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Adventure Island, Essex

Adventure Island, Essex

This is the number one theme park in the Southeast of England, a great place for anyone at any age, especially children and tiny.....

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Audley End, Essex

Audley End, Essex

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....

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Bourne Mill, Essex

Bourne Mill, Essex

Picturesque watermill with working waterwheel..

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Bridge End Gardens, Essex

Bridge End Gardens, Essex

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

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Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Essex

Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Essex

The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall is the oldest church in England, having been built by St Cedd in 654ad. It sits right on the.....

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Colchester Castle, Essex

Colchester Castle, Essex

Colchester is an ancient town situated on the site where a Roman city once stood. It is most famous for its massive Norman.....

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Colchester Castle Park, Essex

Colchester Castle Park, Essex

Winner of Britains Best Park 2009, Colchester Castle Park is a fantastic park in the town centre of Colchester. Great for a walk.....

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Colchester Zoo, Essex

Colchester Zoo, Essex

Colchester Zoo, located in Essex, England, is renowned as one of the leading zoological parks in the United Kingdom. Established.....

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Dedham Art and Craft Centre, Essex

Dedham Art and Craft Centre, Essex

The Dedham Art & Craft Centre is situated in the heart of Constable Country, on the North Essex/Suffolk border. In this.....

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East Anglian Railway Museum, Essex

East Anglian Railway Museum, Essex

Where better to take the children for a great day out! Here at the East Anglian Railway Museum, children, mum and dad, even.....

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Hadleigh Castle, Essex

Hadleigh Castle, Essex

Built by the Normans on the approach to London, lived in by 3 queens; Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr......

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Hatfield Forest Country Park, Essex

Hatfield Forest Country Park, Essex

An ancient royal hunting ground, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve...

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Lee Valley Park, Essex

Lee Valley Park, Essex

A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....

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Markshall Estate, Essex

Markshall Estate, Essex

Geographically themed landscaped gardens with an arboretum and lakes, plus wood walks and play area..

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Paycocke's, Essex

Fine late Gothic merchant's house - The finest example of domestic late Gothic/Tudor architecture...

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Saffron Walden Castle, Essex

Saffron Walden Castle, Essex

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

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Saffron Walden Museum, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum, Essex

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

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St. Osyth Priory, Essex

St. Osyth Priory, Essex

The ruins of St.Osyth's Priory are the most picturesque and impressive range of monastic buildings in Essex. The priory dates.....

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The Naze Tower, Essex

The Naze Tower, Essex

Built above colourful fossil rich cliffs by Trinity House in 1721, the Naze Tower rises 85 feet into the air and affords visitors.....

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Weald Country Park, Essex

Weald Country Park, Essex

At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....

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