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Things to do in Southfields, Essex

We've found the following things to do within 10 miles of Southfields, Essex.

The Great Outdoors in Southfields

Embrace the beauty of nature with scenic walks, parks, and outdoor adventures for all ages.

The great outdoors within 10 miles of Southfields.

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Stanford Warren Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust

Walk alongside one of the largest reedbeds in Essex in this Thameside nature reserve and listen out for the famous call of the cuckoo in the summer.

Thameside Nature Discovery Park | Essex Wildlife Trust

A stunning and innovative visitor centre built on a former landfill site, with superb views over Mucking Flats SSSI and the Thames Estuary (SPA). Footpaths and cycle ways in 120 acres of nature park, which will expand to 845 acres. Great birdwatching, insect watching and ship watching.

Horndon Meadow Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust

A small nature reserve where hundreds of wildflowers bloom in spring

Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Park | Essex Wildlife Trust

Chafford Gorges Nature Discovery Centre is set in a spectacular position over looking Warren Gorge. Chafford Gorges Nature Discvery Park offers 200 acres of green space for numerous wildlife and recreation for the 12,500 people living in Chafford Hundred.

Langdon Nature Discovery Park | Essex Wildlife Trust

Our new and sustainable Nature Discovery Centre with enhanced facilities is now open to the public. We look forward to welcoming you to our gateway to the Langdon Hills.

Fobbing Marsh Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust

Wander through one of the few remaining Thameside grazing marshes; full of flowering plants and visiting migrant birds

Cranham Marsh Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust

A woodland oasis located inside the M25, this relic marshland is a prime example of what the countryside would have looked like

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.

Warley Place Nature Reserve | Essex Wildlife Trust

Warley Place is open every day during daylight hours. This 25 acre reserve is the site of a house and once famous Edwardian gardens belonging to Ellen Willmott, it is now maintained as a nature reserve by Essex Wildlife Trust. There are some spectacular flowers to be enjoyed throughout the year, especially in the spring.

Ingrebourne Nature Discovery Centre | Essex Wildlife Trust

Essex Wildlife Trust's Ingrebourne Valley Nature Discovery Centre is a partnership project between Essex Wildlife Trust and Havering Council. Built in Hornchurch Country Park, the centre overlooks the fantastic marshland and reedbeds of the River Ingrebourne Valley.

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Sport in Southfields

Get active with a variety of sports, from local clubs to adrenaline-filled outdoor adventures.

Sport within 10 miles of Southfields.

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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...

Flip Out

Flip Out Trampoline & Adventure Parks offer healthy active indoor fun for families. The biggest trampolines, soft play areas for all ages and abilities.

Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl is the UK's best ten pin bowling alley. With a delicious food & drink menu and arcade games – there’s something for everyone!

Puttshack

Welcome to the world of Puttshack, the best mini golf in London, Essex & USA. We’ve rewritten the rules of Mini Golf pairing modern tech with crazy courses and award winning cocktails for one hell of a good time.

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History and Heritage in Southfields

Step back in time and discover the rich history and heritage that shaped this area.

History and heritage within 10 miles of Southfields.

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Tilbury Fort | English Heritage

Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.

Milton Chantry | English Heritage

Milton Chantry is all that remains of a 14th-century hospital later used in turn as a public house, a Georgian barracks, and Second World War gas decontamination chamber.

Upnor Castle | English Heritage

Set in tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village, this rare example of an Elizabethan artillery fort was begun in 1559 and redeveloped in 1599-1601, to protect warships at Chatham dockyards.

Temple Manor | English Heritage

Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.

Rochester Castle | English Heritage

Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.

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.