197 Places to Visit in Essex | Directory
Essex is a semi rural county with a large coast. Despite its close proximity this is the real countryside here and there are many pleasant walks to be enjoyed. This is also the region of sea side holidays and stunning Dedham vale or Constable Country as the Local Tourist Board describes it
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Barking
Basildon
- Cascade Ice Rinks
- Glide3 Hovercraft Experience
- Langdon Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve
- Motorboat Museum
- Wat Tyler Country Park
Billericay
Braintree
- Bardfield Cage
- Bardfield Vineyard
- Bocking Windmill
- Braintree District Museum
- Cottage Museum
- Cressing Temple Barns
- Finchingfield (Duck End) Postmill
- Finchingfield Guildhall and Heritage Centre
- Flitch Way Country Park
- Freya's Ponyland Rescue Centre and Farm Museum
- Great Notley Country Park and Discovery Centre
- Original Great Maze
- Roundwood Garden Centre
- Town Hall Centre
Brentwood
- Brandler Galleries
- Brentwood Museum
- Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen
- Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
- Mountnessing Windmill
- Old MacDonalds Educational Farm Park
- Saint Mary and St Helen's Cathedral
- Thorndon Country Park
- Weald Country Park
Brightlingsea
Burnham-on-Crouch
Canvey Island
- Canvey Railway and Model Engineering Club
- Castle Point Transport Museum Society
- Dutch Cottage Museum
- Heritage Centre
Chelmsford
- Chelmer & Blackwater Canal
- Chelmsford Cathedral
- Chelmsford Miniature Railway
- Chelmsford Museum
- Danbury and Lingwood Commons
- Essex Police Museum
- Hylands House
- Leez Priory
- Marsh Farm Country Park
- New Hall Vineyards
- RHS Garden Hyde Hall
- Ten Pin
- Tropical Wings Zoo
Chigwell
Clacton-on-Sea
- Clacton Pier E and M Harrison (Clacton) Ltd
- East Essex Aviation Society and Museum
- Holland Haven Country Park
- Rascals Children's Indoor Play Centre
- West Beach
Coggeshall
Colchester
- Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre
- Beth Chatto Gardens
- Bourne Mill
- Brightlingsea Museum
- Carter's Vineyards
- Chappel Galleries
- Childsplay Adventureland
- Coggeshall Grange Barn
- Colchester Castle
- Colchester Castle Museum
- Colchester Zoo
- Copt Hall Marshes
- Cudmore Grove Country Park
- East Anglian Railway Museum
- East Bergholt Place Garden
- Feering and Kelvedon Local History Museum
- Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve
- Firstsite
- Gnome Magic
- Go Bananas
- Green Island Garden
- High Woods Country Park
- Hollytrees Museum
- Layer Marney Tower
- Marks Hall
- Mersea Island Museum
- Mersea Vineyard
- Natural History Museum
- Pam Schomberg Gallery
- Paycockes
- Quasar at Rollerworld
- Red House
- Saint Botolphs Priory
- Ten Pin
- Thorrington Tidemill
- Tiptree Tearoom, Museum and Shop
- Tymperleys Clock Museum
Dagenham
Danbury
Dedham
Dovercourt
Epping
Feering
Flatford
Frinton-On-Sea
Grays
Great Dunmow
- Aythorpe Roding Postmill
- Felsted Vineyard
- Gardens of Easton Lodge
- Great Dunmow Maltings
- Lindsell Art Gallery
- Little Easton Manor and Barn Theatre
- Thaxted Guildhall
Hadleigh
Halstead
- Colne Valley Railway
- Gosfield Hall
- Gosfield Lake Resort
- Halstead Antiques CentreCentre
- Hedingham Castle
Harlow
Harwich
Ingatestone
Leigh-on-Sea
Maldon
- Family Tree Climbing
- Maeldune Heritage Centre
- Maldon and District Agricultural and Domestic Museum
- Maldon District Museum
- Museum of Power
Manningtree
- Essex Secret Bunker
- Manningtree and District Local History Museum
- Mistley Place Park, Animal Rescue Centre
- Mistley Towers
- RSPB Stour Estuary Nature Reserve
Northey Island
Ongar
Ovington
Purfleet
Rayleigh
Rochford
Romford
Saffron Walden
- Audley End House and Park
- Audley End Miniature Railway
- Bridge End Gardens
- Fry Public Art Gallery
- HDRA Gardens
- Priors Hall Barn
- Saffron Walden Museum
South Benfleet
South Ockendon
Southend on Sea
Southend-on-Sea
- Adventure Island - Southend
- Central Museum and Planetarium
- Focal Point Gallery
- Kids Kingdom
- Kursaal
- Mr B's Space Chase Quasar
- Prittlewell Priory
- Shoebury Common Beach
- Shoeburyness East Beach
- Southchurch Hall Museum
- Southend Pier Museum
- Southend Planetarium
- Southend Sea Life Adventure
- Southend-on-Sea Pier
- Three Shells Beach
Stanford Le Hope
Stanford-le-Hope
Stansted
Tilbury
Upminster
Waltham Abbey
- Ada Cole Rescue Stables
- Epping Forest District Museum
- Lee Valley Park
- Royal Gunpowder Mills
- Waltham Abbey Church
Walton on the Naze
Walton-on-the-Naze
Wickford
Witham
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