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Hollytrees Museum is situated in an eighteenth-century house close to Colchester Castle, which was used as a private residence until 1929. The museum displays Colchester’s rich history with nearly three centuries of fascinating toys, costume and decorative arts along with a children’s play area, shop, sensory garden. Read more…
Belfairs Woodland Centre is the gateway to the beautiful and ancient Belfairs and Daws Heath Living Landscape. This is an area of around 1160 acres which is vital for nature conservation. Read more…
Shoebury East beach is approximately quarter of a mile long gently sloping sandy/shingle beach backed by a large grassy area perfect for picnics. Can get very crowded on hot summer days and bank holidays. East Beach is a popular beach for watersports, especially windsurfing and kitesurfing, due to its position on the estuary. The beach has a designated zone, but Read more…
Chelmsford Cathedral is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd. The church of St Mary the Virgin in Chelmsford was probably first built along with the town eight hundred years ago but it was in 1914 the church became the cathedral for the newly created diocese of Chelmsford. Read more…
The Playhouse is a Wetherspoon pub in Colchester, Essex. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
At the Southend, the sea recedes over a mile from the beach at low tide, leaving large areas of mud flats. This meant large boats could not stop at Southend, and many potential visitors would travel past Southend and go to Margate or other resorts where docking facilities were better. Southend needed a solution and the result is the longest Read more…
Norsey Wood is 175 acres of ancient coppiced sweet chestnut, oak and hornbeam woodland with alder carr in the wet valleys. This is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve and a Scheduled Monument. The wood is divided by rides or pathways many of which are thought to date back to Iron Age times. Read more…
Labworth beach is a sandy narrow beach backed by a seawall and some grass areas. The region between Thorney Bay and Labworth beach is designated as an approved windsurfing area. The seafront has a few small shops, cafes with the most significant being the 1930s Labworth café. Read more…
Castle Point Transport Museum has a collection of over thirty preserved commercial vehicles and a functioning Model Railway. The building that houses the Museum is fascinating itself and was built in 1934 for the Canvey & District Motor Transport Co. Ltd. Limited opening thought (could be worth checking) to be 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month between April and Read more…
The Coalhouse Fort is an artillery fort built in the 1860s to offer protection to the lower Thames from seaborne attack. The fort stands at Coalhouse Point in Essex on the north bank of the river, at a location known to be vulnerable to raiders and invaders. Read more…
A large, shallow, freshwater storage reservoir and is the largest freshwater body in Essex. The reservoir contains around 25,000 Megalitres. It is a pumped storage reservoir. This means water is pumped from the rivers Chelmer, Blackwater and Stour to fill it, rather than simply relying on rainfall in the limited catchment area. The reservoir was formed by damming a shallow Read more…
The pier build started in 1852 and was opened in July 1953 and was originally twice the current size but due to a fire in the later 1920’s half was destroyed. The name of this pier is thought to originate from the half an old penny toll charged and the pier was a popular departure point for paddle steamers until Read more…
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