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  1. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 1252 reviews1252 reviews

    Address

    Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ

    Telephone

    01206 282939

    Colchester

    Colchester Castle is the largest Norman Keep in Europe. Constructed on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. The Castle Museum today reveals many fascinating layers of history to visitors.

    Venue

    Colchester Castle Park, Colchester

    Highwoods Country Park, Colchester

    Hollytrees Museum, Colchester

    Natural History Museum, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times

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  2. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 300 reviews300 reviews

    Address

    London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8WQ

    Telephone

    +44 (4) 01245 605500

    Chelmsford

    Hylands Estate includes the fascinating & beautifully restored country house, stables and 574 acres of parkland and castle-themed adventure playground to explore. The Stables house a café, second-hand bookshop, information point, and resident artist…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

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  3. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 214 reviews214 reviews

    Address

    Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UG

    Telephone

    01206 282940

    Colchester

    Three centuries of fascinating toys, costume, clocks and decorative arts displayed in an attractive Georgian town house from 1718.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times

    Add Hollytrees Museum to your Itinerary

  4. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 118 reviews118 reviews

    Address

    Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7EE

    Colchester

    12th Century Augustinian priory ruins.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

    Add St Botolphs Priory to your Itinerary

  5. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 95 reviews95 reviews

    Address

    Landermere Farm Buildings 3A, Thorpe Le Soken, Essex, CO16 0NH

    Telephone

    01255 258833

    Price

    Free

    Thorpe Le Soken

    This small distillery is located just off of the estuary in Landermere. Come and see how we make our Gin with free tours on Saturdays

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025

    Add East Coast Distillery to your Itinerary

  6. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 266 reviews266 reviews

    Address

    Chappel & Wakes Colne Station, Station Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DS

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1206 242524

    Wakes Colne, Colchester

    For over 50 years the East Anglian Railway Museum has been transporting visitors of all ages back in time. The site covers over 10 acres, you can explore our Victorian station, goods shed and signal boxes to see how passengers and freight have been…

    Dates

    From:
    9 Mar 2025to17 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Add East Anglian Railway Museum to your Itinerary

  7. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 565 reviews565 reviews

    Address

    Mountfitchet Castle, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8LY

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1279 813237

    Stansted Mountfitchet

    Mountfitchet Castle is a multi-attraction incorporating Mountfitchet Castle & Norman Village of 1066, House on the Hill Museum, Haunted Manor and Dinosaur Encounters with our new animatronic dinosaurs!

    Dates

    From:
    11 Mar 2025to5 Nov 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00

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  8. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 156 reviews156 reviews

    Address

    Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US

    Telephone

    01206 330784

    Colchester

    Magnificent Tudor building with the tallest Gatehouse in Britain and 16th century Italianate terracotta. Climb the tower, visit the gardens, outbuildings dolls house, church and farm animals. Cafe and shop.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Apr 2025to30 July 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    3 Aug 2025to28 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
    From:
    3 Sept 2025to28 Sept 2025Various Opening Times

    Add Layer Marney Tower to your Itinerary

  9. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 31 reviews31 reviews

    Address

    The Walls, Mistley, Essex

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1223 582700

    Mistley

    This is a rare example of Robert Adam's ecclesiastical work. Originally it was a parish church, St. Mary the Virgin, that had been built in the 18th century in the Georgian style. Sadly the two towers are now all that remain.

    Venue

    Hadleigh Castle, Benfleet

    Add Mistley Towers to your Itinerary

  10. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 269 reviews269 reviews

    Address

    Castle Lane, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2AP

    Telephone

    +44 (0) 370 333 1181

    Benfleet

    The impressive remains of a mighty fortress constructed over seven centuries ago; overlooking the Essex Marshes, the barbican and two towers remain standing today.

    Venue

    Prior's Hall Barn, Saffron Walden

    Mistley Towers, Mistley

    Add Hadleigh Castle to your Itinerary

  11. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 296 reviews296 reviews

    Address

    The Fort, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7NR

    Telephone

    0870 333 1181

    Tilbury

    Henry VIII built the first fort here, and Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army nearby. The present fort is much the best example of its type in England, with its circuit of moats and bastioned outworks.

    Venue

    Prior's Hall Barn, Saffron Walden

    Mistley Towers, Mistley

    Dates

    Add Tilbury Fort to your Itinerary

  12. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 192 reviews192 reviews

    Address

    The Quay, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3HH

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1255 502872

    Harwich

    Information on everything in Harwich and historic exhibition on Harwich and the Mayflower. Free tourist information service and exhibition.

    Add Ha'penny Pier Visitor Centre to your Itinerary

  13. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 1657 reviews1657 reviews

    Address

    Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4JF

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1799 522842

    Saffron Walden

    Visit Essex's hidden treasure house to explore delightful gardens and acres of parkland and experience the upstairs and downstairs life of one of England’s grandest houses. Discover its staterooms, nursery and fascinating artefacts and meet our…

    Venue

    Prior's Hall Barn, Saffron Walden

    Mistley Towers, Mistley

    Hadleigh Castle, Benfleet

    Dates

    Add Audley End House and Gardens to your Itinerary

  14. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 12 reviews12 reviews

    Address

    Warners Mill, Silks Way, Essex, CM7 3GB

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1376 316780

    Silks Way

    A unique record of the history of textile design. The Archive celebrates fabrics and designs produced by Warner and Sons from the mid 19th century.

    Add Warner Textile Archive to your Itinerary

  15. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 272 reviews272 reviews

    Address

    Witham Road, Cressing, Nr. Witham, CM77 8PD

    Telephone

    +44 (0)333 013 2738

    Cressing

    Historically the most important - and dimensionally the largest - of the Knights Templar's Essex landholdings, Cressing Temple is a fascinating medieval moated farmstead boasting the oldest recorded timber-framed barn in the world.

    Venue

    Jaywick Martello Tower, Clacton-on-Sea

    Add Cressing Temple Barns to your Itinerary

  16. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 67 reviews67 reviews

    Address

    Southchurch Hall Close, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2TE

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1702 467671

    Southend-on-Sea

    Southchurch Hall is medieval moated manor house, which dates to the early 14th century.
    The house allows visitors to explore what life was like during the medieval, Tudor, Stuart and Victorian times, with a beautiful selection of historic furniture…

    Venue

    Southend Central Museum & Planetarium, Southend-on-Sea

    Prittlewell Priory, Southend-on-Sea

    Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea

    Add Southchurch Hall and Gardens to your Itinerary

  17. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 196 reviews196 reviews

    Address

    Marsh Lane, HARLOW, Essex, CM17 0NA

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1279 442112

    Price

    Price £1.00 per child to £6.00 per adult

    HARLOW

    A beautiful 9 acre landscaped garden created by Sir Frederick Gibberd with lawns, vistas, paths and a brook. The Barn Tea Room sells simple afternoon refreshments. There is a small gift shop.

    Dates

    Add The Gibberd Garden to your Itinerary

  18. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 165 reviews165 reviews

    Address

    Museum of Power - Steam Pumping Station, Hatfield Road, Langford, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6QA

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1621 843183

    Langford, Maldon

    Housed in a former water pumping station, the Museum has a fascinating collection of power related exhibits, a tea room and picnic area, a miniature railway all set in attractive riverside grounds.

    Dates

    Add Museum of Power to your Itinerary

  19. Address

    Abbey Turning, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6LL

    Telephone

    0345 603 7624

    Maldon

    Visit by appointment only

    This historical mill is one of the most attractive and fascinating in East Anglia. Once a major mill site, working up until the early 20th century, Beeleigh Steam Mill includes a rare Wentworth beam engine, elephant…

    Add Beeleigh Steam Mill to your Itinerary

  20. TripAdvisor Traveller Rating

    TripAdvisor Traveller Rating - 19 reviews19 reviews

    Address

    Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9HS

    Telephone

    +44 (0)1277 200483

    Brentwood

    Micro Brewery based in Brentwood, Essex. We brew traditional and craft beers and offer tours and brewery experience days. We also put on 4 beer festivals across the year.

    Add Brentwood Brewing Company to your Itinerary

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