Heathrow Airport 1 hr 33
Mangapps Railway (29 min.)
steam and diesel locomotives run along this heritage railway with a museum of train memorabilia. Essex Police Museum (24 min.)
archival and educational space displaying documents artefacts objects and photos on local history. Hylands House (30 min.)
council-run stately home and grounds hosting music festivals and family activities year-round. Rhs Garden Hyde Hall (22 min.)
site run by horticulture charity including bird hide and dry garden with bold architectural plants. Promenade Park (9 min.)
victorian riverfront park with ornamental lake woodland walk and kids adventure play areas. Cudmore Grove Country Park (30 min.)
park & beach with walking trails through meadows a playground & the ruins of a 16th-century fort. Abberton Reservoir (19 min.)
a 1 770-acre reservoir created in 1939 & nature reserve teeming with birdlife plus a visitor center. Mill Beach Caravan Park (11 min) Cressing Temple Barns (22 min.)
timber-framed barns orchards and a tudor walled garden on a medieval knights templar estate. Marks Hall Estate (30 min)
geographically themed landscaped gardens with an arboretum and lakes plus wood walks and play area. Mill Beach Hotel (7 min) Great Notley Country Park (32 min.)
public parkland with horse riding cycling paths and a large wooden climbing area plus a bistro. Combined Military Services Museum (6 min.)
army museum displaying artifacts from medieval times to the present including arms & spy gadgets. Osea Road (14 min) Layer Marney Tower (22 min.)
historic gatehouse with tea rooms in former stables flower gardens open for picnicking and a farm. Basin Road (13 min) Chelmsford Cathedral (28 min.)
small free to enter anglican cathedral with an 11th-century heritage and lunchtime music recitals. Osea Island (16 min)
estuary and beach | 
