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Kids’ days out in Essex

43 family-friendly places across 18 towns in Essex, 7 of them free to get into.

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Adventure Golf @ Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea

Outdoor£

Adventure Golf @ Adventure Island

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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Visitors enjoying a ride car branded Adventure Island Southend-on-Sea

OutdoorFree entry££

Adventure Island

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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AirHop Chelmsford trampoline park arena with trampolines, slides and climbing zones

IndoorRainy day££

AirHop Chelmsford

Chelmsford, Essex

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Aqua Park Lakeside, Lakeside

Outdoor££

Aqua Park Lakeside

Lakeside, Essex

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The Great Hall at Audley End House and Gardens

In & out££

Audley End House

Saffron Walden, Essex

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Barleylands Farm Park outdoor adventure area with play equipment and green fields

Outdoor££

Barleylands Farm Park

Billericay, Essex

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Indoor Olympic-size swimming pool at Basildon Sporting Village

IndoorRainy day££

Basildon Sporting Village

Basildon, Essex

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Summer gravel garden at Beth Chatto Gardens, Elmstead Market

Outdoor££

Beth Chatto Gardens

Colchester, Essex

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Alpaca walking experience at Blackwater Alpacas & Pygmy Goats

Outdoor££

Blackwater Alpacas & Pygmy Goats

Bradwell, Essex

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Central Museum Southend, Southend-on-Sea

IndoorRainy dayFree

Central Museum Southend

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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Front exterior of Museum of Chelmsford in Oaklands Park

In & outRainy day£

Chelmsford Museum

Chelmsford, Essex

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Historic photo of the Chelmsford Theatre (formerly Civic Theatre) building exterior on Fairfield Road

IndoorRainy day££

Chelmsford Theatre

Chelmsford, Essex

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Twister ride at Clacton Pier with Sid the Seagull mascot and visitors

In & outRainy day££

Clacton Pier

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

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Cliffs Pavilion theatre in Southend-on-Sea

IndoorRainy day£

Cliffs Pavilion

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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Exterior of Colchester Arts Centre, a converted church on Church Street, Colchester

Indoor

Colchester Arts Centre

Colchester, Essex

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The Norman keep of Colchester Castle, the largest in Europe, lit up in Castle Park

IndoorRainy day££

Colchester Castle Museum

Colchester, Essex

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Reticulated giraffe at Colchester Zoo

Outdoor£££

Colchester Zoo

Colchester, Essex

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Craft Nurseries Play Barn, Colchester

In & outRainy day££

Craft Nurseries Play Barn

Colchester, Essex

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Cudmore Grove Country Park beach and grassland, East Mersea

OutdoorFree

Cudmore Grove Country Park

Colchester, Essex

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Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Centre visitor centre

In & outFree

Fingringhoe Wick

Colchester, Essex

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Flip Out Lakeside trampoline arena at Lakeside Shopping Centre

IndoorRainy day£££

Flip Out Lakeside

Lakeside, Essex

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Indoor rides area at Funtopia with carousel and pirate ship

IndoorRainy day£

Funtopia Indoor Amusement Park

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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Glo Crazy, Harlow

IndoorRainy day££

Glo Crazy

Harlow, Essex

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Go Ape Chelmsford Hylands Park treetop adventure

Outdoor££

Go Ape Essex

Chelmsford, Essex

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Hasty's Adventure Farm, Clacton-on-Sea

Outdoor££

Hasty's Adventure Farm

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

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Family bowling at Hollywood Bowl Dagenham

IndoorRainy day££

Hollywood Bowl Dagenham

Dagenham, Essex

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Bowling lanes at Hollywood Bowl Lakeside

IndoorRainy day££

Hollywood Bowl Lakeside

Lakeside, Essex

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Multi-level soft play frame with slides and tunnels at Jungle Adventure, Colchester

Indoor££

Jungle Adventure

Colchester, Essex

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Lee Valley Adventure Park, Waltham Abbey

Outdoor££

Lee Valley Adventure Park

Waltham Abbey, Essex

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Indoor role-play village with cafe, post office and fire station at Little Play Village

IndoorRainy day£

Little Play Village

Hadleigh, Essex

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Children riding on the carousel at Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park

In & out££

Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park

Chelmsford, Essex

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Mercury Theatre auditorium interior, Colchester

IndoorRainy day££

Mercury Theatre

Colchester, Essex

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Indoor trampoline park at Oxygen Activeplay Rayleigh with interconnected trampolines and padded obstacles

IndoorRainy day£

Oxygen Activeplay Rayleigh

Rayleigh, Essex

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Palace Theatre Westcliff exterior on London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea

IndoorRainy dayFree

Palace Theatre Westcliff

Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

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Person on the Sky Ropes high ropes course at Great Notley Country Park

Outdoor££

Sky Ropes @ Great Notley

Braintree, Essex

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Aerial view of Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre at Garon Park, showing the athletics track and sports buildings

In & outRainy day££

Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea

Outdoor£

Southend Pier

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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King George's Splash Pad water play area at King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood

Outdoor£

Splash Park at King George's Playing Fields

Brentwood, Essex

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Stantons Farm, Black Notley

Outdoor££

Stantons Farm

Black Notley, Essex

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Bar at Tenpin Colchester

IndoorRainy day££

Tenpin Colchester

Colchester, Essex

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Indoor swimming pool with swimmers at The Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood

In & outRainy dayFree

The Brentwood Centre

Brentwood, Essex

No reviews yet

Towngate Theatre entrance on St Martin’s Square, Basildon

IndoorRainy day

Towngate Theatre

Basildon, Essex

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The Captain character with children at Wyvernwood's woodland campsite

Outdoor£££

Wyvernwood

Colchester, Essex

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