Things to do in Essex
Browse a few of the things to do within 20 miles of Essex.
The Great Outdoors in Essex
The great outdoors within 20 miles of Essex.
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Newland Grove Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
On the lush banks of the River Chelmer you'll find this beautiful mosaic of habitats filled with fantastic plants and animals

Little Waltham Meadows Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
On the east bank of the River Chelmer, you’ll find Little Waltham Meadows, a beautiful mix of old flood and dry meadows and Alder Carr woodland, bursting with wildlife

Sandylay and Moat Woods Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Two attractive woods adjacent to each other that in spring are covered with an array of woodland flowers

Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Sloping down to a tributary of the River Ter, this varied landscape is a great place to see Kingfishers and Dragonflies

Heather Hills Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
With amazing views and ancient woodland, this little pocket of nature is worth visiting

Hitchcock's Meadow Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Found on the rolling hills adjoining Danbury Common, Hitchcock's Meadow is wonderful mix of flower-rich ancient pasture, secondary woodland, scrubland and marsh

Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves | Essex Wildlife Trust
Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves are a wonderful mosaic of woodland, common, heathland, streams and bogs

Thrift Wood Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Listen out for the drumming of woodpeckers, the singing trills of the nightingale and warblers and even the sounds of wood ant colonies scuttling along.

Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Park | Essex Wildlife Trust
Providing panoramic views over the 870 acre reservoir. The Nature Discovery Centre is set in mature woodland and has proved a popular bat roost, with a beautiful carpet of Bluebells in the spring.

Crowsheath Wood Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Take a walk through this fantastic woodland that shows off one of Essex's best spring flower displays

Maldon Wick Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Take a stroll and admire the butteflies along the former Maldon-Woodham Ferrers railway line
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Music in Essex
Music within 20 miles of Essex.
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Vivaldi's Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending - 4 July, Chelmsford
London Concertante bring Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Vaughan-Williams' 'The Lark Ascending' to life alongside other gems of baroque music.

Our Typa Thing Presents - MJ COLE
Our next instalment, possibly our biggest to date MJ COLE

Smiley Culture Presents: Legends
We bring you a night of old skool house brought to you by some of the biggest Legends in the game.

Back to the 80s Disco - Witham
Get ready to step back in time for an unforgettable Back to the 80s Disco at Witham Town Football Club

Soul & Motown Night - Witham
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of soulful melodies and Motown magic, join us on Saturday, 27th September

ABBA Tribute Night - Witham
Get ready to experience the ultimate tribute to one of the greatest groups of all time ABBA

Bob Marley Tribute Night - Witham
Get ready for a spectacular evening celebrating the legendary Bob Marley at Witham Town Football Club.

Bee gees Tribute Night - Witham
Are you ready to relive the magic of one of the greatest musical groups of all time?

Back to the 80's Summer Tribute Festival with Martin Kemp
Chelmsford We're going back to the 80s with a Summer Tribute Festival & Martin Kemp with his headlining 80s DJ Set

Craig Jordan & Jayden Joe Presents - Fox Open Air
Craig Jordan and Jayden Joe Presents brings another Fantastic bank holiday event this time were taking over the Fox and Hounds in Billericay.

Spangled Presents - XXX + XXX
Spangled Presents: XXX + XXX Bank Holiday day rave at Black Box Brewery Pure DnB energy
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Wildlife in Essex
Wildlife within 20 miles of Essex.
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Shut Heath Wood Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
This peaceful woodland is a true wonder in spring when you can walk through the carpet of bluebells

Woodham Fen Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Witness the unusual habitat in Essex where there is a natural transition from saltmarsh to grassland, bringing with it an interesting array of plant and wildlife species

Chigborough Lakes Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Once gravel pits, this land was flooded and transformed into a wildlife haven where you can discover new wildlife round every bend or sit back on one of the benches and take it all in

Stow Maries Halt Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Once a railway stop on the Maldon-South Woodham Ferrers line, the disused remains have been claimed back by nature

Shotgate Thickets Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
A small reserve where the scrub comes alive with birdsong in spring and the ponds are a haven for damselflies

Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
The only place in Essex where you will find all three Heather species growing together and the largest area of lowland heathland in the county

Brookes Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Step into this wonderful pocket of ancient woodland and meadows, filled with wildflowers in spring and butterflies in summer

Blue House Farm Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Immerse yourself in the best wilderness Essex can offer and witness the true wonder of migration at Blue House Farm

Sawbridgeworth Marsh Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Lying in the valley of the River Stort these reedbeds become alive during summer - with flowering marsh plants, singing Warblers, an abundance of invertebrates and a chance to see one of the UK’s rarest mammals, the Water Vole

Thorndon Nature Discovery Centre | Essex Wildlife Trust
The Thorndon Nature Discovery Centre is situated in Thorndon Country Park. There are some fantastic walks through ancient woodland and historic deer parks which lie close alongside recently planted woodland and a landscape of small pastures.

Oxley Meadow Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust
Experience the wonder of up to 75,000 Green-winged Orchids in this small meadow nature reserve
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Food and Drink in Essex
Food and drink within 20 miles of Essex.
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Bishop's Stortford Franco Manca
Bishop's Stortford Franco Manca

Kidspsace Adventures Romford
From the thrill of the Go-Kart Track to the challenge of climbing a life sized beanstalk, we've got everything you could possibly want for the ultimate day out.
There's a ginormous play frame to explore, Imagination Room to conquer, not to mention our virtual aquarium The Oceanarium which has got to be seen to be believed!
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The Arts in Essex
The arts within 20 miles of Essex.
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Epping And Ongar Railway
Experience the romance of travel in bygone times as you pass through picturesque countryside, beautiful forest and historic towns on London's heritage railway - easily accessible from the Central Line

East Anglian Railway Museum

The Bay Museum

Prior's Hall Barn
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.
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Sport in Essex
Sport within 20 miles of Essex.
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Hobbs Cross Golf Centre
Experience Hobbs Cross Golf Centre in Epping, Essex. A public pay and play course that welcomes all. Just turn up and enjoy our well-maintained golf courses and facilities.

Ash Valley Golf Club
Ash Valley Golf Club is your local golf and country club in Hertfordshire, providing a warm welcome to members, pay & play and golf for all the family!

Saint Cleres Hall Golf Club
Our course opened in 1994, and is designed to offer golfers of all abilities a challenge. Set in rolling terrain, the course is built on a sizeable piece of land, meaning the most of the holes are...

Nazeing Golf Club
NAZEING GOLF CLUB are happy to welcome you all to our course. Course Status : OPEN (please phone pro shop for details) Buggies : NO A little about us… Nazeing Golf Club is an attractive parkland course at 6,521 yards long. The course has been constructed to the highest USPGA specifications. Water hazards feature on […]

Garon Park Golf Complex
Welcome to Garon Park Golf Complex Garon Park has something for everyone with its warm and relaxed atmosphere. You can enjoy food and refreshments before and after your game in the beautiful surroundings. From our magnificent 27-hole course which offers variety, flexibility and challenges and to our Par 3 course and extensive practice facilities which
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History and Heritage in Essex
History and heritage within 20 miles of Essex.
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Prior's Hall Barn | English Heritage
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.

Hadleigh Castle | English Heritage
The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War.

Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove | English Heritage
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
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