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Night Golf

Come and enjoy the first ever night golf evening at The Rayleigh Club! At £220.00 per fourball,…

Openings

Season

12th September 2025
The Great Woodland Adventure

Family fun at Hyde Hall this Father's Day

Openings

10am - 6pm

19th July 2025-31st August 2025
Themed Christmas Join in Party Night on Saturdays

BRAND NEW FOR 2025* Themed Christmas Join in Party Night on Saturdays at £67.00 per person

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Season

6th December 2025

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13th December 2025
Bubble Rush

Join Essex & Herts Air Ambulance for Bubble Rush 5K – a vibrant, foam-filled fun run bursting into…

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Season

17th August 2025
Contemporary Craft and Design Fair

Cartoonish capers in Shakespeare’s funniest farce!

Openings

Season

22nd August 2025-25th August 2025
Your Invitation To View "Britain's Most Extraordinary Home" (The Times).

Your Invitation To View "Britain's Most Extraordinary Home" (The Times).

Openings

Talliston Guided Tour

19th July 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

20th July 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

27th September 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

28th September 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

25th October 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

26th October 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

13th December 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

14th December 2025
Superhero Weekend

Superhero Weekend at Adventure Island!

Openings

Season

9th August 2025-10th August 2025
The setting sun setting through the trees illuminating the flower beds

Enjoy an early evening stroll at Hyde Hall

Openings

5pm - 9pm

24th July 2025
Christmas Party Nights

Christmas Join in Party Night from £59.00 per person

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Season

5th December 2025

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12th December 2025

Season

19th December 2025
Hyde Hall Flower Show

A great day out for gardeners

Openings

10am - 5pm

30th July 2025-3rd August 2025
Family standing next to a vintage aircraft

Join us for all the thrills of air displays (weather permitting), with plenty of things to keep you…

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Season

23rd August 2025
Guess How Much I Love You - a garden adventure

Exclusively for 2025, step into the enchanting world of Guess How Much I Love You with our…

Openings

Season

28th March 2025-31st December 2025
SEND Summer Forest School Special

Join us in the peaceful summer woods for our popular neurodivergent forest fun session.

Openings

Season

1st August 2025
TRC Christmas Market

We are holding a Christmas Market on Sunday 7th December, with stalls open between 11am-3pm! With…

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Season

7th December 2025
Robin Hood

DOT Productions come back to the gardens with a children's tale everyone will love

Openings

Season

26th July 2025
Killer at The Casino

Join Moonstone Murder Mysteries & the Rayleigh Club for an evening of Murder Mystery. Packed with…

Openings

Season

24th October 2025
Sense & Sensibility

DOT Productions return with this classic tale

Openings

Season

26th July 2025
Geocaching and Orienteering

Enjoy a chance to hunt for the caches and master orienteering in our wonderful reserve!

Openings

Season

28th July 2025

Season

28th July 2025
Peake Spa Comfort Zone Launch Event

A tranquil evening to celebrate the launch of Comfort Zone at Peake Spa!

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Season

7th August 2025-7th September 2025

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7th August 2025

Season

7th August 2025
Talliston Anniversary Night

Join Talliston's author and creative director for an intimate evening party celebrating the…

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Season

4th October 2025
Film: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (PG)

In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) accidentally boards a flight…

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Season

30th November 2025
Celebrate Christmas With My! My! ABBA! Dinner

There are Abba tributes, and then there's MyMy! And what better way to Celebrate Christmas at the…

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Season

11th December 2025
Dino Discovery Day

Discover extinct species from millions of years ago, from gigantic carnivores to the graceful…

Openings

Season

20th September 2025
Music and Beer Festival at the Vulcan

Two days of great music from local bands, together with street food and locally brewed beers - all…

Openings

Season

1st August 2025-2nd August 2025

This Month

The Great Woodland Adventure

Family fun at Hyde Hall this Father's Day

Openings

10am - 6pm

19th July 2025-31st August 2025
Your Invitation To View "Britain's Most Extraordinary Home" (The Times).

Your Invitation To View "Britain's Most Extraordinary Home" (The Times).

Openings

Talliston Guided Tour

19th July 2025

Talliston Guided Tour

20th July 2025
The setting sun setting through the trees illuminating the flower beds

Enjoy an early evening stroll at Hyde Hall

Openings

5pm - 9pm

24th July 2025
Hyde Hall Flower Show

A great day out for gardeners

Openings

10am - 5pm

30th July 2025-3rd August 2025
Guess How Much I Love You - a garden adventure

Exclusively for 2025, step into the enchanting world of Guess How Much I Love You with our…

Openings

Season

28th March 2025-31st December 2025
Robin Hood

DOT Productions come back to the gardens with a children's tale everyone will love

Openings

Season

26th July 2025
Sense & Sensibility

DOT Productions return with this classic tale

Openings

Season

26th July 2025
Geocaching and Orienteering

Enjoy a chance to hunt for the caches and master orienteering in our wonderful reserve!

Openings

Season

28th July 2025

Season

28th July 2025
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