Outdoor Activities in Essex

Colchester, Essex

Conservation centre run by the Essex Wildlife Trust.

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

One of the best value theme parks in the South East with over 40 rides. 

Purfleet, Essex

Arena Essex Raceway is a stock car and speedway racing track. Here you can watch amazing racing action, whether it's the contact formula where you'll see the...

Brentwood, Essex

This charming miniture railway provides a perfect day out for those wishing to see and explore more of the Essex countryside. The trains pass through beautif...

Basildon, Essex

Everyone Can Climb! Our centre offers sessions for absolute beginners through to experienced climbers on our climbing wall or bouldering area. The starting a...

Braintree, Essex

Boydells dairy farm is a small working farm in the North Essex countryside. The farm specialises in sheep milking and provides a fun and educational visit fo...

Southminster, Essex

Land based activities for children and adults. See website for details.

Colchester, Essex

Situated in the heart of Colchester, this beautiful park hosts a number of attractions including the castle museum, miniture golf, a play park, boating as we...

Colchester, Essex

With over 270 species set in 60 acres of beautiful parkland and lakes, more than 50 daily displays, new undercover soft play complex, 4 adventure play areas,...

Colchester, Essex

Home to stunning views, a sandy beach and plenty if open grassy space, Cudmore Grove Country Park is the perfect place to get away from it all. The perfect s...

Danbury, Essex

Part of an old park contianing woodland and lakes with ducks and gardens.

Loughton, Essex

Visitor Centre for information on and exploration of Epping Forest.

Brentwood, Essex

Caring for neglected and abused animals for over thirty years now, Hopefield animal sanctuary gives the oppurtunity to get up close and personal with these r...

Thurrock, Essex

Lakeside Karting offer a wide range of karting formats and options. Race on your own, as part of a team, or simply turn up and drive some practice laps.

Colchester, Essex

Tudor building with the tallest gatehouse in Britain.

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Lee Valley White Water Centre offers guests gallons of fun, where they can choose from a fantastic range of activities for all age groups. From white water r...

Harlow, Essex

Located in harlow town park, Pet's corner is home to a variety of local and exotic animals, from rabbits and guinea pigs to llamas and alpacas. his attractio...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Come close to the wonders of marine life.

Colchester, Essex

Utilising speciality low velocity paintballs, Splatmaster paintballs are uniquely designed not to hurt upon impact. This fact however does not take away...

Braintree, Essex

The Original Great Maze changes each year, the maze is made of crops and stands at 8 feet (not open all year round).

Colchester, Essex

Waldegraves Farm originally started as a pig farm and at one time there were more than 3000 pigs grazing on the land which has become the setting for many fa...

Basildon, Essex

120 acres of meadow, woodland, ponds and marshland. There is also a motorboat museum, craft shops, children's playground, historic buildings and miniture rai...

Chelmsford, Essex

Navigate your way through the MaizeMaze’s intricate pathways, solve puzzles, and uncover hidden surprises along the way. Perfect for all ages, the M...