Address
Blue House Farm Chase, North Fambridge, Essex, CM3 6GUTelephone
+44 (0)1621 862960North Fambridge
Blue House Farm was bought by the Essex Wildlife Trust in 1998 with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and many other donors.
Address
East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7PNTelephone
01621 862960Southminster
Bradwell Cockle Spit on the Dengie Peninsular consists of some 30 acres of shell bank together with extensive saltmarsh. The spit has been built up by tidal currents and is mainly cockle and oyster shells.
Address
Off of Tiptree Road, Great Totham, Essex, CM8 3EDTelephone
01621 862960Great Totham
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.
Address
Church Road, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0EUTelephone
+44 (0)1206 738172Colchester
One of Europe's top Wetland sites, excellent bird watching opportunities and fabulous views over the reservoir.
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