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Sandy Lodge - Open Garden for NGS
A stunning garden with views over Halstead; there is something to see every day. A ¾ acre garden created over 12 years... more >
Sandy Lodge, Halstead CO9 2QL
Sun 8 Sep 24
Oak Farm - Open Garden for NGS
Informal farmhouse garden of about an acre on an exposed site. Garden designed to make most of stunning views across Colne Valley to S and W, framed..... more >
Oak Farm, Colchester CO6 2AH
Sun 8 Sep 24
Bourne Mill
Heritage Open Day: Elizabethan pleasure house and watermill with working waterwheel. A delightful piece of late Elizabethan playfulness, built for..... more >
Bourne Mill, Bourne Road, Colchester CO2 8RT
Sun 8 Sep 24
Chelsmford History Rock Snake
Heritage Open Day: Add to Chelmsford History Rock Snake or attend one of two painting sessions. Chelmsford’s first history themed rock snake is..... more >
Boleyn Gardens, Chelmsford CM1 6EB
Sun 8 Sep 24
The Nottage, Wivenhoe
Heritage Open Day: A maritime institute and museum established in 1896 in memory of Capt. Charles G. Nottage and, since 1947, located in a former..... more >
The Nottage Maritime Institute, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9BX
Sun 8 Sep 24
Southchurch, Holy Trinity Church
Heritage Open Day: Church tours, pageant scene, history display and talk, for our 1200th anniversary. There will be three church tours, followed by a..... more >
Holy Trinity Church, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4XA
Sun 8 Sep 24
Stock Windmill Tours
Heritage Open Day: A chance to have a look inside Stock Windmill Stock Windmill is a Grade II*-listed tower mill, built around 1804... more >
Stcock Windmill, Mill Lane, Stock CM4 9NE
Sun 8 Sep 24
Silver End Heritage Centre
Heritage Open Day: The Heritage Centre housed within the largest village hall in the UK has a unique collection of artefacts, ephemera, maps etc... more >
Silver End Village Hall, Broadway, Silver End, Witham CM8 3RQ
Sun 8 Sep 24
Showing archive films about Silver End Village
Heritage Open Day: A showing of short films of local past and recent events about Silver End. A series of films about the social and working life of..... more >
Broadway, Silver End, Witham CM8 3RQ
Sun 8 Sep 24
The Moot Hall Maldon
Heritage Open Day: Medieval Brick Tower with rare brick newel staircase. Court Room, Council Chamber, Prison Yard and 360 degree panoramic views over..... more >
41 High Street, Maldon CM9 5PF
Sun 8 Sep 24
The Minories - Treasures from the Archives
Heritage Open Day: The Minories is an historic building used for art exhibitions. For this year's festival it hosts a special exhibition of..... more >
74 High Street, Colchester CO1 1UE
Sun 8 Sep 24
Wivenhoe Chapel Museum
Heritage Open Day: Wivenhoe Chapel Museum opened as the town's museum in 2015. One of the smallest museums in Essex, Wivenhoe Chapel Museum is..... more >
New Cemetery, Belle View Road, Wivenhoe, Colchester CO7 9EH
Sun 8 Sep 24
The Gibberd Garden
Heritage Open Day: Explore architectural wonders and lush landscapes at The Gibberd Garden, Heritage Open Day on September 8th, 2024... more >
The Gibberd Garden, Marsh Lane, The Gibberd Garden, Harlow CM17 0NA
Sun 8 Sep 24
New Wave - Free Bead Workshops for ages 16 - 25 years
Heritage Open Day: Join young Velo artists, Snootie Studios and Laura Bracey Curry at The Gibberd Garden for free bead workshops where you can make... more >
The Gibberd Garden, Marsh Lane, Harlow CM17 0NA
Sun 8 Sep 24
Saffron Walden Museum
Heritage Open Day: Join us on Saturday 7th September for Heritage Open Day. We'll be waiving our admission fees, so the museum will be free to..... more >
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
Sat 7 Sep 24
Harwich Guildhall
Heritage Open Day: The Guildhall is the only Grade I listed building in the old town of Harwich, Essex. Historic Grade I Listed building... more >
Guildhall, 11 Church Street, Harwich CO12 3DS
Sat 7 Sep 24
Mistley Towers - Rigby Ramble (History Tours)
Heritage Open Day: Two porticoed classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by... more >
The Walls, Mistley CO11 1HB
Sat 7 Sep 24
Earls Colne Heritage Museum at The Quaker Meeting House: Pop-up and walking tour
Heritage Open Day: Join the team at Earls Colne Heritage Museum for a Pop-up display and Free Walking Tour - History of Burrows Road and Houses -... more >
8 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester CO6 2RZ
Sat 7 Sep 24
Roman Theatre
Heritage Open Day: This is one of two Roman theatres in Colchester, the other being at Gosbecks Archaeological Park also featuring in this... more >
Maidenburgh Street, Colchester CO1 1UB
Sat 7 Sep 24
Colchester High School
Heritage Open Day: This is a rare opportunity to visit the main Victorian school building constructed in c... more >
Wellesley Road, Colchester CO3 3HD
Sat 7 Sep 24
St John's Abbey Gate Open House
Heritage Open Day: This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy... more >
St John’s Abbey Green, Colchester CO2 7EZ
Sat 7 Sep 24
Quaker Meeting House
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition in the Quaker Meeting House about the influence and lives of local Quakers on the occasion of George Fox's... more >
Butt Lane, Maldon CM9 5HD
Sat 7 Sep 24
Beeleigh Water and Steam Mill
Heritage Open Day: Beeleigh Water and Steam Flour Mill contains a unique Elephant Boiler, Wentworth Beam Engine and Victorian Milling Hurst... more >
Abbey Turning, Old London Road, Maldon CM9 6LL
Sat 7 Sep 24
Museum of Power Heritage Weekend
Heritage Open Day: Museum open free of charge for the weekend with some extra things to see and do.
Railway running both days and..... more >
Hatfield Road, Langford, Maldon CM9 6QA
Sat 7 Sep 24
St Marys Church Prittlewell
Heritage Open Day: For more than a thousand years there has been a church on the site of Saint Mary’s, Prittlewell... more >
St. Mary’s Church, East Street, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6LQ
Sat 7 Sep 24
New Wave - Badge Making Workshop for ages 16 - 25 years
Heritage Open Day: Join local young artists to design and make your own badges. Show your pride in Harlow's history with hand drawn badges with..... more >
The Gibberd Gallery, Civic Centre, The Water Gardens, The Water Gardens, Harlow CM20 1WG
Sat 7 Sep 24
Routes to our past at the Maeldune Heritage Centre
Heritage Open Day: Explore the routes to our past through the stunning Maldon Embroidery by creating your own map of Maldon Join us for a fun filled... more >
Maeldune Heritage Centre, Thomas Plume’s Library, St Peter’s Tower, Maldon CM9 4PZ
Sat 7 Sep 24
The Fisherman's Church, St Mary's the Virgin open as part of the Heritage Harbour
Heritage Open Day: Discover this lovely church part of the Heritage Harbour of Maldon & Heybridge and as part of Heritage Open Day... more >
St Mary’s the Virgin Church, Church Street, Maldon CM9 5JB
Sat 7 Sep 24
Ingatestone Pedallers: exhibitions
Heritage Open Day: Three exhibitions to see marking local anniversaries and the work of Chelmsford naturalist J. A... more >
Ingatestone Library, High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9EU
Sat 7 Sep 24
Vulcan Summer Taxi-Run 2024
Join us at our Vulcan Summer Taxi-Run and see Vulcan XL426 blast down the London Southend Airport runway on Saturday 7 September... more >
London Southend Airport, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6YF
Sat 7 Sep 24
Street Eats 'n' Beats Festival
STREET FOOD | BOUTIQUE BARS | COOL BEATS
A boutique dance music festival for all the family with DJ's, Street food trucks, pop up boutique... more >
Central Park Chelmsford Essex CM2 0RW
Sat 7 Sep 24
Tindal Square 1940s Day
Heritage Open Day: Expect military vehicles, musical performances and history stalls! After feedback from last years event we have decided to..... more >
Shire Hall, Tindal Square, Chelmsford CM1 1EH
Sat 7 Sep 24
Heritage Weekend at All Saints Church Vange
Heritage Weekend - A display of buildings from 'then & now' around the Basildon Area.
This display is supplied by Basildon..... more >
All Saints Church, London Road, Vange, Basildon SS16 4PX
Sat 7 Sep 24
Loxley House - Open Garden for NGS
On entering the rear garden you will be surprised and delighted by this town garden. A colourful patio with pots and containers... more >
Loxley House, Brentwood CM15 9EL
Sat 7 Sep 24
Moverons - Open Garden for NGS
Tranquil four acre garden in touch with its surroundings and stunning estuary views. A wide variety of planting in mixed borders to suit different..... more >
Moverons, Brightlingsea CO7 0SB
Sat 7 Sep 24
18 Pettits Boulevard - Open Garden for NGS
The garden (80ft x 23ft) is on three levels with an ornamental pond, patio area with shrubs and perennials, many in pots... more >
18 Pettits Boulevard, Romford RM1 4PL
Sat 7 Sep 24
St Leonard-at-the-Hythe Church
Heritage Open Day: St Leonard's was the parish church for the port area of Colchester known as the Hythe... more >
Hythe Hill, Colchester CO1 2NP
Sat 7 Sep 24
80th Anniversary of D-Day
Heritage Open Day: Commemorating D-Day with large Diorama, largescale model of P47, pictures and recollections... more >
Boxted Airfield Museum, Langham Lane, Langham, Colchester CO4 5NW
Sat 7 Sep 24
Audley Chapel
Heritage Open Day: 16th-century burial chapel of the Audley family, with a fine hammer-beam roof and unique monuments and features... more >
Berechurch Hall Road, Colchester CO2 9NU
Sat 7 Sep 24
Holy Trinity Church
Heritage Open Day: Holy Trinity is the oldest standing building in Colchester, predating the Norman castle by three-quarters of a century... more >
Trinity Square, Colchester CO1 1JN
Sat 7 Sep 24
Earls Colne Quaker Meeting House
Heritage Open Day: Early Quaker Meeting House, grade II listed, still in use by Quakers and as a community venue... more >
Quaker Meeting House, 4 Burrows Road, Earls Colne, Colchester CO6 2RZ
Sat 7 Sep 24
Cuckoo Farm Studios
Heritage Open Day: Cuckoo Farm Studios was established over thirty years ago when a small group of artists moved in and began to turn this derelict... more >
Cuckoo Farm, Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester CO4 5HH
Sat 7 Sep 24
St James the Great Church
Heritage Open Day: St James the Great is a beautiful Grade II* listed Anglo-Catholic church situated in an imposing position... more >
St James the Great Church, East Hill, Colchester CO1 2QL
Sat 7 Sep 24
Town to Sea Trail
Heritage Open Day: A guided walk from Colchester's Castle Park to the Hythe, Colchester's historic port area on the River Colne... more >
War Memorial, Cowdray Crescent, Off High St, Colchester CO1 1TJ
Sat 7 Sep 24
St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford
Heritage Open Day: A church has stood on the present site since around 1130 and its rare Norman wall paintings have been described by the writer... more >
Church Road, Copford, Colchester CO6 1DG
Fri 6 Sep 24
Heritage With Water Photograph Competition
Heritage Open Day: Water and Heritage themed photographic competition display in the High Chelmer Shopping Centre!... more >
12 High Chelmer, Chelmsford CM1 1XL
Fri 6 Sep 24
Heritage Memory Board
Heritage Open Day: Due to the success of last years memory board we are doing it again! Share your memories of Chelmsford, whether is shopping the..... more >
The Meadows Shopping Centre, 42-47 High Street, Chelmsford CM2 6FD
Fri 6 Sep 24
The Paul Simon Story - Shades of Simon
An evening of live music with outstanding five-piece band 'Shades of Simon' presenting the story and classic songs of Paul Simon in their... more >
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
Fri 6 Sep 24
EPPING, Essex 35s-60s+ Party for Singles & Couples -Friday 6 September
Join us at the EPPING, Essex Over 35s to 60s Plus Party for Singles & Couples!
Get ready for a night of fun and mingling with like-minded..... more >
Theydon Bois Golf Club, Theydon Road, Epping CM16 4EH
Fri 6 Sep 24
Tracking Change - Maldon Museum in the Park
Heritage Open Day: An interactive exhibition for children and adults on climate change and the environment... more >
47 Mill Road, Maldon CM9 5HX
Fri 6 Sep 24
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Things to do around Essex
Essex, a county in the East of England, offers a diverse range of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or family-friendly adventures, there's something for everyone. Let's explore some of the best things to do in Essex:
1. Colchester Zoo:
- Colchester Zoo is a must-visit for animal lovers. With over 270 species set in 60 acres of beautiful parkland and lakes, it's constantly developing and has won many awards for its conservation work. Explore enclosures like the walk-through butterfly enclosure and the Rainbow Lorikeet area. Don't miss the state-of-the-art "Bears of the Rising Sun" enclosure housing sun bears Jo Jo and Srey Ya. Encounter Komodo Dragons, white rhinos, giraffes, and more at the "Kingdom of the Wild" exhibit¹.
2. Tours of Colchester:
- Join historical tours of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town. Explore its rich heritage, including Roman ruins, medieval architecture, and charming streets. Visit the Colchester Castle, a Norman keep with fascinating exhibits. Don't miss the historic walking tours and outdoor escape games.
3. Explore Southend-on-Sea:
- Head to Southend-on-Sea for a classic British seaside experience. Enjoy the sandy beaches, stroll along the promenade, and visit the iconic Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world. Explore Adventure Island amusement park and try the thrilling rides.
4. Discover Green Island Gardens:
- Green Island Gardens in Ardleigh is a hidden gem. Explore the enchanting gardens, featuring exotic plants, sculptures, and tranquil ponds. It's a peaceful oasis away from the hustle and bustle.
5. Partyman World of Play:
- If you're with kids, visit Partyman World of Play in Basildon. This indoor play center offers slides, ball pits, and climbing frames. It's perfect for a fun-filled family day out.
6. Bridge End Garden in Saffron Walden:
- Bridge End Garden in Saffron Walden is a restored Victorian garden. Admire the colorful flowerbeds, ornamental hedges, and historic features. It's a tranquil spot for a leisurely walk.
7. Imperial Bird of Prey Academy:
- Experience the thrill of falconry at the Imperial Bird of Prey Academy in Billericay. Get up close to majestic birds of prey and learn about their behavior and conservation. Enjoy flying displays and photo opportunities.
8. Go Bananas:
- For active fun, visit Go Bananas in Colchester. This indoor soft play center has slides, climbing frames, and a separate area for toddlers. It's a great option for families with young children.
9. Thames & Medway Estuary Helicopter Tour:
- Take to the skies on a helicopter tour from Southend-on-Sea. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Thames and Medway Estuary, spotting landmarks from above. It's a unique way to explore the coastline.
10. Historic Walking Tour of Colchester:
- Join a guided walking tour of historic Colchester. Learn about its Roman past, medieval architecture, and fascinating stories. Combine it with a visit to the local farmers' market for a complete experience.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in wildlife, history, or family fun, Essex promises an enjoyable and diverse day out!
1. Colchester Zoo:
- Colchester Zoo is a must-visit for animal lovers. With over 270 species set in 60 acres of beautiful parkland and lakes, it's constantly developing and has won many awards for its conservation work. Explore enclosures like the walk-through butterfly enclosure and the Rainbow Lorikeet area. Don't miss the state-of-the-art "Bears of the Rising Sun" enclosure housing sun bears Jo Jo and Srey Ya. Encounter Komodo Dragons, white rhinos, giraffes, and more at the "Kingdom of the Wild" exhibit¹.
2. Tours of Colchester:
- Join historical tours of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town. Explore its rich heritage, including Roman ruins, medieval architecture, and charming streets. Visit the Colchester Castle, a Norman keep with fascinating exhibits. Don't miss the historic walking tours and outdoor escape games.
3. Explore Southend-on-Sea:
- Head to Southend-on-Sea for a classic British seaside experience. Enjoy the sandy beaches, stroll along the promenade, and visit the iconic Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world. Explore Adventure Island amusement park and try the thrilling rides.
4. Discover Green Island Gardens:
- Green Island Gardens in Ardleigh is a hidden gem. Explore the enchanting gardens, featuring exotic plants, sculptures, and tranquil ponds. It's a peaceful oasis away from the hustle and bustle.
5. Partyman World of Play:
- If you're with kids, visit Partyman World of Play in Basildon. This indoor play center offers slides, ball pits, and climbing frames. It's perfect for a fun-filled family day out.
6. Bridge End Garden in Saffron Walden:
- Bridge End Garden in Saffron Walden is a restored Victorian garden. Admire the colorful flowerbeds, ornamental hedges, and historic features. It's a tranquil spot for a leisurely walk.
7. Imperial Bird of Prey Academy:
- Experience the thrill of falconry at the Imperial Bird of Prey Academy in Billericay. Get up close to majestic birds of prey and learn about their behavior and conservation. Enjoy flying displays and photo opportunities.
8. Go Bananas:
- For active fun, visit Go Bananas in Colchester. This indoor soft play center has slides, climbing frames, and a separate area for toddlers. It's a great option for families with young children.
9. Thames & Medway Estuary Helicopter Tour:
- Take to the skies on a helicopter tour from Southend-on-Sea. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Thames and Medway Estuary, spotting landmarks from above. It's a unique way to explore the coastline.
10. Historic Walking Tour of Colchester:
- Join a guided walking tour of historic Colchester. Learn about its Roman past, medieval architecture, and fascinating stories. Combine it with a visit to the local farmers' market for a complete experience.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in wildlife, history, or family fun, Essex promises an enjoyable and diverse day out!
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