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  1. Address

    RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET

    Telephone

    01245 402019

    Price

    Price Free per child to £16.80 per adult

    Rettendon, Chelmsford

    Delight in vibrant cut-daffodil displays.

    Dates

    From:
    24 Mar 2026to25 Mar 2026

    Add Daffodil Show to your Itinerary

  2. Address

    RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET

    Telephone

    01245 402019

    Price

    Price £5.00 to £16.80 Per Ticket

    Rettendon, Chelmsford

    Get ready for a week of fun, laughter, and friendly competition as we celebrate the joys of spring. Gather your family and friends for an unforgettable day of exhilarating games and activities in the great outdoors. Will you rise to the challenge?

    Dates

    From:
    23 May 2026to31 May 2026

    Add May Half Term - The Great Garden Game-a-Thon to your Itinerary

  3. Address

    Langdon Nature Discovery Park, Essex Wildlife Trust, Lower Dunton Road, Basildon, Essex, SS16 6EJ

    Price

    Price £5.64 Per Ticket

    Lower Dunton Road, Basildon

    Show some love for wildlife this Valentine's Day!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 11:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 13:00 - 14:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00

    Add Langdon Love Wildlife Family Day to your Itinerary

  4. Address

    Hanningfield Nature Discovery Park, Hawkswood Road, Downham, Billericay, Essex, CM11 1WT

    Price

    Price £8.80 Per Ticket

    Downham, Billericay

    Adventure into the woods to enjoy cooking on the campfire and get creative in nature.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:30 - 12:30
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 13:30 - 15:30

    Add Hanningfield Campfire, Creations and Adventures to your Itinerary

  5. Address

    Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park, South Green Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7DN

    Price

    Price £15.09 Per Ticket

    Fingringhoe, Colchester

    Build your own wooden bird box to help our feathered friends this National Nest Box Week!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:30 - 12:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 12:30 - 14:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 14:30 - 16:00

    Add Fingringhoe Bird Box Building to your Itinerary

  6. Address

    Thurrock Thameside Nature Discovery Park, Mucking Wharf Road, Mucking, Stanford le Hope, Essex, SS17 0RN

    Price

    Price £6.67 Per Ticket

    Mucking, Stanford le Hope

    Take a closer look at wildlife artifacts and bug hunt the woodland!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00

    Add Thameside Wildlife Detectives to your Itinerary

  7. Address

    Grange Farm Centre, Grange Farm Lane, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DP

    Price

    Price £8.80 Per Ticket

    Chigwell

    Put your bushcraft and survival skills to the test this half term!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00

    Add Grange Farm Family Survival Adventure to your Itinerary

  8. Address

    Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7RZ

    Price

    Price £8.80 Per Ticket

    Great Wigborough, Colchester

    Fun in the forest for all the family to enjoy. Hang out in hammocks, design a den, get messy in the mud kitchen and so much more!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00

    Add Abbotts Hall Family Forest Fun to your Itinerary

  9. Address

    Belfairs Woodland Nature Discovery Park, Eastwood Road North, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 4LR

    Price

    Price £7.73 Per Ticket

    Leigh-On-Sea

    Discover your inner Viking at Belfairs this half term!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 11:30
    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 12:30 - 14:00

    Add Belfairs Viking Adventure to your Itinerary

  10. Address

    Thurrock Thameside Nature Discovery Park, Mucking Wharf Road, Mucking, Stanford le Hope, Essex, SS17 0RN

    Price

    Price £8.80 Per Ticket

    Mucking, Stanford le Hope

    Take part in prehistoric den building, fire lighting, and other wild skills!

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 11:30

    Add Thameside Stone Age Adventure to your Itinerary

  11. Address

    Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park, Church Road, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0EU

    Price

    Price £8.80 Per Ticket

    Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester

    Pancake day is coming - let's celebrate with a mini party and some pancakes!

    Dates

    From:
    15 Feb 2026Open 10:15 - 11:45
    From:
    15 Feb 2026Open 12:30 - 14:00
    From:
    15 Feb 2026Open 14:30 - 16:00

    Add Abberton Pancake Party to your Itinerary

  12. Address

    Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US

    Telephone

    01206 330784

    Price

    Price £7.00 to £12.00 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    Entrance tickets include a tractor ride to visit the Lambs and, if they are not too full, a chance to bottle feed them.It is possible to get an Entrance ticket without a Tractor ride for those who just want to join you for the day. Tickets to see…

    Dates

    From:
    28 Mar 2026to12 Apr 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Add Bottle feeding the Lambs to your Itinerary

  13. Address

    Museum of Power, Museum of Power - Steam Pumping Station,Hatfield Road, Langford, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6QA

    Telephone

    01621 843183

    Price

    Price £5.00 to £23.50 Per Ticket

    Langford, Maldon

    Half Term - The Power of Spring

    Dates

    From:
    19 Feb 2026Open 09:30 - 15:00

    Add Half Term - The Power of Spring to your Itinerary

  14. Address

    Scout Adventures, Bury Road, Chingford, Essex, E4 7QW

    Telephone

    020 8138 0191

    Chingford

    Active Adventures is the ultimate outdoor adventure school holiday club for children aged 8 – 16 (members and non-members) designed to inspire, excite, and encourage a love for the great outdoors.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026to20 Feb 2026Various Opening Times

    Add Active Adventures School Holiday Club to your Itinerary

  15. Address

    Museum of Chelmsford, Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9AQ

    Telephone

    01245 605700

    Moulsham Street, Chelmsford

    Join us in February half term to bring best-selling author Kes Gray's books to life with a cheer!

    Dates

    From:
    17 Feb 2026Open 10:30 - 12:00
    From:
    17 Feb 2026Open 13:30 - 15:00
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    18 Feb 2026Open 10:30 - 12:00
    From:
    18 Feb 2026Open 13:30 - 15:00
    From:
    19 Feb 2026Open 10:30 - 12:00
    From:
    19 Feb 2026Open 13:30 - 15:00

    Add Oi! It's Half Term! to your Itinerary

  16. Address

    Colchester Zoological Society, Maldon Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0SL

    Telephone

    01206 331292

    Stanway, Colchester

    This February half term, enjoy a week filled with daytime activities suitable for children of all ages!

    Dates

    From:
    14 Feb 2026to22 Feb 2026Open 09:30 - 17:00

    Add February half term to your Itinerary

  17. Address

    Hedingham Castle, Castle Hedingham, HALSTEAD, Essex, CO9 3DJ

    Telephone

    01787460261

    Price

    Price Free to £22.95 Per Ticket

    HALSTEAD

    An enchanting experience for budding witches and wizards set in the ancient castle.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Feb 2026to22 Feb 2026Open 10:30 - 13:00
    From:
    16 Feb 2026to22 Feb 2026Open 13:30 - 16:00

    Add Brightworths School of Magic to your Itinerary

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